Society guideline links: Nontraumatic abdominal pain in adults

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately:

●(See "Society guideline links: Intra-abdominal infections in adults".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Appendicitis in adults".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Colonic diverticular disease".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Crohn disease in adults".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Ulcerative colitis in adults".)

●(See "Society guideline links: Traumatic abdominal and non-genitourinary retroperitoneal injury".)

International

●World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO): Practice guideline on common GI symptoms (2013)

Canada

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't use abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan to assess inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the acute setting unless there is suspicion of a complication (obstruction, perforation, abscess) or a non-IBD etiology for abdominal symptoms (2024)

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't use opioids long-term to manage abdominal pain in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (2024)

United States

●American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP): Clinical policy – Critical issues in the evaluation and management of emergency department patients with suspected appendicitis (2023)

●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on left lower quadrant pain (revised 2023)

●ACR: ACR Appropriateness Criteria on right lower quadrant pain (revised 2022)

●ACR: ACR Appropriateness Criteria on right upper quadrant pain (revised 2022)

●Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM): Guidelines for reasonable and appropriate care in the emergency department – GRACE-2: Low-risk, recurrent abdominal pain in the emergency department (2022)

●ACR: ACR Appropriateness Criteria on epigastric pain (2021)

●ACR: ACR Appropriateness Criteria on acute nonlocalized abdominal pain (revised 2018)