Table 1 Characteristics of clinical practice guidelines for constipation
Title | Year | Country | Organization | Type of constipation | Topics covered | Update | No. of reference | Guideline page | Publication types | Systematic search | Evidence-based | Financial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
American Gastroenterological Association Medical Position Statement: Guidelines on Constipation [9] | 2000 | USA | AGA | Slow-Transit Constipation, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Combination Syndromes | Diagnosis,treatment | Not reported | 1 | 6 | Journal | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Practice Guidelines for the Management of Constipation in adults [10] | 2002 | USA | Not reported | Constipation in adults | Treatment | Not reported | 203 | 51 | Special website (http://www.arna.com.au/) | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Prevention of constipation in the older adult population [11] | 2005 | Canada | RNAOPA | Older adult populations | Prevention | Yes | 226 | 16 | Special website (http://rnao.ca/bpg/guidelines/prevention-constipation-older-adult-population) | Not reported | Yes | Not reported |
Management of chronic constipation: recommendations from a consensus panel [12] | 2005 | USA | None | Chronic constipation | Diagnosis,treatment | Not reported | 55 | 8 | Journal | Yes | Not reported | Yes,Pharmaceuticals Cor. |
Evaluation and Treatment of Constipation in Infants and Children: Recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition [13] | 2006 | USA | NASPGHAN Constipation Guideline Committee | Infants and Children constipation | Diagnosis,treatment | Yes | 96 | 13 | Journal | Not reported | Yes | Not reported |
Putting evidence into practice:evidence-based inventions for the prevention and management of constipation in patients with cancer [14] | 2008 | USA | ONS | constipation in patients with cancer | Prevention,treatment | Not reported | 72 | 21 | Journal | Not reported | Yes | Not reported |
The management of constipation in palliative care: clinical practice recommendations [15] | 2008 | Ireland | The European Consensus Group on Constipation in Palliative Care | Constipation | Diagnosis,treatment | Not reported | 43 | 13 | Journal | Not reported | Yes | Yes,Pharmaceuticals Cor. |
Management of constipation [16] | 2009 | UK | NICE | Older adults | Prevention,treatment | Not reported | 34 | 10 | Special website (AHRQ) | Yes | Yes | Not reported |
National Consensus on The Management of Constipation in Indonesia 2010 [17] | 2010 | Indonesia | ISG | Constipation | Diagnosis,treatment | Not reported | 18 | 8 | Journal | Not reported | No | Not reported |
Constipation in Children and Young People: Diagnosis and Management of Idiopathic Childhood Constipation in Primary and Secondary Care [18] | 2010 | UK | NCC-WCH | Constipation in children and young people | Diagnosis,treatment | Not reported | 140 | 255 | Special website (NICE) | Yes | Yes | Not reported |
Consensus Recommendations for the Management of Constipation in Patients with Advanced, Progressive Illness [19] | 2010 | Canada | The Canadian Consensus Development Group | Patients with Advanced, Progressive Illness | Diagnosis,treatment | Not reported | 20 | 13 | Journal | Not reported | Yes | Yes (edu cational grant from Wyeth) |
Prucalopride for the treatment of chronic constipation in women [20] | 2010 | UK | NICE | Chronic constipation in women | Treatment | Not reported | 11 | 38 | Special website (Cancer Care Ontario Website) | Not reported | Yes | Not reported |
Common views on diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation with Chinese medicine [21] | 2011 | China | CACM | Chronic constipation | Diagnosis,treatment | Yes | 24 | 5 | Journal | Not reported | No | Not reported |
World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guideline Constipation-A Global Perspective [22] | 2011 | Sweden | WGO | Adult patients | Diagnosis,treatment | Not reported | 0 | 5 | Journal | Not reported | Yes | None |
Consensus statement AIGO/SICCR diagnosis and treatment of chronic constipation and obstructed defecation [23, 24] | 2012 | Italy | AIGO/SICCR | Chronic constipation and obstructed defecation | Diagnosis Treatment | Not Reported | 364 | 30 | Journal | Not reported | Yes | Associazione Italiana Gastroenterologi and Endoscopisti Digestivi Ospedalieri |
Practical Treatments for Constipation in Korea [25] | 2012 | Korea | KSNM | Constipation | Diagnosis,,treatment | Not reported | 63 | 9 | Journal | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Diagnosis and Treatment Guideline of Chronic Constipation in China [26] | 2013 | China | CMAG/CMAS | Chronic constipation | Diagnosis,treatment | Not reported | 63 | 8 | Journal | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Evaluation and Treatment of Functional Constipation in Infants and Children: Evidence-Based Recommendations From ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN [27] | 2013 | USA | ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN | Functional Constipation in Infants and Children | Diagnosis, treatment | Yes | 111 | 17 | Journal | Yes | Yes | NASPGHAN and ESPGHAN |
Primary Care Management of Chronic Constipation in Asia: The ANMA Chronic Constipation Too l [28] | 2013 | Asia | ANMA | Chronic Constipation | Diagnosis,,treatment | Not reported | 124 | 12 | Journal | Not reported | No | educational grant was receive d from Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Boehringer Ingelheim |
American Gastroenterological Association Medical Position Statement on Constipation [29] | 2013 | USA | AGA | Chronic Constipation | Diagnosis,treatment | Yes | 1 | 7 | Journal | Not reported | Yes | Not reported |
Lubiprostone for treating chronic idiopathic constipation [30] | 2014 | UK | NICE | Chronic idiopathic constipation | Treatment | Not reported | 0 | 9 | Special website (NICE) | Yes | Yes | NICE |
Emerging treatments in neurogastroenterology: a multidisciplinary working group consensus statement on opioid-induced constipation [31] | 2014 | USA | None | Opioid-induced constipation | Prevention,diagnosis,treatment | Not reported | 61 | 10 | Journal | Not reported | Not reported | AstraZeneca |