Guidelines & Reports
Guideline on the use of Iodinated Contrast Media in Patients with Kidney Disease
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:28h | UTC
CDC Report: Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States 2019
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:26h | UTCCommentaries: CDC spotlights ‘deadly threat’ of antibiotic resistance – CIDRAP (free) AND CDC report: 35,000 Americans die of antibiotic-resistant infections each year – STAT (free)
2019 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With High Blood Pressure
13 Nov, 2019 | 10:48h | UTCCommentaries: New Performance and Quality Measures For High BP Released – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Heart Groups Publish New Performance, Quality Measures for BP Management – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related AHA/ACC Guideline and Summaries: 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults (free) AND Executive Summary (free) AND Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Synopsis of the 2017 ACC/AHA Hypertension Guideline – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Headache
13 Nov, 2019 | 10:47h | UTC
Consensus Statement on Sports-Related Concussions in Youth Sports Using a Modified Delphi Approach
13 Nov, 2019 | 10:45h | UTCConsensus Statement on Sports-Related Concussions in Youth Sports Using a Modified Delphi Approach – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Evidence Lacking on Ways to Prevent Youth Sports Concussion – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Guideline Summary: Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation
13 Nov, 2019 | 10:36h | UTCDrugs for Atrial Fibrillation – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Podcast: Review of Atrial Fibrillation Treatment – JAMA (free audio)
Original Guideline: 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (free)
Guidelines for The Perioperative Nutrition, Metabolic, And Nonsurgical Support of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Procedures
12 Nov, 2019 | 11:26h | UTC
NICE Guideline: Cannabis-Based Medicinal Products
12 Nov, 2019 | 11:27h | UTCCannabis-based medicinal products – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Commentaries: Drug experts on the new guidance for medicinal cannabis – The Conversation (free) AND Ian Hamilton: New guidelines for prescribing medicinal cannabis—another dashed hope for patients – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related: Guideline for Prescribing Medical Cannabinoids in Primary Care – Canadian Family Physician (free) AND Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain – Therapeutics Initiative AND (free) Meta-Analysis: Insufficient Evidence for The Use of Cannabinoids for Treating Mental Disorders – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract and commentaries) AND The Effects of Cannabis Among Adults With Chronic Pain – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract and commentaries)
“In short, NICE has concluded that more research is needed before it can recommend the use of cannabis-based products for medicinal use.” (from The Conversation)
ACR Consensus Guideline: O-RADS Risk Stratification and Management System for Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting
12 Nov, 2019 | 11:25h | UTC
Guideline: Diagnosis, Therapy and Follow-up of Vaginal Cancer
12 Nov, 2019 | 10:53h | UTC
Updated Cardiovascular Prevention Guideline of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology – 2019
10 Nov, 2019 | 13:59h | UTCRelated Guidelines: 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (free guideline and resources) AND Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Harmonized National Guidelines Endeavour (C-CHANGE) guideline for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in primary care: 2018 update – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
NCCN Guidelines: Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia
10 Nov, 2019 | 12:51h | UTC
NCCN Guidelines Insights: Kidney Cancer
10 Nov, 2019 | 12:49h | UTC
AHA Scientific Statement: Subclinical and Device-Detected Atrial Fibrillation: Pondering the Knowledge Gap
8 Nov, 2019 | 08:38h | UTCCommentary: The Management of Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation: The Pathway to True Medical Expertise – American Heart Association (free)
Top Things to Know: Subclinical and Device-Detected Atrial Fibrillation (free)
Related: Apple Watch Can Spot Atrial Fibrillation, But More Research is Needed (several commentaries on the subject)
Choosing Wisely in Pediatric Surgery: Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question
8 Nov, 2019 | 07:21h | UTCCommentary: Choosing Wisely Examines Pediatric Surgical Practices to Avoid – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Position Statement for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
7 Nov, 2019 | 08:12h | UTCRelated Guidelines: Interdisciplinary consensus on indications for transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TF-TAVI) – Clinical Research in Cardiology (free) AND 2017 AHA/ACC Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease (free) AND 2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease (free)
Executive Summary: HRS Consensus Statement on the Management of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
7 Nov, 2019 | 08:13h | UTCFull Guideline: 2019 HRS Expert Consensus Statement on Evaluation, Risk Stratification, and Management of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy (free guideline and commentary)
Consensus Statement on Return to Play After Lower Limb Muscle Injury in Football (Soccer)
7 Nov, 2019 | 07:36h | UTC
Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:43h | 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)
Guidelines on Long-term Home Non-invasive Ventilation for Management of COPD
4 Nov, 2019 | 01:26h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Heat Illness
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:39h | UTCRelated: National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Exertional Heat Illnesses (free) AND Heat stroke – Journal of Intensive Care (free)
Guidelines for Water Disinfection for Wilderness, International Travel, and Austere Situations
6 Nov, 2019 | 08:38h | UTC
Clinical Practice Guideline on Pregnancy and Renal Disease
5 Nov, 2019 | 10:21h | UTCClinical practice guideline on pregnancy and renal disease – BMC Nephrology (free)
Consensus Document: Follow-up of Patients after Revascularization for Peripheral Arterial Diseases
5 Nov, 2019 | 10:20h | UTC
ACP Guideline: Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Asymptomatic Average-Risk Adults
5 Nov, 2019 | 10:43h | UTCNews Release: ACP issues guidance for colorectal cancer screening – American College of Physicians (free)
Summaries for Patients: Colorectal Cancer Screening in Average-Risk Adults (free)
Commentaries: ACP issues new guidance on colorectal cancer screening – ACP Internist (free) AND Medical groups differ on when to start colon and rectal cancer screening. Here’s why – CNN (free)
Related: BMJ Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening with Fecal Immunochemical Testing, Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy (new guideline suggesting a more selective approach to screening) AND Colorectal cancer screening for average‐risk adults: 2018 guideline update from the American Cancer Society (recent guideline with recommendation to start screening at 45 years, with links to guidelines from other organizations)