Guidelines & Reports

Guideline: management of alcohol-related liver disease

12 Apr, 2018 | 02:46h | UTC

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of alcohol-related liver disease – Journal of Hepatology (free)

 

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Guideline: management of hepatocellular carcinoma

12 Apr, 2018 | 02:44h | UTC

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of hepatocellular carcinoma – Journal of Hepatology (free)

 

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Guideline: treatment of Hepatitis C

12 Apr, 2018 | 02:42h | UTC

EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C 2018 – Journal of Hepatology (free)

 

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Guideline: evaluation and management of testosterone deficiency

12 Apr, 2018 | 02:29h | UTC

Guideline: Evaluation and Management of Testosterone Deficiency – American Urological Association (free)

Commentary: AUA: New Guidelines for Diagnosis, Management of Testosterone Deficiency – MPR (free)

Related Guideline: Testosterone Therapy in Men With Hypogonadism: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (free)

 

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Guideline: Iron Deficient Anemia

12 Apr, 2018 | 02:14h | UTC

Clinical Practice Guideline: Iron Deficient Anemia – Toward Optimized Practice (TOP) (free PDF)

See also: Summary (free PDF)

Related: see all TOP Clinical Practice Guidelines, a practical resource for Family Physicians at the point of care.

 

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AHA policy statement: projected costs of informal caregiving for cardiovascular disease

12 Apr, 2018 | 01:46h | UTC

AHA Policy Statement: Projected Costs of Informal Caregiving for Cardiovascular Disease: 2015 to 2035 – Circulation (free)

Commentary: Skyrocketing Costs of CVD Will Be Amplified by Informal Caregiving: AHA – TCTMD (free)

 

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New guide to help children with ostomies

12 Apr, 2018 | 01:09h | UTC

“A Guide to Gutsy Living”: Patient-Driven Development of a Pediatric Ostomy Toolkit – Pediatrics (free)

Commentary: New guide helps kids, adolescents living with ostomies – Reuters (free)

 

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EASL guidelines on hepatitis E virus infection

12 Apr, 2018 | 01:06h | UTC

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on hepatitis E virus infection – Journal of Hepatology (free)

 

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Guideline on management of the acute asthma attack in children

12 Apr, 2018 | 01:05h | UTC

Guideline on management of the acute asthma attack in children by Italian Society of Pediatrics – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (free)

 

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Guideline: regional anesthesia in the patient receiving antithrombotic or thrombolytic therapy

11 Apr, 2018 | 02:14h | UTC

Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic or Thrombolytic Therapy: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (free)

 

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Guideline: interventional spine and pain procedures in patients on antithrombotic medications

11 Apr, 2018 | 02:13h | UTC

Interventional Spine and Pain Procedures in Patients on Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Medications – American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (free)

 

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ACR guideline: breast cancer screening in women at higher-than-average risk

11 Apr, 2018 | 02:05h | UTC

Breast Cancer Screening in Women at Higher-Than-Average Risk: Recommendations From the ACR – Journal of the American College of Radiology (free)

Commentaries: ACR Recommends More Aggressive Breast Cancer Screening for Higher-Than-Average-Risk Women – Imaging Technology News (free) AND New ACR/SBI Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Call for Significant Changes to Screening Process – American College of Radiology, via NewsWise (free)

See related guideline with a more conservative approach: Breast Cancer: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)

 

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ECCO essential requirements for quality cancer care: Melanoma

11 Apr, 2018 | 01:39h | UTC

ECCO essential requirements for quality cancer care: Melanoma – Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology (free)

 

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Consensus statement: endovascular therapy of acute ischemic stroke

11 Apr, 2018 | 02:03h | UTC

Multisociety Consensus Quality Improvement Revised Consensus Statement for Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke – Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (free)

Related guideline: 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association (free PDF)

 

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ECCO essential requirements for quality cancer care: Oesophageal and gastric cancer

11 Apr, 2018 | 01:38h | UTC

ECCO essential requirements for quality cancer care: Oesophageal and gastric cancer – Critical Reviews in Oncology Hematology (free)

 

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Consensus: prevention and treatment of postoperative pulmonary infection in esophageal cancer patients

11 Apr, 2018 | 01:41h | UTC

Society for Translational Medicine Expert Consensus on the prevention and treatment of postoperative pulmonary infection in esophageal cancer patients – Journal of Thoracic Diseases (free)

 

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ACC/AHA clinical performance and quality measures for cardiac rehabilitation

11 Apr, 2018 | 01:36h | UTC

2018 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Cardiac Rehabilitation – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)

Commentary: New ACC/AHA Performance, Quality Measures for Cardiac Rehab – Medscape (free registration required)

 

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Guideline: presentation of surveillance data

6 Apr, 2018 | 01:11h | UTC

Guidelines for presentation of surveillance data – European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (free PDF)

 

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Guideline: management of uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

6 Apr, 2018 | 01:14h | UTC

Consensus-based recommendations for the management of uveitis associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: the SHARE initiative – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

 

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WHO guideline: integrated care for older people

6 Apr, 2018 | 01:09h | UTC

Integrated Care for Older People: Guidelines on Community-Level Interventions to Manage Declines in Intrinsic Capacity – World Health Organization (free)

 

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ASCO guideline: anticancer therapy in metastatic non-castrate prostate cancer

6 Apr, 2018 | 01:05h | UTC

Optimizing Anticancer Therapy in Metastatic Non-Castrate Prostate Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

 

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Position Statement: Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus

5 Apr, 2018 | 18:36h | UTC

Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus: a position statement from the International Society of Chemotherapy – Journal of Antimicrobial Agents (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 

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Guideline: management of amiodarone-associated thyroid dysfunction

3 Apr, 2018 | 18:03h | UTC

2018 European Thyroid Association (ETA) Guidelines for the Management of Amiodarone-Associated Thyroid Dysfunction – European Thyroid Journal (free)

 

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ADA guideline summary: cardiovascular disease and risk management

3 Apr, 2018 | 18:04h | UTC

Guideline Summary: Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management: Review of the American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2018 – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

 

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AASLD Guideline: prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B

3 Apr, 2018 | 17:41h | UTC

Update on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 hepatitis B guidance – Hepatology (free)

 

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