Guidelines & Reports
EHS and AHS Guidelines for Treatment of Primary Ventral Hernias in Rare Locations or Special Circumstances
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:45h | UTC
Expert Consensus: The Diagnosis of Fungal Neglected Tropical Diseases and the Role of Investigation and Laboratory Tests
26 Jan, 2020 | 22:41h | UTC
Statement Paper: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Common Lower Extremity Muscle Injuries in Sport – Grading the Evidence
24 Jan, 2020 | 08:16h | UTC
Evidence-Based Recommendations for Local Antimicrobial Strategies and Dead Space Management in Fracture-Related Infection
24 Jan, 2020 | 07:56h | UTC
WHO Recommendations: Non-clinical Interventions to Reduce Unnecessary Cesarean Sections
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:51h | UTC
ESC Position Paper: Update on Cardiovascular Prevention in Clinical Practice
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:55h | UTC
AAP Clinical Report – Children Exposed to Maltreatment: Assessment and the Role of Psychotropic Medication
23 Jan, 2020 | 09:53h | UTCChildren Exposed to Maltreatment: Assessment and the Role of Psychotropic Medication – Pediatrics (free)
News Releases: Report guides pediatricians in care of maltreated children, including pharmacotherapy – AAP News (free) AND Pediatricians and Child Psychiatrists Suggest Comprehensive Approach in Caring for Children who Have Been Maltreated – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Pediatrics Groups Offer Guidance on Caring for Maltreated Children – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Summary with 10 Key Points to Remember: 2019 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Supraventricular Tachycardia
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:08h | UTCOriginal Guideline: The Task Force for the management of patients with supraventricular tachycardia of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC): Developed in collaboration with the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) (free)
ASCO Guideline: Molecular Biomarkers in Localized Prostate Cancer
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:00h | UTCMolecular Biomarkers in Localized Prostate Cancer: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)
Evidence-based Guidelines on the Therapeutic use of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:05h | UTC
ASCO Guideline: Lung Cancer Surveillance After Definitive Curative-Intent Therapy
23 Jan, 2020 | 02:01h | UTC
Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Patients for Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
23 Jan, 2020 | 01:52h | UTC
Summary: Current AATS Guidelines on Surgical Treatment of Infective Endocarditis
23 Jan, 2020 | 01:54h | UTCOriginal Guideline: 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) consensus guidelines: Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: Executive summary (free)
Related Guidelines: Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association (free) AND 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis (free)
ACR/NKF Consensus Statement: “The Risk of Acute Kidney Injury Developing in Patients with Reduced Kidney Function Following Exposure to Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media has Been Overstated”
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:44h | UTCCommentary: Risk of kidney injury in contrast CT imaging overstated, experts say – UPI (free)
Related: Another Study Questions the Association of Contrast Use and Acute Kidney Injury (studies on the subject)
Position Paper: Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Chest Pain Patients in the Emergency Department
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:43h | UTCDiagnosis and risk stratification of chest pain patients in the emergency department: focus on acute coronary syndromes. A position paper of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association – European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care (free for a limited period)
AHA Recommendations: Prehospital Activation of Hospital Resources in Patients with Suspected ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction
22 Jan, 2020 | 09:42h | UTC
WHO: Smoking Greatly Increases Risk of Complications After Surgery
21 Jan, 2020 | 03:15h | UTCSmoking greatly increases risk of complications after surgery – World Health Organization (free)
See also: Tobacco and Surgical outcomes: WHO Knowledge Summary
Synthesis Without Meta-analysis (SWiM) in Systematic Reviews: Reporting Guideline
21 Jan, 2020 | 03:11h | UTCSynthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) in systematic reviews: reporting guideline – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Hilary Thomson: Grasping the nettle of narrative synthesis – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Practical Guidelines for the Treatment of Patellar Fractures in Adults
21 Jan, 2020 | 01:33h | UTCPractical guidelines for the treatment of patellar fractures in adults – Swiss Medical Weekly (free)
ASTRO Guideline: Definitive and Postoperative Radiation Therapy for Basal and Squamous Cell Cancers of the Skin
21 Jan, 2020 | 01:35h | UTCCommentary: ASTRO Issues Clinical Guideline on Radiation Therapy for Basal Cell and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas – The ASCO Post (free)
Guidelines for the Management of Retinal Vein Occlusion
21 Jan, 2020 | 01:32h | UTC
Recommendations for Therapeutic Apheresis
21 Jan, 2020 | 01:10h | UTC
WHO Report: Lack of New Antibiotics Threatens Global Efforts to Contain Drug-resistant Infections
19 Jan, 2020 | 21:46h | UTCSee Reports: Antibacterial agents in clinical development – an analysis of the antibacterial clinical development pipeline – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Antibacterial agents in preclinical development – World Health Organization (free PDF)
Commentary: W.H.O. Warns That Pipeline for New Antibiotics Is Running Dry – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis
19 Jan, 2020 | 21:47h | UTCRelated: British Society of Gastroenterology Guidelines on the Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (guidelines on the subject)
ESC Position Paper: Peripartum Management of Hypertension
19 Jan, 2020 | 21:51h | UTC