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Background: The SAGES Guidelines Committee has implemented processes for Quality Assessment of SAGES-endorsed guidelines, with the aim of improving the quality of published guidelines.
Methods: We provide details of the processes developed, using standardized tools for assessing the methodological quality of practice guidelines. As an example, we describe the application of our processes to the recent multi-societal GERD consensus guideline.
Results: Assessment of the multi-societal GERD consensus guideline by the iterative processes of SAGES Quality Assurance taskforce improved the quality of the final manuscript in all domains of appraisal. These processes are easily applicable to future guidelines.
Conclusions: Such systems will increase the confidence in SAGES recommendations and increase the implementation of SAGES guidelines. By demonstrating the rigor of Quality Assessment, this confidence also extends to a further increase in the assurance of the publications of the Surgical Endoscopy journal.
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J Appl Clin Med Phys
September 2025
Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Purpose: Real‑time magnetic resonance-guided radiation therapy (MRgRT) integrates MRI with a linear accelerator (Linac) for gating and adaptive radiotherapy, which requires robust image‑quality assurance over a large field of view (FOV). Specialized phantoms capable of accommodating this extensive FOV are therefore essential. This study compares the performance of four commercial MRI phantoms on a 0.
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German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat (LMU), University Hospital Grosshadern, Munich, Germany.
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September 2025
Institute of General Practice, Rostock University Medical Center, Doberaner Str. 142, Rostock, 18057, Germany.
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BMC Health Serv Res
September 2025
African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC), APHRC Campus, 2nd Floor, Manga Close off Kirawa Road, P.O. Box 10787-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
September 2025
Institute and Policlinic of Occupational and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstraße 74, Dresden, 01307, Germany.
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