Society guideline links: Penetrating neck injury

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: Thoracic trauma".)

International

●World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES): Guidelines on esophageal emergencies (2019)

●WSES: 2013 position paper on oesophageal injuries (published 2014)

United States

●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria for penetrating neck injury (2017)

●Western Trauma Association (WTA): Critical decisions in trauma – Diagnosis and management of esophageal injuries (2015)

●WTA: Critical decisions in trauma – Penetrating neck trauma (2013)

●Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST): Clinical practice guideline on penetrating zone II neck trauma (2008)

●EAST: Clinical practice guidelines on penetrating neck trauma (2008)

Australia–New Zealand

●Penetrating neck injuries: A guide to evaluation and management (2018)