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This guideline was produced on behalf of the British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopists and the Royal College of
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists by:
Mr TJ Clark MRCOG, Birmingham, Dr NAM Cooper, Birmingham, Mr C Kremer FRCOG, Wakefield.
and peer reviewed by: Mr PM Flynn MRCOG, Swansea; Dr MW Rodger FRCOG, Glasgow.
The Guidelines Committee lead reviewers were:Mrs CE Overton FRCOG, Bristol and Dr J Shillito MRCOG, Leeds.
Conflicts of interest: none declared
The final version is the responsibility of both the Guidelines Committee of the RCOG and the Guidelines and Audit
Committee of the British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopists.
DISCLAIMER
The guideline review process will commence in 2014 unless evidence requires earlier review.
The British Society of Gynaecological Endoscopists produces guidelines as an educational aid to good clinical practice.
They present recognised methods and techniques of clinical practice,based on published evidence,for consideration by
gynaecologists and other relevant health professionals.The ultimate judgement regarding a particular clinical procedure
or treatment plan must be made by the doctor or other attendant in the light of clinical data presented by the patient
and the diagnostic and treatment options available.This means that BSGE guidelines are unlike protocols or guidelines
issued by employers,not being intended to be prescriptive directions defining a single course of management.Departure
from the local prescriptive protocols or guidelines should be fully documented in the patient’s case notes at the time the
relevant decision is taken.
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists produces guidelines as an educational aid to good clinical practice.
They present recognised methods and techniques of clinical practice,based on published evidence,for consideration by
obstetricians and gynaecologists and other relevant health professionals.The ultimate judgement regarding a particular
clinical procedure or treatment plan must be made by the doctor or other attendant in the light of clinical data presented
by the patient and the diagnostic and treatment options available.This means that RCOG guidelines are unlike protocols
or guidelines issued by employers, as they are not intended to be prescriptive directions defining a single course of
management. Departure from the local prescriptive protocols or guidelines should be fully documented in the patient’s
case notes at the time the relevant decision is taken.
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