Surgery guidelines

30 current surgery guidelines from national agencies, European societies, and HTA bodies, across 10 source groups. eUvidence anchors surgery answers to this guidance; each entry links to the issuing body’s own page.

European societies· 10

• European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2024 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Abdominal Aorto-Iliac Artery Aneurysms

  ESVS · European Society for Vascular Surgery · 2024

• European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2024 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Asymptomatic Lower Limb Peripheral Arterial Disease and Intermittent Claudication

  ESVS · European Society for Vascular Surgery · 2024

• European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease

  ESVS · European Society for Vascular Surgery · 2023

• Update of the International HerniaSurge Guidelines for Groin Hernia Management

  EHS · HerniaSurge Group / European Hernia Society · 2023

• Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis: 2020 Update of the WSES Jerusalem Guidelines

  WSES · World Society of Emergency Surgery · 2020

• 2020 World Society of Emergency Surgery Updated Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Calculous Cholecystitis

  WSES · World Society of Emergency Surgery · 2020

• EAES and SAGES 2018 Consensus Conference on Acute Diverticulitis Management: Evidence-based Recommendations for Clinical Practice

  EAES · European Association for Endoscopic Surgery · 2019 · consensus statement

• Bologna Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction (ASBO): 2017 Update

  WSES · World Society of Emergency Surgery · 2018

• The Management of Intra-abdominal Infections from a Global Perspective: 2017 WSES Guidelines for Management of Intra-abdominal Infections

  WSES · World Society of Emergency Surgery · 2017

• 2017 Update of the WSES Guidelines for Emergency Repair of Complicated Abdominal Wall Hernias

  WSES · World Society of Emergency Surgery · 2017

Denmark· 1

• Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer

  DMCG · Danish Breast Cancer Group (Danske Multidisciplinaere Cancer Grupper) · 2024

France· 4

• Care Pathway Guide: Overweight and Obesity in Adults

  HAS · Haute Autorite de Sante · 2024

• Adult Obesity: Second- and Third-Level Management (including Bariatric Surgery)

  HAS · Haute Autorite de Sante · 2024 · recommendation

• Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Surgery and Interventional Medicine: Formalised Expert Recommendations

  SFAR · Societe Francaise d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation · 2024 · recommendation

• Management of Intra-abdominal Infections: Formalised Expert Recommendations

  SFAR · Societe Francaise d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation / Societe Francaise de Chirurgie Digestive · 2015 · recommendation

Germany· 4

• Perioperative and Periinterventional Antibiotic Prophylaxis (S3 Guideline)

  AWMF · Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften · 2025

• Diverticular Disease / Diverticulitis (S3 Guideline)

  AWMF · Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten / Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie · 2022

• Treatment of Acute Appendicitis in Adults (S1 Guideline)

  AWMF · Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie · 2021

• Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Gallstones (S3 Guideline)

  AWMF · Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten / Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie · 2018

Italy· 1

• Laparoscopic Treatment of Incisional and Primary Ventral Hernias

  SICE · Societa Italiana di Chirurgia Endoscopica e Nuove Tecnologie · 2022

Netherlands· 4

• Treatment of Simple Appendicitis in Adults

  FMS · Federatie Medisch Specialisten · 2024

• Prolongation of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

  FMS · Federatie Medisch Specialisten · 2023

• Surgical Treatment of Inguinal Hernia in Adults

  FMS · Federatie Medisch Specialisten · 2018

• Treatment of Acute (A)calculous Cholecystitis

  FMS · Federatie Medisch Specialisten · 2016

Portugal· 1

• Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Children and Adults

  DGS · Direcao-Geral da Saude · 2013

Spain· 1

• Clinical Practice Guideline on Perioperative Care in Major Abdominal Surgery

  GuiaSalud · Instituto Aragones de Ciencias de la Salud / Ministerio de Sanidad · 2016

Sweden· 1

• National Care Programme for Colorectal Cancer

  RCC · Regional Cancer Centres in Collaboration · 2026

United Kingdom· 3

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Diagnosis and Management

  NICE · National Institute for Health and Care Excellence · 2020

• Diverticular Disease: Diagnosis and Management

  NICE · National Institute for Health and Care Excellence · 2019

• Gallstone Disease: Diagnosis and Management

  NICE · National Institute for Health and Care Excellence · 2014