Guidelines & Reports
A World at Risk: Annual Report on Global Preparedness for Health Emergencies
19 Sep, 2019 | 10:27h | UTCSee also: Executive Summary (free PDF) AND Global Preparedness Monitoring Board Website (free resources)
Commentaries: Experts detail global pandemic readiness gaps, offer steps – CIDRAP (free) AND World at risk of pandemics that could kill millions, panel warns – Reuters (free) AND Experts warn world ‘grossly unprepared’ for future pandemics – The Guardian (free)
Updated Good Practice Recommendations for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) in Adults and Children
18 Sep, 2019 | 10:14h | UTCCommentary: Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy: updated recommendations from the UK – Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (free)
Related: IDSA Guideline: Management of Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (free)
AAOS Systematic Literature Review: Summary on the Management of Surgical Site Infections
18 Sep, 2019 | 02:51h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Management of Surgical Site Infections – American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (free) / Full Guideline (free PDF)
Source: Medscape
Almost Everywhere, Fewer Children Are Dying
18 Sep, 2019 | 03:13h | UTCAlmost Everywhere, Fewer Children Are Dying – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original Report: The Goalkeepers Report 2019 (free)
Related: What are children dying from and what can we do about it? – Our World in Data (free)
WHO Campaign: First-ever World Patient Safety Day – September 17, 2019
17 Sep, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCWorld Health Organization Campaign on World Patient Safety Day (free resources)
News Release: WHO calls for urgent action to reduce patient harm in healthcare (free)
See also: Patient Safety Fact Sheet (free) 10 facts on patient safety (free) AND The Lancet Editorial: Patient safety: too little, but not too late (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Today is the first ever #WorldPatientSafetyDay.
No one should be harmed in health care.
Yet, every minute, 5 patients die because of unsafe care.
These deaths can be prevented – simple commitment can ensure safe care ?
More ? https://t.co/XfHSCYymkd #PatientSafety pic.twitter.com/6km24IUXfc— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) September 17, 2019
New NICE Guidelines: Management of Pneumonia in Adults
17 Sep, 2019 | 08:31h | UTCDiagnosis and Management Pneumonia in Adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related NICE Guidelines: Pneumonia (community-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing (free) AND Pneumonia (hospital-acquired): antimicrobial prescribing (free)
See also: NICE Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (resource covering many common conditions) AND NICE Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections (free PDF)
Scientific Statement: Review of Current Evidence and Clinical Recommendations on the Effects of Low-carbohydrate and Very-low-carbohydrate (Including Ketogenic) Diets for the Management of Body Weight and Other Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
17 Sep, 2019 | 07:25h | UTC
EHRA/EAPCI Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter-based Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
17 Sep, 2019 | 01:08h | UTC
ACC Consensus Decision Pathway for Heart Failure Hospitalizations
16 Sep, 2019 | 02:24h | UTCKey Points to Remember: ACC Consensus Decision Pathway for Heart Failure Hospitalizations – American College of Cardiology (free)
NICE Guideline: Assessment and Early Management of Head Injury
16 Sep, 2019 | 02:23h | UTCHead injury: assessment and early management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related Guidelines: 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)
European Guidelines on Endoscopic Management of Polyposis Syndromes
15 Sep, 2019 | 23:58h | UTC
NICE Guideline: Tuberculosis
13 Sep, 2019 | 08:27h | UTCTuberculosis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related: WHO Guidelines on Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control (free guidelines)
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cesarean Delivery
12 Sep, 2019 | 10:31h | UTCRelated: Guidelines for perioperative care in gynecologic/oncology: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society recommendations—2019 update – International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (free) AND Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (free articles)
ASTRO Guideline: Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
12 Sep, 2019 | 08:01h | UTCCommentaries: ASTRO Guideline on Use of Radiation Therapy for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer – The ASCO Post (free) AND New guideline clarifies role of radiation therapy in pancreatic cancer treatment – American Society for Radiation Oncology (free)
Recommendations for Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Diseases of the Liver
12 Sep, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCRelated: Autoimmune Hepatitis: Appraisal of Current Treatment Guidelines (free)
Recommendations for Invasive Procedures in Patients with Diseases of the Liver and Biliary Tract
12 Sep, 2019 | 07:58h | UTC
Suicide in the World: WHO Global Health Estimates
11 Sep, 2019 | 10:25h | UTCSuicide in the World: Global Health Estimates – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: Suicide: one person dies every 40 seconds – World Health Organization (free)
Commentaries: One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report – UN News (free) Suicide kills one person every 40 seconds, says WHO – Reuters (free) AND One person dies every 40 seconds from suicide, WHO says – CNN (free)
USPSTF Draft Statement: Insufficient Evidence to Recommend Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults
11 Sep, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCCommentary: USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Cognitive Screening in Older Adults – Physician’s Briefing (free)
ATS/ERS Statement: The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases
11 Sep, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCCommentaries: Occupational hazards account for more than one in ten people with range of lung diseases – American Thoracic Society (free) AND Respiratory Hazards at Work Linked to Disease for 1 in 10 People Worldwide – AJMC (free)
ESCMID-ECMM Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Invasive Aspergillosis in Neonates and Children
11 Sep, 2019 | 00:07h | UTC
Canadian Guideline for Parkinson Disease
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:52h | UTCCanadian guideline for Parkinson disease – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Related: Parkinson’s disease in adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guideline (free) AND Choosing Wisely: five recommendations related to tests, treatments, and procedures at risk of inappropriateness in the cure of Parkinson’s disease (LIMPE-DISMOV Academy) – Neurological Sciences (free)
Latin American Consensus on Uncomplicated Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:51h | UTCRelated Guideline: AUA/CUA/SUFU Guideline: Recurrent Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women (free article and commentary)
Guidelines for Childbearing Female Candidates for Bariatric Surgery, Pregnancy, and Post-partum Management After Bariatric Surgery
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:44h | UTCRelated: Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: Consensus recommendations for periconception, antenatal and postnatal care – Obesity Reviews (free) AND Fertility, Pregnancy and Lactation After Bariatric Surgery – a Consensus Statement from the OEGGG – Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde (free) AND Pregnancy after bariatric surgery and adverse perinatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS Medicine (free) AND Nutrition in Pregnancy Following Bariatric Surgery – Nutrients (free) AND Pregnancy after bariatric surgery: a narrative literature review and discussion of impact on pregnancy management and outcome – BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (free)
ACP Recommendations: Disclosure of Interests and Management of Conflicts of Interest in Clinical Guidelines and Guidance Statements
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:20h | UTCCommentaries: American College of Physicians Releases Paper on Methods for Managing Conflicts of Interests in Clinical Guidelines – American College of Physicians (free) AND ACP Releases Policy Statement on DOI, COI Management for Clinical Guideline Development – Clinical Advisor (free)
The Lancet Commission: Malaria Eradication Within a Generation: Ambitious, Achievable, and Necessary
10 Sep, 2019 | 01:42h | UTCMalaria eradication within a generation: ambitious, achievable, and necessary – The Lancet (free registration required)
Homepage: The Lancet Commission on Malaria Eradication (free article and commentaries – registration required)
Commentaries: Malaria can and should be eradicated within a generation, declare global health experts – The Lancet (free) AND Malaria can be eradicated by 2050, say global experts – Reuters (free) AND Defeat malaria in a generation – here’s how – BBC (free) AND It’s ‘Ambitious’ — But Possible — to Eradicate Malaria by 2050, According to a Landmark Report – TIME (free)