Guidelines & Reports
Guideline: Management of Inherited Polyposis Syndromes
22 Aug, 2017 | 12:59h | UTC
Guideline: Safe Medication Use in the ICU
21 Aug, 2017 | 01:44h | UTCClinical Practice Guideline: Safe Medication Use in the ICU – Critical Care Medicine (free)
See also: Executive Summary (free)
When Sports Injuries Lead to Arthritis in Joints
21 Aug, 2017 | 01:34h | UTCWhen Sports Injuries Lead to Arthritis in Joints – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related guideline: The Role of Athletic Trainers in Preventing and Managing Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis in Physically Active Populations: a Consensus Statement of the Athletic Trainers’ Osteoarthritis Consortium (free)
Recommendations for HIV Screening of Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men
17 Aug, 2017 | 16:25h | UTC“@CDC_HIVAIDS recommends men who have sex with men be tested for HIV at least annually”. (RT @CDCMMWR see Tweet)
Role of nutrition support in adult cardiac surgery
16 Aug, 2017 | 19:48h | UTC
Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumours
16 Aug, 2017 | 15:03h | UTC
New, Revised Guidance Documents Cover 35 Radiology Topics
16 Aug, 2017 | 14:28h | UTCUpdated: Practice Parameters and Technical Standards – American College of Radiology (free)
News release: New, Revised Guidance Documents Cover 35 Radiology Topics – American College of Radiology, via NewsWise (free)
The American College of Radiology developed 3 new guidance documents and revised 32 others to advance the science of radiology and improve the quality of service to patients
Standards for Diabetes Self-management Education and Support
16 Aug, 2017 | 13:20h | UTC2017 National Standards for Diabetes Self-management Education and Support – The Diabetes Educator (free)
Commentaries: ADA and AADE Update Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support – AJMC (free) AND Diabetes groups update standards for self-management – ACP Diabetes (free)
Dexamethasone before bowel surgery reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting
15 Aug, 2017 | 19:25h | UTCDexamethasone before bowel surgery reduces postoperative nausea and vomiting – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Dexamethasone versus standard treatment for postoperative nausea and vomiting in gastrointestinal surgery: randomised controlled trial (DREAMS Trial) – The BMJ (free)
Surgery must be a core part of health care – even in the poorest countries
15 Aug, 2017 | 16:57h | UTCSurgery must be a core part of health care – even in the poorest countries – The Guardian (free)
Related book: Essential Surgery – Disease Control Priorities 3 (DCP3) (free)
Related report: Global Surgery 2030 (free PDF)
Related commentary on the subject: In countries with a shortage of surgeons, other health care workers can fill in the gaps – STAT (free)
Chronic Pancreatitis: Current Status and Challenges for Prevention and Treatment
15 Aug, 2017 | 15:41h | UTCReview: Chronic Pancreatitis: Current Status and Challenges for Prevention and Treatment – Digestive Diseases and Sciences (free)
Related guidelines: United European Gastroenterology evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of chronic pancreatitis (free) AND Guidelines for the understanding and management of pain in chronic pancreatitis – Pancreatology (free)
Online parental training may help to improve behaviour in children
14 Aug, 2017 | 14:49h | UTCOnline parental training may help to improve behaviour in children – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Technology-Assisted Parent Training Programs for Children and Adolescents With Disruptive Behaviors: A Systematic Review – The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Addressing Alcohol Use Practice Manual: An Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Program
11 Aug, 2017 | 14:56h | UTCPress release: AAFP, Baylor Partner to Create Alcohol Screening Practice Manual (free)
Commentary: Alcohol screening and brief intervention: A practice manual for clinicians – Clinical Advisor (free)
Treatments for reducing menopausal hot flushes are ranked for effectiveness
11 Aug, 2017 | 13:34h | UTCTreatments for reducing menopausal hot flushes are ranked for effectiveness – NIHR Signal (free)
Counseling Adolescents About Contraception
11 Aug, 2017 | 13:12h | UTCGuideline: Counseling Adolescents About Contraception – American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
Commentary: Contraception and adolescents: ACOG releases counseling recommendations for clinicians – Clinical Advisor (free)
Clinical use of biomarkers in breast cancer
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:39h | UTC
Guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of primary idiopathic clubfoot
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:40h | UTCGuideline on the diagnosis and treatment of primary idiopathic clubfoot – Acta Orthopaedica (free)
Seasonal influenza: managing cases in critical care units
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:35h | UTCGuideline: Seasonal influenza: managing cases in critical care units – Public Health England (free PDF)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults
10 Aug, 2017 | 20:48h | UTC
Antibiotic prophylaxis is not indicated prior to dental procedures for prevention of periprosthetic joint infections
10 Aug, 2017 | 21:20h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts (free resource to find articles of interest)
National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support
10 Aug, 2017 | 20:44h | UTCNational Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support – Diabetes Care (free)
Commentary: New ADA/AADE Standards Combine Diabetes Education, Support – Medscape (free registration required)
Treating subclinical thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy probably has no benefit
9 Aug, 2017 | 17:36h | UTCTreating subclinical thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy probably has no benefit – NIHR Signal (free) (RT see Tweet)
Related: Subclinical Hypothyroidism – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND Levothyroxine Shows No Benefit in Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism – Physician’s First Watch (free)
“Treating subclinical thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy probably has no benefit” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Developmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm
10 Aug, 2017 | 17:07h | UTCDevelopmental follow-up of children and young people born preterm – NICE Guideline (free)
Acute mesenteric ischemia: guidelines
9 Aug, 2017 | 16:57h | UTC
Hip Pain and Mobility Deficits-Hip Osteoarthritis
9 Aug, 2017 | 15:57h | UTCGuideline: Hip Pain and Mobility Deficits-Hip Osteoarthritis: Revision 2017 – Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) (free)