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European Society of Gynaecological Oncology guidelines for the peri-operative management of advanced ovarian cancer patients undergoing debulking surgery. Scientific Publication
Christina Fotopoulou 1 , François Planchamp 2 , Tugce Aytulu 3 , Luis Chiva 4 , Alessandro Cina 5 , Önder Ergönül 3 , Anna Fagotti 5 6 , Dimitrios Haidopoulos 7 , Annette Hasenburg 8 , Cathy Hughes 9 , Pawel Knapp 10 , Philippe Morice 11 , Stephanie Schneider 12 , Jalid Sehouli 13 , Emmanouil Stamatakis 14 , Stephanie Suria 15 , Cagatay Taskiran 16 , Ralf Ulrich Trappe 17 , Jeremy Campbell 18
Abstract
The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) developed and established for the first time in 2016, and updated in 2020, quality indicators for advanced ovarian cancer surgery to audit and improve clinical practice in Europe and beyond.
As a sequela of the continuous effort to improve oncologic care in patients with ovarian cancer, ESGO issued in 2018 a consensus guidance jointly with the European Society of Medical Oncology addressing in a multidisciplinary fashion 20 selected key questions in the management of ovarian cancer, ranging from molecular pathology to palliation in primary and relapse disease.
In order to complement the above achievements and consolidate the promoted systemic advances and surgical expertise with adequate peri-operative management, ESGO developed, as the next step, clinically relevant and evidence-based guidelines focusing on key aspects of peri-operative care and management of complications as part of its mission to improve the quality of care for women with advanced ovarian cancer and reduce iatrogenic morbidity.
To do so, ESGO nominated an international multidisciplinary development group consisting of practicing clinicians and researchers who have demonstrated leadership and expertise in the care and research of ovarian cancer (18 experts across Europe). To ensure that the guidelines are evidence based, the literature published since 2015, identified from a systematic search, was reviewed and critically appraised. In the absence of any clear scientific evidence, judgment was based on the professional experience and consensus of the development group.
The guidelines are thus based on the best available evidence and expert agreement. Prior to publication, the guidelines were reviewed by 117 independent international practitioners in cancer care delivery and patient representatives.
CITATION Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2021 Sep;31(9):1199-1206. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-002951. Epub 2021 Aug 18.
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