ASGE evidence-based guidelines are based on a comprehensive systematic review and rigorous methodology. Guideline panels consist of content experts, stakeholders from other specialties, patient representatives, and members of the ASGE Standards of Practice (SOP) Committee. Each recommendation is based on consideration of the best medical literature, the balance between risks and benefits, cost-effectiveness, patients’ values, and equity.

The ASGE guideline on the management of cholangitis provides an evidence-based approach for management of cholangitis. Recommendations address the modality of drainage (endoscopic vs percutaneous), timing of intervention (<48 hours vs >48 hours), and extent of initial intervention (comprehensive therapy vs decompression alone). During this webinar, we will review the recommendations and discuss how to implement them into your practice.

Release Date: August 2021
Viewing Time: 1.5 hours

Bashar Qumseya, MD, MPH, FASGE
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Chair of Standards of Practice Committee, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

James Buxbaum, MD, FASGE
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

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