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 Laparoscopy in Small Bowel Obstruction 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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Emergency Inguinal Hernia Management 2020
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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Management of Pnumatosis Intestinalis 2021
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Incisional Negative Pressure Dressings in Emergency General Surgery and Trauma 2022
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Diagnostic Modalities in Acute Appendicitis 2022
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Diagnosis and Management of Mesenteric Ischemia 2022
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
Injury Prevention
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Helmet Efficacy to Reduce Head Injury and Mortality in Motorcycle Crashes 2019
Update Evidence Based Review (EBR)
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Management of Mental Health Sequelae in Trauma Patients 2020
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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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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The Impact of Ridesharing Services on Motor Vehicle Crashes 2022
New Evidence Based Review (EBR)
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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)
Surgical Critical Care
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VTE Chemoprophylaxis in the Perioperative Setting for Planned, Non-Emergent Orthopaedic Surgery 2019
New Evidence Based Review (EBR)
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Pharmacologic Reversal of Direct Oral Anticoagulants 2020
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Use of Neurostimulants in Traumatic Brain Injury 2020
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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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)
Trauma
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REBOA use in Hemorrhage Control 2018
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Duodenal Trauma 2018
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Optimal Timing of Femur Fracture Stabilization in Polytrauma Patients 2019
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Pediatric BCVI 2019
New Evidence Based Review (EBR)
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Trauma in Pregnancy 2019
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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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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Prehospital Procedures in Penetrating Urban Trauma 2021
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Abdominal Imaging in Pediatric Trauma 2021
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Thoracic Imaging in Pediatric Trauma 2021
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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PTSD Screening in Pediatric Patients with Injury 2021
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Pelvic Fracture Hemorrhage 2022
Update Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Treatment and Prevention of Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity Syndrome 2022
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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New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)
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Geriatric Trauma: Parameters for Resuscitation Guideline 2024
New Practice Management Guideline (PMG)