Guidelines Under Development
If you have a recommendation for a new EAST Practice Management Guideline (PMG) or Evidence Based Review (EBR) or an update to an existing one, see the submission process here. Proposals will be reviewed by the EAST Guidelines Committee.
If a PMG under development is in need of volunteers, a volunteer button will be activated. To volunteer as a team member, click the volunteer button for the PMG or EBR of interest and an email will be sent to the EAST Administrative Offices. Your volunteer request will be reviewed by the Chair of the Guidelines Committee and confirmed by email notification.
Interested in finding out more about how to write a PMG using GRADE, EAST PMG Development, or where to receive GRADE training? Visit our EAST Guidelines and GRADE Resource Warehouse.
To view an ideal timeline for the development of an EAST Practice Management Guideline click here.
*Although EAST membership not a pre-requisite to co-authoring a PMG, EAST typically reserves the use of non-EAST members for those with specific expertise (i.e. methodology or non-trauma clinical experience).
Emergency General Surgery
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Gallbladder Disease in Pregnancy 2018
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Role of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy in Acute Cholecystitis 2019
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Postoperative Analgesia in the Emergency General Surgery Patient 2021
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Diagnosis and Management of Mesenteric Ischemia 2022
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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VTE Prevention in Emergency General Surgery Patients 2024
New Evidence Based Review (EBR)
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Acute Appendicitis in Adults- Management of 2025
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Emergency Surgery for Perforated Peptic Ulcers: Evolving Operative and Postoperative Management 2025
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
Injury Prevention
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Best Practices for Suicide Screening and Prevention Among Adults with Traumatic Injury 2021
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs Targeting Adult Populations 2021
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Seat Belts and Legislation Mandates on the Reduction of Mortality in Motor Vehicle Collisions 2022
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Prevention of Firework-related Injuries 2023
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Primary Prevention of Contact Sports-related Concussion in Amateur Athletes 2023
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Prevention Firearm Injuries with Gun Safety Devices and Safe Storage 2024
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Legislative Efforts to Reduce Firearm Injury 2024
Update Evidence Based Review (EBR)
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Prevention of Motor Vehicle Collision-Related Injuries in the Older Adult Population 2025
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
Surgical Critical Care
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Use of Neurostimulants in Traumatic Brain Injury 2020
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Tracheostomy Timing in Trauma Patients 2020
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Prophylactic Antibiotic use in Burn Injuries 2020
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Venous Thromboembolism: Role of Vena Cava Filter in the Prophylaxis and Treatment of PE 2022
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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A Review of Direct Peritoneal Resuscitation in Damage Control Abdominal Surgery 2024
New Evidence Based Review (EBR)
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Sedation and Pain Management in the Burn Patient 2025
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
Trauma
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Pediatric BCVI 2019
New Evidence Based Review (EBR)
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VTE Prophylaxis in the setting of Traumatic Neurologic Injury 2020
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Laparoscopy in Penetrating Trauma 2020
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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New Evidence Based Review (EBR)
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Vascular Shunt Placement for Trauma: Indications, Strategies and Outcomes 2023
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Cervical Spine Collar Clearance in the Non-Obtunded Adult Blunt Trauma Patient 2024
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Traumatic Brain Injury in Geriatrics 2024
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Effectiveness of Inpatient Geriatric Trauma Models of Care 2024
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Unnecessary Transfer of Facial Fractures 2025
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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ECMO in Trauma Patients: Guidelines for Practice Management and Evidence-Based Review 2025
New Evidence Based Review (EBR)
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Optimal Management of Hip Fractures in Older Adults 2025
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Management of Simple and Retained Hemothorax: A Practice Management Guideline 2025
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Evaluation and Management of Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (BCVI) 2026
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)