Guidelines & Reports
Updated Algorithm Recommendation for the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis
25 May, 2019 | 13:30h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
25 May, 2019 | 12:07h | UTC
Management of Antiplatelet Therapy for Non-elective Invasive Procedures of Bleeding Complications
24 May, 2019 | 05:26h | UTC
Consensus Document: Defining High Bleeding Risk in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
24 May, 2019 | 05:12h | UTC
Mexican Consensus on the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infection
23 May, 2019 | 07:57h | UTCRelated Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND 2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients (free) AND Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children (free)
Spanish Recommendations on Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Children
23 May, 2019 | 07:55h | UTCRecommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract infection – Anales de Pediatría (free)
FIGO Initiative on Pre‐eclampsia: A Pragmatic Guide for First‐trimester Screening and Prevention
23 May, 2019 | 07:52h | UTC
Choosing Wisely Canada-Top Five List in Hepatology
23 May, 2019 | 07:44h | UTCSee complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
1 – Don’t order serum ammonia to diagnose or manage hepatic encephalopathy (HE).
2 – Don’t routinely transfuse fresh frozen plasma, platelets or give Vitamin K to reverse abnormal tests of coagulation in patients with cirrhosis prior to abdominal paracentesis, endoscopic variceal band ligation, or any other minor invasive procedures.
3 – Don’t order HFE genotyping based on serum ferritin values alone to diagnose hereditary hemochromatosis.
4 – Don’t perform computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) routinely to monitor benign focal liver lesions (ex. focal nodal hyperplasia, hemangioma).
5 – Don’t repeat hepatitis C viral load testing in an individual who has established chronic infection, outside of antiviral treatment.
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Consensus Statement on Optimal Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Programming and Testing
22 May, 2019 | 06:03h | UTC
ASA Policy Statement: Recommendations for the Establishment of Stroke Systems of Care
21 May, 2019 | 13:43h | UTCNews Release: New recommendations for stroke systems of care to improve patient outcomes (free)
SCAI Clinical Expert Consensus Statement on the Classification of Cardiogenic Shock
21 May, 2019 | 05:59h | UTCSCAI clinical expert consensus statement on the classification of cardiogenic shock – Catheterization Cardiovascular Interventions (free) (via @paomorejon)
Related: Cardiogenic shock: evolving definitions and future directions in management – openheart (free)
Commentaries: SCAI releases multi-society endorsed consensus on the classification stages of cardiogenic shock – Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (free) AND SCAI Clinical Expert Consensus Statement on Cardiogenic Shock – American College of Cardiology (free)
“Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in April 2019”
Mexican Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diverticular Disease of the Colon
20 May, 2019 | 14:42h | UTCRelated Guidelines: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Management of Acute Diverticulitis – Gastroenterology(free) AND Guidelines for Colonic Diverticular Bleeding and Colonic Diverticulitis: Japan Gastroenterological Association – Digestion (free) AND Colorectal surgeon consensus with diverticulitis clinical practice guidelines – World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (free) AND WSES Guidelines for the management of acute left sided colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting – World Journal of Emergency Surgery(free)
ACSM Scientific Pronouncements: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
19 May, 2019 | 22:29h | UTCACSM Scientific Pronouncements: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans – American College of Sports Medicine (free articles)
News Release: ACSM Publishes Science Behind the Updated Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans – American College of Sports Medicine (free)
Original Guideline: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (free resources)
EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Adults
19 May, 2019 | 22:33h | UTCRelated: Diagnosing and treating antiphospholipid syndrome: a consensus paper – The Netherlands Journal of Medicine (free PDF) AND Guidelines on the investigation and management of antiphospholipid syndrome – British Journal of Haematology (free)
NCCN Guideline: Prostate Cancer, Version 2.2019
19 May, 2019 | 16:23h | UTCRelated Guideline: NICE Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer (free)
Mental Health in Elite Athletes: International Olympic Committee Consensus Statement
19 May, 2019 | 16:01h | UTC
2019 EACTS Expert Consensus on Long-term Mechanical Circulatory Support
19 May, 2019 | 16:07h | UTC
Danish Guidelines for Surgical and Nonsurgical Treatment of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
19 May, 2019 | 15:55h | UTC
National, Regional, and Worldwide Estimates of Low Birthweight
17 May, 2019 | 07:02h | UTCCommentaries: Low birthweight: will new estimates accelerate progress? – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND AND Too many babies are born too small – World Health Organization (free) AND 1 in 7 babies worldwide born with a low birthweight – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free) AND UNICEF-WHO Low Birthweight Estimates: Levels and trends 2000-2015 – UNICEF (free) AND Countries must up their game to reduce low birth weights, warns UN-backed report – UN News (free)
Opinion: CDC Does Us a Huge Favor by Advising Against Annual Screening of Healthcare Workers for Latent TB
19 May, 2019 | 12:19h | UTC
AHA/ACC Statement: Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation
17 May, 2019 | 06:59h | UTCSummaries: Scientific Statement on Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Top Things to Know:
Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation – American Heart Association (free)
News Releases: New Scientific Statement Explores Home-Based Cardiac Rehab Strategy – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Home-based cardiac rehabilitation is an option to overcome barriers of traditional cardiac rehabilitation – American Heart Association (free)
Commentaries: Home-based heart rehab may help patients who can’t get to clinics – Reuters (free) AND Home-Based Cardiac Rehab a “Reasonable Option” – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Consensus Statements: Antibiotic Therapy in Acute Pancreatitis
16 May, 2019 | 05:47h | UTC
AAP Clinical Report: Comprehensive Health Evaluation of the Newly Adopted Child
16 May, 2019 | 05:46h | UTCComprehensive Health Evaluation of the Newly Adopted Child – Pediatrics (free)
Commentary: Newly adopted children need specialized health exams – Reuters (free)
BMJ Guideline: Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism
16 May, 2019 | 05:26h | UTCThyroid hormones treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: Experts advise against hormone treatment in adults with mild thyroid problems – The BMJ (free) AND Experts: Don’t Treat Subclinical Hypothyroidism – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis: Treating Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Not Associated with Quality of Life and Thyroid-Related Symptoms (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism (free study and commentary)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Our new #RapidRecs @bmj_latest : #Thyroid #hormones (levothyroxine) should not be routinely offered to adults with mildly underactive thyroid gland (subclinical hypothyroidism) https://t.co/KZRz3R3a5C @MiekeVer@TrudyBekkering @theMAGICapp @Hopitaux_unige @will_s_t @HEI_mcmaster pic.twitter.com/6xQ078Lf4r
— Thomas Agoritsas, MD PhD (@ThomasAgoritsas) May 14, 2019
AHRQ Systematic Review: Management of Infertility
16 May, 2019 | 05:23h | UTCManagement of Infertility – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free)
See also: Full Report (free PDF) AND Evidence Summary (free PDF)