Guidelines & Reports
2020 ACR Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases
1 Mar, 2020 | 19:35h | UTC
Adult Liver Transplantation: A UK Clinical Guideline
1 Mar, 2020 | 19:33h | UTC
NICE Guideline: Neonatal Parenteral Nutrition
27 Feb, 2020 | 08:43h | UTCNeonatal parenteral nutrition – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
AHA Statement: Exercise-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events and Potential Deleterious Adaptations Following Long-Term Exercise Training
27 Feb, 2020 | 08:41h | UTCTop Things to Know: Exercise-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events and Potential Deleterious Adaptations Following Long-Term Exercise Training – American Heart Association (free)
News Release: Slow, steady increase in exercise intensity is best for heart health — much more is not always much better – AHA Newsroom (free)
Commentaries: Exercise Health Benefits and Risks-In Search of the Perfect Balance – American Heart Association (free) AND Marathons, triathlons may not be best exercise for heart health – UPI (free)
NICE Guideline: Antimicrobial Prescribing Guidance for Impetigo
27 Feb, 2020 | 08:45h | UTCImpetigo: antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Commentary: Antiseptic not antibiotic should be considered for impetigo – PharmaField (free)
Related: NICE Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (resource covering many common conditions) AND NICE Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections (free PDF)
WHO Guideline: Getting your Workplace Ready for COVID-19
27 Feb, 2020 | 08:40h | UTCGetting your workplace ready for COVID-19 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Related Guideline: COVID-19: guidance for employers and businesses – Public Health England (free)
“WHO just published guidance on how to prevent the spread of COVID- 19 in a workplace & protect your customers, contractors & employees. We advise these measures to be taken now, even if coronavirus hasn’t arrived in communities where you operate.” (via @DrTedros see Tweet)
USPSTF Statement: Insufficient Evidence to Screen for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults
26 Feb, 2020 | 07:12h | UTCEvidence Report: Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults – US Preventive Services Task Force/JAMA (free)
Editorials: Issues and Questions Surrounding Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Patients – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Evidence Still Lacking for Recommendation of Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Cognitive Impairment (free audio)
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults (free)
Commentary: U.S. Medical Panel Thinks Twice About Pushing Cognitive Screening For Dementia – Kaiser Health News (free)
Consensus Recommendations: Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy
26 Feb, 2020 | 07:14h | UTCRecommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – Gastroenterology (free link via Google Scholar)
Summary: Updated Polypectomy Surveillance Recommendations – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related: British Society of Gastroenterology/Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland/Public Health England post-polypectomy and post-colorectal cancer resection surveillance guidelines – Gut (free guidelines and studies on the subject)
European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020
26 Feb, 2020 | 07:10h | UTCEuropean Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 – Rhinology (free PDF)
AAP Clinical Report: Physical Activity Assessment and Counseling in Pediatric Clinical Settings
25 Feb, 2020 | 06:49h | UTCPhysical Activity Assessment and Counseling in Pediatric Clinical Settings – Pediatrics (free)
News Releases: New report guides physical activity counseling in pediatric clinical settings – AAP News (free) AND American Academy of Pediatrics Urges Physical Activity Prescriptions at Doctor Visits – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
EASL Clinical Practice Guideline: Occupational Liver Diseases
25 Feb, 2020 | 06:47h | UTCEASL Clinical Practice Guideline: Occupational liver diseases – Journal of Hepatology (free)
Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease in Adults
23 Feb, 2020 | 22:23h | UTCExecutive Summary: Executive Summary of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease in Adults – Annals of Surgery (free)
Commentary: New evidence-based clinical guidelines for surgical treatment of thyroid disease – News Medical (free)
AHA Scientific Statement: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivorship
23 Feb, 2020 | 22:19h | UTC
Clinical Update – Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines
23 Feb, 2020 | 22:21h | UTCPreventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND APSIC guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections – Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control (free) AND Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
The Burden of Unintentional Drowning: Global, Regional and National Estimates of Mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study
23 Feb, 2020 | 21:55h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Prevention of Drowning – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization (free PDF) Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children (free) AND Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning: 2019 Update – Wilderness and Environmental Medicine (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Unintentional drowning is the third leading cause of injury-related deaths behind road injuries and falls, causing more than 295,000 deaths in 2017. Read more about the burden of #drowning in a new study in @IP_BMJ: https://t.co/XfhLLORHfT pic.twitter.com/1LC06BAi2t
— Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) (@IHME_UW) February 21, 2020
Position Statement: Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock or Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
23 Feb, 2020 | 21:47h | UTC
Position Statement: Nutritional Support for Children During Critical Illness
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:36h | UTC
Practice Recommendations: Prescribing High-quality Goal-directed Peritoneal Dialysis
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:35h | UTC
AAP Policy Statement: 2020 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care
21 Feb, 2020 | 07:38h | UTCBright Futures Guidelines and Pocket Guide (free resources)
News Releases: 2020 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care – Pediatrics (free) AND Periodicity Schedule: Recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for screenings and assessments at each well-child visit from infancy through adolescence (free)
Guideline Synopsis: Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
18 Feb, 2020 | 08:25h | UTCCommentary: New VA/DoD guidelines address sleep-related issues in military personnel, veterans – University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (free)
Guidelines for the Management of Adult Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in the ICU
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:42h | UTCNews Release: New guidelines for hepatic failure in the intensive care unit – Wolters Kluwer Health (free)
See also: Executive Summary (free)
2020 Focused Update of the 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Management of Mitral Regurgitation
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:41h | UTCSee also: Mitral Regurgitation Management Focused Update: Key Points – American College of Cardiology (free)
Consensus Statement: Management of Traumatic Meniscus Tears
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:10h | UTC
ASCO Guideline: Management of Male Breast Cancer
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:11h | UTCManagement of Male Breast Cancer: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
Guidelines for Early Mobilization in the Intensive Care Unit
16 Feb, 2020 | 21:06h | UTC