Guidelines & Reports
USPSTF recommends against screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults.
11 May, 2022 | 11:26h | UTCEditorial: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Challenges and Opportunities – JAMA
Evidence Report: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
Patient Page: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – JAMA
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – JAMA
Commentary: USPSTF Continues to Recommend Against COPD Screening in Asymptomatic Adults – AJMC
Commentary on Twitter
The 🇺🇸 USPSTF, again, recommends against screening for #COPD jn asymptomatic adults: ‘using a reaffirmation process, the USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults has no net benefit’. https://t.co/msBtDBKngx
— John Hurst (@ProfHurst) May 10, 2022
Use of novel strategies to develop guidelines for management of pyogenic osteomyelitis in adults: a WikiGuidelines group consensus statement.
11 May, 2022 | 11:23h | UTCCommentary: A new approach to medical guidelines, taking inspiration from Wikipedia – University of Michigan
Commentary on Twitter
This consensus statement & systematic review uses a WikiGuidelines methodology for clinical guideline development (precluding recommendations based on low-quality data/opinion), addressing 7 questions regarding osteomyelitis management. @BradSpellberg https://t.co/MVjkzC5rdf
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 10, 2022
AHA: Call to action for cardiovascular disease in women: epidemiology, awareness, access, and delivery of equitable health care.
11 May, 2022 | 11:22h | UTCNews Release: Investment, action urged to improve access, quality and equity in women’s heart health – American Heart Association
International consensus recommendations for anesthetic and intensive care management of lung transplantation.
11 May, 2022 | 11:09h | UTC
Metabolic Alkalosis Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment: Core Curriculum 2022.
10 May, 2022 | 11:31h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
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— AJKD (@AJKDonline) May 8, 2022
ECRI and ISMP Public Statement | Medication errors are complex; criminal charges will not improve care.
10 May, 2022 | 11:29h | UTCSee also:
The simple thing hospitals can do to prevent dangerous drug mistakes – CNN
Recommendations for change in infection prevention programs and practice.
10 May, 2022 | 10:56h | UTC
Guideline: Contact dermatitis.
10 May, 2022 | 10:54h | UTCGerman S1 guideline: Contact dermatitis – Journal of the German Society of Dermatology
Guideline: Endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial gastrointestinal lesions.
10 May, 2022 | 10:53h | UTC
WHO launches first ever global report on infection prevention and control.
9 May, 2022 | 02:19h | UTCNews Release: WHO launches first ever global report on infection prevention and control – World Health Organization
Executive Summary: Global report on infection prevention and control – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that good Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programmes where good hand hygiene and other cost-effective practices are followed, 70% of those infections can be prevented #IDTwitter #MedEd https://t.co/qo954eXMm8
— Antibiotic Steward Bassam Ghanem 🅱️C🆔🅿️🌟 (@ABsteward) May 6, 2022
Position statement on acute oxygen use in adults: ‘swimming between the flags’.
6 May, 2022 | 10:56h | UTCRelated:
Guideline Summary: New guidance on the perioperative management of diabetes.
6 May, 2022 | 10:55h | UTCNew guidance on the perioperative management of diabetes – Clinical Medicine Journal
Original Guideline: Perioperative Care of People with Diabetes Undergoing Surgery
Related:
Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Endocrine Disorders – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Intravenous contrast medium extravasation: systematic review and updated ESUR Contrast Media Safety Committee Guidelines.
6 May, 2022 | 10:53h | UTC
Guidelines on enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass or off-pump.
5 May, 2022 | 10:57h | UTCRelated:
Controversies in enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery – Perioperative Medicine
See also: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines
2022 HRS expert consensus statement on evaluation and management of arrhythmic risk in neuromuscular disorders.
5 May, 2022 | 10:22h | UTC
An expert panel Delphi consensus statement on the use of palliative care in the management of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
5 May, 2022 | 10:17h | UTC
Guideline: Management of hypertension in patients with diabetic kidney disease.
5 May, 2022 | 10:18h | UTC
ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline update on the use of systemic therapy in advanced thyroid cancer.
5 May, 2022 | 10:16h | UTC
Current Guidelines on management of amaurosis fugax and transient ischemic attacks.
5 May, 2022 | 09:50h | UTC
Obesity causes cancer and is major determinant of disability and death, warns new WHO report.
4 May, 2022 | 10:49h | UTCNews Release: Obesity causes cancer and is major determinant of disability and death, warns new WHO report – WHO Europe
Report: WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022 – World Health Organization
Commentary: ‘Epidemic’ of Obesity in Europe – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter
#Obesity is considered to be the cause of at least 13 types of #cancer. “To achieve our targets on beating cancer, we cannot delay taking action to address obesity,” says WHO/Europe’s @hans_kluge.
Find out more about the #ObesityReport 👉 https://t.co/gjrfUOu6gK pic.twitter.com/moNvObtevN
— WHO/Europe (@WHO_Europe) May 3, 2022
Update on image-guided thermal lung ablation: Society guidelines, therapeutic alternatives, and postablation imaging findings.
4 May, 2022 | 08:14h | UTC
SEOM—GECOD clinical guideline for unknown primary cancer.
4 May, 2022 | 08:12h | UTC
AAP Guidance for structuring a pediatric intermediate care unit.
3 May, 2022 | 10:55h | UTCGuidance for Structuring a Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit – Pediatrics
SUNBURN: a protocol for delivering bad news in trauma and acute care surgery.
3 May, 2022 | 10:53h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Delivery of bad news can be a challenging tasks for practicing surgeons
Protocol-based delivery can provide support to help guide these difficult conversations
S-U-N-B-U-R-N protocol by @DrMentorA provides a framework
Read more: https://t.co/3H5AyT6125 pic.twitter.com/imJ9HuUQJ3
— Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open (TSACO) (@TSACO_AAST) February 15, 2022
AAP Guidance for pediatric end-of-life care.
2 May, 2022 | 00:51h | UTCGuidance for Pediatric End-of-Life Care – Pediatrics
Related Guidance: End of life care for infants, children and young people with life-limiting conditions: planning and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence