Guidelines & Reports
Themed Review – Comprehensive Care: Older People Living With Frailty in Hospitals
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:10h | UTCComprehensive Care: Older People Living With Frailty in Hospitals – NIHR Dissemination Centre (free download)
Caesarean section is better for extremely premature breech babies but not necessarily for their mothers
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:38h | UTCCaesarean section is better for extremely premature breech babies but not necessarily for their mothers – NIHR Signal (free)
“Delivering extremely preterm breech babies (23 to 27 weeks) by caesarean reduced the risk of infant death or brain bleeds by around 40%, compared with vaginal delivery”. (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Practical Recommendations for the Post-Bariatric Surgery Medical Management
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:15h | UTC
Consensus paper: non-invasive cardiovascular imaging for evaluating subclinical target organ damage in hypertensive patients
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:30h | UTC
The global burden of tuberculosis: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:16h | UTCInvited Commentary: Tuberculosis eradication: renewed commitment and global investment required (free)
First Dementia Global Monitoring System Launched: Global Dementia Observatory
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:17h | UTCFirst Dementia Global Monitoring System Launched: Global Dementia Observatory (free resources)
News release: Dementia: number of people affected to triple in next 30 years – World Health Organization (free)
Low FODMAP diet may improve irritable bowel symptoms more than other diets
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:09h | UTCLow FODMAP diet may improve irritable bowel symptoms more than other diets – NIHR Signal (free)
Global Human Trafficking and Child Victimization
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:05h | UTCGlobal Human Trafficking and Child Victimization – Pediatrics (free)
Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension in primary health care
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:08h | UTC
Classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and their major subgroups
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:04h | UTC
Exercise improves symptoms and function for people with ankylosing spondylitis
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:01h | UTCExercise improves symptoms and function for people with ankylosing spondylitis – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effectiveness of Exercise Programs in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Book: Child and Adolescent Health and Development
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:09h | UTCBook: Child and Adolescent Health and Development – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition (free)
Press Release: DCP3 Publishes Latest Volume: Child and Adolescent Health and Development (free)
Key Messages From the Series: Disease Control Priorities 3rd edition – The Lancet (7 reviews – free registration required)
Other books in the series: Essential Surgery / Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health / Cancer / Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders / Injury Prevention and Environmental Health / Major Infectious Diseases /Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders / Disease Control Priorities (all free)
“Third edition of Disease Control Priorities launches today. A vast resource evaluating policy choices affecting the access, uptake & quality of interventions & delivery platforms to improve health in LMICs”. (RT @MRCTEG_LSHTM see Tweet)
Consensus: Recovery after critical illness
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:05h | UTCRecovery after critical illness: putting the puzzle together—a consensus of 29 – Critical Care (free)
Guidelines on the Management of Diabetes
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:36h | UTCSIGN Guidelines on Pharmacological management of glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes & Management of diabetes – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free guidelines and resources) (via @kamleshkhunti)
Consensus on the Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCCommentary and Summary: Consensus for Management of Bleeding on Oral Anticoagulants – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Guidelines Synopsis: Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:33h | UTCClinical Guidelines Synopsis: Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults – JAMA (free)
Guidelines for Ultrasound Malignancy Risk Stratification of Thyroid Nodules in Adults
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:27h | UTCRelated guideline: ACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): White Paper of the ACR TI-RADS Committee – Journal of the American College of Radiology (free PDF)
Consensus on cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinosis from ovarian cancer
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:07h | UTC
Guideline: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:19h | UTC
Book: Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:20h | UTCCardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders – Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition (free)
Press Release: Disease Control Priorities, 3rd Edition Launches Volume on Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Related Disorders (free)
Summary: Cardiovascular, respiratory, and related disorders: key messages from Disease Control Priorities, 3rd edition – The Lancet (free registration required)
Previous volumes: Essential Surgery / Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health / Cancer / Mental, Neurological, and Substance Use Disorders / Injury Prevention and Environmental Health / Major Infectious Diseases (all free)
Guideline: Outbreak Response and Incident Management
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:18h | UTCCommentary: New document guides hospitals in responding to infectious disease outbreaks – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (free)
Guideline for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia in women and in men
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:05h | UTC
Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Recommendations on the Use of Methylprednisolone
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:02h | UTC
Guideline: Use of Larynx-Preservation Strategies in the Treatment of Laryngeal Cancer
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:06h | UTC
Guideline for the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Introduction, Rationale, and Scope
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:04h | UTC