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Surgery for constipation : systematic review and practice recommendations : Graded practice and future research recommendations

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The Pelvic floor Society, European Society of Coloproctology, National Institute for Health Research: Chronic Constipation Treatment Pathway (Including: Knowles, C. H., Grossi, U., Horrocks, E. J., Pares, D., Vollebregt, P. F., Chapman, M., Brown, S., Mercer-Jones, M., Williams, A. B., Yiannakou, Y., Hooper, R. J., Stevens, N. and Mason, James). (2017) Surgery for constipation : systematic review and practice recommendations : Graded practice and future research recommendations. Colorectal Disease, 19 (S3). pp. 101-113. doi:10.1111/codi.13775

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/codi.13775

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Abstract

Aim

This manuscript forms the final of seven that address the surgical management of chronic constipation (CC) in adults. The content coalesces results from the five systematic reviews that precede it and of the European Consensus process to derive graded practice recommendations (GPR).
Methods

Summary of review data, development of GPR and future research recommendations as outlined in detail in the ‘introduction and methods’ paper.
Results

The overall quality of data in the five reviews was poor with 113/156(72.4%) of included studies providing only level IV evidence and only four included level I RCTs. Coalescence of data from the five procedural classes revealed that few firm conclusions could be drawn regarding procedural choice or patient selection: no single procedure dominated in addressing dynamic structural abnormalities of the anorectum and pelvic floor with each having similar overall efficacy. Of one hundred ‘prototype’ GPRs developed by the clinical guideline group, 85/100 were deemed ‘appropriate’ based on the independent scoring of a panel of 18 European experts and use of RAND-UCLA consensus methodology. The remaining 15 were all deemed uncertain. Future research recommendations included some potential RCTs but also a strong emphasis on delivery of large multinational high-quality prospective cohort studies.
Conclusion

While the evidence base for surgery in CC is poor, the widespread European consensus for GPRs is encouraging. Professional bodies have the opportunity to build on this work by supporting the efforts of their membership to help convert the documented recommendations into clinical guidelines.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Population, Evidence & Technologies (PET)
Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Constipation -- Treatment -- Standards, Surgery
Journal or Publication Title: Colorectal Disease
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
ISSN: 1462-8910
Official Date: 29 September 2017
Dates:
DateEvent
29 September 2017Published
19 September 2017Accepted
Volume: 19
Number: S3
Page Range: pp. 101-113
DOI: 10.1111/codi.13775
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder: National Institute for Health Research (Great Britain) (NIHR)
Grant number: RP-PG-0612-20001 (NIHR)

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