Guidelines & Reports
ACOG Guideline: Prepregnancy Counseling
18 Jan, 2019 | 01:00h | UTCPrepregnancy counseling – Fertility and Sterility (free)
Medscape National Physician Burnout, Depression & Suicide Report 2019
18 Jan, 2019 | 00:54h | UTCMedscape National Physician Burnout, Depression & Suicide Report 2019 (free registration required)
Commentaries: Burnout Rises Above 50% in Some Specialties, New Survey Shows – Medscape (free registration required) AND No quick fix for physician burnout, depression – Reuters (free) AND More than half of physicians are burned out or depressed – HealthExec (free)
Related Perspectives: Why Physician Burnout Is Endemic, and How Health Care Must Respond – NEJM Catalyst (free) AND Counting the costs: U.S. hospitals feeling the pain of physician burnout – Reuters (free) AND Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point – The Guardian (free) AND The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine – The Atlantic (free) AND Implementing Optimal Team-Based Care to Reduce Clinician Burnout – National Academy of Medicine (free) AND Physician burnout costs up to $17B a year, task force says – HealthcareDive (free)
Related Articles: Physician Burnout Can Lead to Major Medical Errors (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Association Between Physician Burnout and Patient Safety, Professionalism, and Patient Satisfaction (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Systematic Review: Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians (link to abstract and commentaries)
Guideline: CT Imaging in the Context of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)/Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
17 Jan, 2019 | 00:15h | UTCCommentary: SCCT shares updated guidance on CT use during TAVI, TAVR procedures – Radiology Business (free)
SEOM Clinical Guidelines in Advanced and Recurrent Breast Cancer
17 Jan, 2019 | 00:10h | UTC
SEOM Clinical Guidelines on Nutrition in Cancer Patients
17 Jan, 2019 | 00:09h | UTC
Korean Guidelines for the Management of Acute Heart Failure
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:38h | UTCKSHF Guidelines for the Management of Acute Heart Failure (free articles)
Part I. Definition, Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Acute Heart Failure
Part II. Treatment of Acute Heart Failure
Part III. Specific Management of Acute Heart Failure According to the Etiology and Co-morbidity
Related: The use of diuretics in heart failure with congestion — a position statement from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology – European Journal of Heart Failure (free) AND Managing the Patient with Heart Failure in the Emergency Department – European Heart Journal (free)
‘Ten Commandments’ for the Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction 2018
16 Jan, 2019 | 22:37h | UTCOriginal Article: Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (free)
International Consensus on the Diagnosis and Management of Fibromuscular Dysplasia
16 Jan, 2019 | 18:51h | UTCCommentary: First international consensus on fibromuscular dysplasia – Sage (free)
New Choosing Wisely List. Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
16 Jan, 2019 | 18:52h | UTCCommentary: Choosing Wisely: Don’t Use Ultrasound to Evaluate Palpable Inguinal Hernia – 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
Guidelines for the Use of Bowel Preparation in Elective Colon and Rectal Surgery
16 Jan, 2019 | 18:19h | UTC
Guideline: Adult Outpatients with Acute Cough Due to Suspected Pneumonia or Influenza
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:56h | UTCSee other recently published CHEST guidelines on the management of cough in specific populations: Classification of Cough as a Symptom in Adults and Management Algorithms (free) AND Clinically Diagnosing Pertussis-associated Cough in Adults and Children (free) AND Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Acute Cough Associated With the Common Cold (free) AND Cough Due to TB and Other Chronic Infections (free) AND Chronic Cough Due to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Adults (free) AND Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer (free) AND Cough in the athlete (free) AND Occupational and Environmental Contributions to Chronic Cough in Adults (free) AND Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough (free) AND Use of Management Pathways or Algorithms in Children With Chronic Cough (free) AND Management of Children With Chronic Wet Cough and Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis (free)
Appropriateness Criteria for Surgery in the Management of Adult Recurrent Acute Rhinosinusitis
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:40h | UTC
Taiwan Consensus Statement on the Management of Chronic Hepatitis B
16 Jan, 2019 | 00:39h | UTC
American College of Physicians Ethics Manual: Seventh Edition
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:37h | UTCAmerican College of Physicians Ethics Manual: Seventh Edition – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
News Release: American College of Physicians releases new edition of Ethics Manual (free)
“Genetic testing, telemedicine, end-of-life care, and human subjects research are among issues examined in new edition of ACP Ethics Manual” (from News Release)
SEOM Clinical Guidelines on Cardiovascular Toxicity
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:27h | UTCSEOM clinical guidelines on cardiovascular toxicity (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)
Related Guidelines and Reviews: Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free) AND Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Guidelines for the Treatment of Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
15 Jan, 2019 | 00:28h | UTC
WHO Recommendations: Drug Treatment for Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:35h | UTCWHO recommendations: Drug treatment for severe hypertension in pregnancy – World Health Organization (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Drugs for Treating Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy (free study and commentary)
Related Guideline: Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy (free)
WHO Recommendation: Calcium Supplementation During Pregnancy for the Prevention of Pre-eclampsia
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:33h | UTC
WHO Recommendations: Induction of Labor at or Beyond Term
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:34h | UTCWHO recommendations: Induction of labour at or beyond term – World Health Organization (free)
Related Cochrane Review: Induction of Labor for Improving Birth Outcomes for Women at or Beyond Term (free article and summary)
Guidelines for the Peri‐operative Care of People with Dementia
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:21h | UTCGuidelines for the peri‐operative care of people with dementia – Anaesthesia (free)
Clinical Cases Referring to Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Thoracic Aortic Pathologies Involving the Aortic Arch
13 Jan, 2019 | 23:10h | UTC
Diving into Overuse in Hospitals: A Starter Kit for Reducing Unnecessary Tests and Treatments
13 Jan, 2019 | 21:57h | UTCNews Release: Diving into Overuse in Hospitals (free)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Indian Consensus on Chronic Constipation in Adults
13 Jan, 2019 | 21:40h | UTCRelated: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Functional Constipation in Korea, 2015 Revised Edition – Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (free) AND Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Derived from a Canadian National Survey and Needs Assessment on Choices of Therapeutic Agents – Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (free) AND Constipation in older people: A consensus statement – The International Journal of Clinical Practice (free) AND Management of Constipation in Older Adults – American Family Physician (free)
Guideline: Early Management of Severe Pelvic Injury
13 Jan, 2019 | 21:31h | UTC
Commission: Accelerating the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis
13 Jan, 2019 | 21:19h | UTCAccelerating the elimination of viral hepatitis – Commissions from the Lancet journals (free articles – registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Viral #hepatitis is a major public health threat and a leading cause of death worldwide, killing 1·34 million people every year, similar numbers to deaths from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, or malaria—new Commission – https://t.co/JVrYYW9KMv #nohep pic.twitter.com/U49mT3MQBt
— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) January 9, 2019