ECCO Guidelines

Since the initiation of the first project in 2006, the ECCO Guidelines have become standard references for IBD management in Europe and around the world. The guidelines are freely accessible and available for download on the ECCO Website and on JCC Online. ECCO is updating the Guidelines on a regular basis, which goes hand in hand with continuous ambition to work according to the highest standards. In this context, with the Guidelines generation 2018-2023, ECCO has started to use GRADE Methodology for its major Guidelines on Therapeutics in CD and in UC.

Due to the elaborate process of the ECCO Guidelines development, it is not allowed to translate or commercially reprint these publications without the proper permission process: as ECCO Guidelines statements and recommendations need to be read in the context of the supporting text, partial translation or reproduction is not allowed. For permissions and reprints, please contact Richard Young This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 

ECCO Guidelines Overview
  

2012-2017
Guidelines Generation I

Publication

2018-2022
Guidelines Generation II

Publication

2023-2028
Guidelines Generation III

Publication

Imaging

2012

CD & UC Diagnostics and Monitoring

2018

Multi-society Diagnostics & Monitoring

2025

Endoscopy

2013

Histopathology

2013

Histopathology

2013

Histopathology

Merged with above GL

CD Update

2016

GRADE CD Treatment (incl. surgery)

2019

GRADE CD Treatment (incl. surgery)

May 2024

Surgery in CD

2017

UC Update

2017

GRADE UC Treatment (incl. surgery)

Autumn 2021

GRADE UC Treatment (incl. surgery)

Kick-Off November 2024

Surgery in UC

2015

CD for Paediatrics

2014

CD for Paediatrics

2014

CD for Paediatrics (incl. surgery)

Call March 2024

UC for Paediatrics

2012

UC for Paediatrics (incl. surgery)

2018

UC for Paediatrics (incl. surgery)

Mid/Late 2024

Opportunistic Infections

2014

Prevention and management of Opportunistic Infections

2018

Prevention and management of Opportunistic Infections

Call March 2024

Malignancy

2015

Malignancy

Late 2022

Malignancy

Call 2025

Pregnancy & Reproduction

2015

Sexuality, Fertility, Pregnancy and Lactation

Late 2022

Sexuality, Fertility, Pregnancy and Lactation

Call 2025

EIM

2016

Deficiencies, EIM and Anaemia

Summer 2023

Deficiencies, EIM and Anaemia

Call 2026

Anaemia

2015

Nursing Consensus*

2013

Nursing Consensus*

2018

Nursing Consensus*

  *Consensus statement, not guidelines 

ECCO e-Guide

An expanding collection of algorithms based on the ECCO Guidelines.

The work on guidelines resulted in a number of consensus conferences requiring more dedicated organisational work in that area and more planning for the future.

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