Miklosh Bala, Jeffry Kashuk, Ernest E Moore, Fausto Catena, Ari Leppaniemi, Luca Ansaloni, Walter Biffl, Federico Coccolini, Andrew Peitzman, Massimo Sartelli, Michael Sugrue, Gustavo P Fraga, Salomone Di Saverio, Yoram Kluger
Author Information
Miklosh Bala: 1Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, General Surgery Department, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Kiriat Hadassah, POB 12000, 91120 Jerusalem, Israel.
Jeffry Kashuk: 2Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Assia Medical Group, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Ernest E Moore: Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, USA.
Fausto Catena: 4Emergency Department, Maggiore University Hospital, Parma, Italy.
Ari Leppaniemi: Abdominal Center, University Hospital Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland.
Luca Ansaloni: 6General Surgery I, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
Walter Biffl: 7Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, La Jolla, USA.
Federico Coccolini: 6General Surgery I, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy.
Andrew Peitzman: 8Department of Surgery, UPMC, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA USA.
A position paper (PP) should establish a unified voice in areas where controversy occurs based upon multiple practices and/or therapeutic choices. Typically, a position paper should elucidate the knowledge gap, followed by an evidence-based review of options, leading to an "endorsed position." A position paper should represent more than the opinion or consensus of the authors but should present current opinions and practices supported by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES). Accordingly, position papers should require the approval of an expert group of WSES and in parallel be presented at an annual meeting prior to submission for publication. It is important that a unified approach for drafting of position papers be established and endorsed by WSES in order to establish credibility and prevent misunderstandings during a smooth transition to publication. The purpose of this article is to suggest a uniform process for the development of WSES guidelines.
