Guidelines & Reports
USPSTF Recommends Against Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
7 Aug, 2019 | 08:31h | UTCEvidence Report: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer: Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Editorials: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer—Is There Hope? – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period) AND Screening for Pancreatic Cancer Gets a D, But the Student Is Improving – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
ASCO Guideline: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Treatment in Patients with Cancer
7 Aug, 2019 | 08:34h | UTCSee also: Summary of Recommendations (free PDF) AND Visual Abstract (free PDF)
New Choosing Wisely List: American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Rheumatology
7 Aug, 2019 | 01:32h | UTCCommentary: New Choosing Wisely List Tackles Opioid Prescribing, Lyme Testing – 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
ESMO Guideline: Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancers
7 Aug, 2019 | 01:15h | UTCRelated: ACG Clinical Guideline: Genetic Testing and Management of Hereditary Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes (free)
AGA Guideline on the Laboratory Evaluation of Functional Diarrhea and Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Adults
6 Aug, 2019 | 08:15h | UTC
NICE Guideline: Preterm Labor and Birth
5 Aug, 2019 | 02:29h | UTCPreterm labour and birth – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related Guideline: Practice Bulletin: Management of Preterm Labor – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)
Related Review: Preterm Labor: One Syndrome, Many Causes – Science (free)
ATS Guideline: Evaluation and Management of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
2 Aug, 2019 | 03:17h | UTCNews Release: ATS Publishes Clinical Guideline on Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome – American Thoracic Society (free)
Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss
2 Aug, 2019 | 03:07h | UTCClinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss – Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (free)
Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline: Sudden Hearing Loss (free)
News Release: Sudden hearing loss: Update to guideline to improve implementation and awareness – American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)
Guideline: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and T2DM in Patients at Metabolic Risk
2 Aug, 2019 | 03:03h | UTCCommentaries: Older adults should be regularly screened for heart disease, diabetes risk – The Endocrine Society (free) AND Why older adults need regular metabolic risk screening – Medical News Today (free)
Guidelines for the Treatment of Huntington’s Disease
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:51h | UTCInternational Guidelines for the Treatment of Huntington’s Disease – Frontiers in Neurology (free)
Related Guideline: Evidence-based guideline: Pharmacologic treatment of chorea in Huntington disease: Report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology (free)
Position Statement: Use of Cannabis in Gastroenterological and Hepatic Disorders
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:48h | UTC
Policy Statement: The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:04h | UTCThe Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health – Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Pediatrics Group Issues Policy Statement on Racism in Child and Adolescent Health – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Expert Consensus: Management of Hypersensitivity Reactions to Intravenous Iron in Adults
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:05h | UTC
Guideline: Diet and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
2 Aug, 2019 | 00:03h | UTC
Just Released. 2020 Edition of CDC Traveler’s Health Yellow Book
1 Aug, 2019 | 08:54h | UTCYellow Book 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free chapters)
See also: CDC Travelers’ Health Website (free resources) AND Table of Contents (free Chapters)
Guideline Synopsis: 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Part 1, Lifestyle and Behavioral Factors
1 Aug, 2019 | 08:51h | UTC2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Part 1, Lifestyle and Behavioral Factors – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Original Guideline: 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (free guideline and related resources)
Related Summaries: The ABCs of Primary Cardiovascular Prevention: 2019 Update – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Key Points From the 2019 ACC/AHA Guidelines on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology (free)
Consensus Paper: Management of Severe Bleeding in Patients Treated with Oral Anticoagulants
30 Jul, 2019 | 01:39h | UTCRelated: 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants (free guideline and summary)
ACOG Care Consensus: Levels of Maternal Care
29 Jul, 2019 | 20:47h | UTCLevels of Maternal Care: Obstetric Care Consensus No, 9 – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)
Summary: Levels of Maternal Care: Obstetric Care Consensus No, 9 (free)
Position Statement: Resistance Training for Older Adults
29 Jul, 2019 | 20:36h | UTCCommentary: How and Why Resistance Training Is Imperative for Older Adults – University of Michigan (free)
[Abstract Only] Consensus Group Recommends Neuraxial Over General Anesthesia for Hip/Knee Arthroplasty
29 Jul, 2019 | 20:35h | UTCAnaesthetic care of patients undergoing primary hip and knee arthroplasty: consensus recommendations from the International Consensus on Anaesthesia-Related Outcomes after Surgery group (ICAROS) based on a systematic review and meta-analysis – British Journal of Anaesthesia (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related: General anesthesia vs spinal anesthesia for patients undergoing total-hip arthroplasty: A meta-analysis – Medicine (free) AND Enhanced recovery after surgery for primary hip and knee arthroplasty: a review of the evidence – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND Enhanced recovery pathways in orthopedic surgery – Journal of Anesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology (free)
“Based on current evidence, the consensus group recommends neuraxial over general anaesthesia for hip/knee arthroplasty.”
Joint AAD-NPF Guidelines of Care for the Management and Treatment of Psoriasis with Phototherapy
29 Jul, 2019 | 20:34h | UTCRelated: Guidelines on the Systemic Treatment of Psoriasis (several Guidelines on the subject)
Developmental Coordination Disorder: International Clinical Practice Recommendations
29 Jul, 2019 | 19:58h | UTC
EAACI Guidelines on Allergen Immunotherapy: House Dust Mite‐driven Allergic Asthma
29 Jul, 2019 | 19:57h | UTCEAACI Guidelines on Allergen Immunotherapy: House dust mite‐driven allergic asthma- Allergy (free PDF)
Related: EAACI Guidelines on Allergen Immunotherapy: Executive Statement – Allergy (free PDF) AND EAACI guidelines on allergen immunotherapy (free)
New WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2019
28 Jul, 2019 | 23:13h | UTCWHO report on the global tobacco epidemic 2019 – World Health Organization (free PDF)
News Release: WHO launches new report on the global tobacco epidemic (free)
Commentaries: UN sees progress in fight against tobacco, warns more action needed to help people quit deadly product – United Nations (free) AND Battle against tobacco epidemic is far from won, WHO report finds – The Guardian (free) AND Expanding tobacco control measures to reach 5 billion people – Bloomberg Philanthropies (free) AND WHO Says e-Cigarettes,’ Smoke-Free’ Products Do Not Help Reduce Cancer – Reuters (free)
NICE Guideline: Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder in Adults
28 Jul, 2019 | 23:12h | UTCRelated Guideline: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and generalised anxiety disorder (free)