Guidelines & Reports
The 2019 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change
15 Nov, 2019 | 10:46h | UTCThe 2019 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: ensuring that the health of a child born today is not defined by a changing climate – The Lancet (free registration required)
Editorial: Health and climate change: making the link matter (free)
Video: The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change: 2019 report (free)
Commentaries: How the Climate Crisis Is Killing Us, in 9 Alarming Charts – Wired (free) AND Climate Change Poses Threats to Children’s Health Worldwide – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND The climate crisis will profoundly affect the health of every child alive today, report says – CNN (free) AND Doctors: Warmer world is unhealthier place for children – AP (free)
Related: Climate Change — A Health Emergency (free reports and commentaries on the subject) AND NEJM Editorial: Prioritizing Health in a Changing Climate (free commentaries) AND Climate change threatens the achievement of effective universal healthcare – The BMJ (free) AND Climate Change Is Having a Major Impact on Global Health – Scientific American (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1194759850422616064
Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Disseminated Mycobacterium chimaera Infection Following Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass
15 Nov, 2019 | 10:40h | UTC
Position Statement: Vegetarian Diets in Childhood and Adolescence
15 Nov, 2019 | 10:44h | UTCVegetarian diets in childhood and adolescence – Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics (free)
Guideline for Antibacterial Prophylaxis Administration in Pediatric Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:32h | UTC
Guidelines for the Management of Blood Borne Viruses Within the Hemodialysis Unit
14 Nov, 2019 | 10:30h | UTC
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