Guidelines & Reports
ASH Guideline: Immune Thrombocytopenia
5 Dec, 2019 | 11:19h | UTCAmerican Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for immune thrombocytopenia – Blood Advances (free)
Related: Consensus Report: Investigation and Management of Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia (guidelines and reviews on the subject)
Guideline: Post-polypectomy and Post-colorectal Cancer Resection Surveillance
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:30h | UTCRelated Studies: Association of Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings With Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence – JAMA (free) AND Long-term Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death After Adenoma Removal in a Large, Community-based Population – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Baseline Colonoscopy Findings Associated with 10-Year Outcomes in a Screening Cohort Undergoing Colonoscopy Surveillance – Gastroenterology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Reviews: Optimizing post‐polypectomy surveillance: A practical guide for the endoscopist – Digestive Endoscopy (free) AND Optimal Colonoscopy Surveillance Interval after Polypectomy – Clinical Endoscopy (free)
Related Guidelines: Endoscopic surveillance after surgical or endoscopic resection for colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Digestive Oncology (ESDO) Guideline – Endoscopy (free) AND Guidelines for Colonoscopy Surveillance After Screening and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer (free) AND Korean Guidelines for Postpolypectomy Colonoscopy Surveillance – Digestive Endoscopy (free) AND Colorectal cancer surveillance after index colonoscopy: Guidance from the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free) AND Post-polypectomy colonoscopy surveillance: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline (free)
Guidelines for the Management of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:28h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Individuals With a Family History of Nonhereditary Colorectal Cancer or Adenoma: The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Banff Consensus – Gastroenterology (free) AND Endoscopic management of Lynch syndrome and of familial risk of colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Endoscopy (free)
Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia – Revised Edition 2020
4 Dec, 2019 | 08:27h | UTCGuidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia – Revised Edition 2020 – Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (free)
Kidney and Uro-trauma: WSES-AAST Guidelines
3 Dec, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCKidney and uro-trauma: WSES-AAST guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)
Related: Urotrauma: AUA Guideline – The Journal of Urology (free) AND Urological Trauma – European Association of Urology (free) AND Guideline of guidelines: a review of urological trauma guidelines – BJU International (free) AND Renal trauma: the current best practice – Therapeutic Advances in Urology (free)
AAP Policy Statement: Emergency Contraception
3 Dec, 2019 | 08:15h | UTCEmergency Contraception – Pediatrics (free)
Related: Committee Opinion No 707: Access to Emergency Contraception – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free) AND Interventions for emergency contraception – Cochrane Library (free)
Guidelines for the Management of Paracetamol Poisoning
3 Dec, 2019 | 08:11h | UTCUpdated guidelines for the management of paracetamol poisoning in Australia and New Zealand – The Medical Journal of Australia (free for a limited period)
Guidelines for Safe Transfer of the Brain‐injured Patient: Trauma and Stroke
3 Dec, 2019 | 00:35h | UTCGuidelines for safe transfer of the brain‐injured patient: trauma and stroke, 2019 – Anaesthesia (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
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ACOG Committee Opinion: Perinatal Palliative Care
3 Dec, 2019 | 00:32h | UTCPerinatal Palliative Care – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
Endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (free statement)
Guidance for Prone Positioning in Adult Critical Care
1 Dec, 2019 | 22:15h | UTCGuidance For: Prone Positioning in Adult Critical Care – Intensive Care Society (free PDF) (via @CritCareReviews)
Related: Prone Positioning in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Assessment of Therapeutic Interventions and Lung Protective Ventilation in Patients with Moderate to Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (free meta-analysis and guidelines on the subject) AND Research: ECMO versus Prone Position in ARDS (link to abstract) AND Prone Positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Guidelines: Monitoring and Management of Severe Adult Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Polytrauma
1 Dec, 2019 | 22:17h | UTCWSES consensus conference guidelines: monitoring and management of severe adult traumatic brain injury patients with polytrauma in the first 24 hours – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) (via @CritCareReviews)
Related: Head injury: assessment and early management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND A management algorithm for patients with intracranial pressure monitoring: the Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC) – Intensive Care Medicine (free) AND Management of severe traumatic brain injury (first 24 hours) – Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine (free) AND New Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (free) AND CDC Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children (free) AND Italian guidelines on the assessment and management of pediatric head injury in the emergency department – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (free) AND Scandinavian guidelines for initial management of minor and moderate head trauma in children – BMC Medicine (free)
Position Statement: Antimicrobial De-escalation in Critically Ill Patients
1 Dec, 2019 | 22:06h | UTCRelated: Antibiotic de-escalation in the ICU: how is it best done? – Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases (free) AND Is de-escalation of antimicrobials effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (free)
Guidelines on Topical Photodynamic Therapy: Treatment Delivery and Established Indications
1 Dec, 2019 | 21:49h | UTCRelated: British Association of Dermatologists and British Photodermatology Group guidelines for topical photodynamic therapy 2018 – British Journal of Dermatology (free) AND Photodynamic Therapy: A Clinical Consensus Guide – Dermatologic Surgery (free)
Global Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Mucormycosis
29 Nov, 2019 | 10:19h | UTC
Guidelines for Management of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adults and Patients Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Care
1 Dec, 2019 | 21:46h | UTC
Guidelines for the Management of Myocardial Infarction/injury with Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA)
29 Nov, 2019 | 10:17h | UTCRelated: Prognosis and Predictors of Mortality in Patients Suffering Myocardial Infarction With Non‐Obstructive Coronary Arteries (studies, guidelines and reviews on the subject)
WHO Consolidated Guidelines on HIV Testing Services for a Changing Epidemic
28 Nov, 2019 | 10:33h | UTCConsolidated guidelines on HIV testing services for a changing epidemic – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: WHO Releases New HIV Testing Guidelines To Help Expand Treatment Coverage, Reduce HIV Transmission – Health Policy Watch (free) AND WHO releases new HIV testing guidelines – Global ID News (free)
Consensus Report: Investigation and Management of Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia
28 Nov, 2019 | 10:31h | UTCRelated: Immune Thrombocytopenia – Current Diagnostics and Therapy: Recommendations of a Joint Working Group of DGHO, ÖGHO, SGH, GPOH, and DGTI – Oncology Research and Treatment (free) AND Clinical updates in adult immune thrombocytopenia – Blood (free) AND Management of immune thrombocytopenia: Korean experts recommendation in 2017 – Blood Research (free)
FDA Issues Safety Warning on Cannabidiol Products
28 Nov, 2019 | 10:29h | UTCCommentaries: FDA’s Warning On CBD: Cannabis Stocks Drop, Companies Object – Forbes (free) AND ‘CBD has the potential to harm you,’ FDA warns consumers – MarketWatch (free)
Related: Cannabidiol Products Are Everywhere, but Should People Be Using Them? – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products (free Guideline and other resources)
Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis: A Synopsis of the European Breast Guidelines
27 Nov, 2019 | 08:19h | UTCCommentary: European guidelines for breast cancer screening differ from U.S. recommendations – ACP Internist (free)
Related: ACP Guideline: Screening for Breast Cancer in Average-Risk Women (other guidelines and commentaries on the subject)
White Paper: Searching for Atrial Fibrillation Poststroke
27 Nov, 2019 | 08:21h | UTC
CDC Guidance: Tafenoquine for Prevention and Antirelapse Therapy for Malaria
27 Nov, 2019 | 07:44h | UTCCommentary: CDC Offers Guidance on Tafenoquine for Malaria Chemoprophylaxis – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
CDC Updates Guidance on Pneumococcal Vaccination
27 Nov, 2019 | 07:42h | UTCCommentary: PCV13 No Longer Recommended for All Seniors – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Consensus Document: How to Prevent, Diagnose, and Treat Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections
26 Nov, 2019 | 08:21h | UTC
WHO Report: Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers
26 Nov, 2019 | 08:19h | UTCHealth, safety and dignity of sanitation workers: An initial assessment – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: Toxic Conditions Expose Millions Of Sanitation Workers To Infectious Disease & Death – Health Policy Watch (free) AND On World Toilet Day, UN Highlights Plight of Sanitation Workers – IISD (free) AND Even Researchers Were Shocked By How Tough Life Is For Sanitation Workers – NPR (free)