Guidelines & Reports
2021 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism in Latin America.
12 Aug, 2021 | 08:56h | UTC
ESMO Guideline: Cancer cachexia in adult patients.
12 Aug, 2021 | 08:53h | UTC
WHO Guidance for surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants.
11 Aug, 2021 | 08:50h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 WHO guidance for national surveillance of #COVID19 virus variants 👉https://t.co/YHRsazZhPA
Standardizing the monitoring & reporting of the variants will give us a better understanding of the virus at a global scale. pic.twitter.com/VNcxv8gyaa
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 10, 2021
USPSTF Statement recommends screening for gestational diabetes in asymptomatic pregnant persons at 24 weeks of gestation or after.
11 Aug, 2021 | 08:35h | UTCEvidence report: Screening for Gestational Diabetes: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force – JAMA
Editorial: Screening for Gestational Diabetes – JAMA
Author interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Gestational Diabetes
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Gestational Diabetes
New WHO toolkit promotes inclusion of people with dementia in society.
11 Aug, 2021 | 08:31h | UTCNew WHO toolkit promotes inclusion of people with dementia in society – World Health Organization
See Guidance: Towards a dementia inclusive society: WHO toolkit for dementia-friendly initiatives (DFIs) – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🆕 toolkit to promote a #dementia-inclusive society launched. It will helps countries raise public awareness and understanding of dementia to support people living with dementia to remain in, and be a significant part of, their communities.
👉 https://t.co/blpDQHUSWM pic.twitter.com/D5MIM5jdlr
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) August 10, 2021
EANO–ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with brain metastasis from solid tumors.
11 Aug, 2021 | 08:29h | UTCCommentary: New guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases – University of Vienna
Commentary on Twitter
Just out📣 @EANOassociation-ESMO Guidelines for the management of patients with #brain metastasis from solid #tumours: find out the latest recommendations, immunohistochemical markers for #carcinoma of unknown primary and treatment algorithms 🔎 https://t.co/CriaZKxFJr #btsm pic.twitter.com/0yQqmJMzT1
— ESMO – Eur. Oncology (@myESMO) August 5, 2021
NICE Guideline | Management of Acne Vulgaris.
10 Aug, 2021 | 09:00h | UTCAcne vulgaris: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
ACOG Guideline: Access to postabortion contraception.
10 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTCAccess to Postabortion Contraception: ACOG Committee Opinion, Number 833 – Obstetrics & Gynecology
Guideline: Endoscopy in patients on antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy.
10 Aug, 2021 | 08:59h | UTC
ACOG Guideline: Medically indicated late-preterm and early-term deliveries.
10 Aug, 2021 | 08:56h | UTC
Adapting interventions to new contexts—the ADAPT guidance – “Use of interventions with a previous evidence base in new contexts might be more efficient than developing new interventions”.
8 Aug, 2021 | 23:46h | UTCAdapting interventions to new contexts—the ADAPT guidance – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
"Although some interventions transfer well, effectiveness and implementation often depend on the context."
This paper presents new evidence and consensus informed guidance for adapting and transferring interventions to new contextshttps://t.co/of1ojFR6VD
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) August 8, 2021
AARC Guideline: Management of pediatric patients with oxygen in the acute care setting.
8 Aug, 2021 | 23:43h | UTC
Pediatric asthma: The REGAP consensus.
8 Aug, 2021 | 23:45h | UTCPediatric asthma: The REGAP consensus – Anales de Pediatría
ASCO Resource-Stratified Guideline: Assessment of adult women with ovarian masses and treatment of epithelial ovarian cancer.
8 Aug, 2021 | 23:38h | UTCCommentary: ASCO Publishes Resource-Stratified Guideline on Assessment and Treatment of Ovarian Cancer – The ASCO Post
Sudden Death in Adults: A practical flow chart for pathologist guidance.
8 Aug, 2021 | 23:27h | UTCSudden Death in Adults: A Practical Flow Chart for Pathologist Guidance – Healthcare
PIDS-IDSA Guideline on diagnosis and management of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in pediatrics.
6 Aug, 2021 | 09:58h | UTC
Guideline: Laboratory detection and initial diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathies.
6 Aug, 2021 | 09:56h | UTC
ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery – “Preoperative fasting from midnight is unnecessary in most patients. Patients undergoing surgery, who are considered to have no specific risk of aspiration, shall drink clear fluids until 2 h before anesthesia. Solids shall be allowed until 6 h before anesthesia.”
6 Aug, 2021 | 09:59h | UTCESPEN practical guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery – Clinical Nutrition
ASA Guidance: Preoperative testing for COVID-19 is essential, regardless of vaccination.
5 Aug, 2021 | 08:55h | UTCSee guidance: ASA and APSF Statement on Perioperative Testing for the COVID-19 Virus
Related:
Position statement: Perioperative management of post-COVID-19 surgical patients.
Guideline: SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery
WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030.
5 Aug, 2021 | 08:51h | UTCGlobal Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030 – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
Delighted to launch the @WHO Global #PatientSafety Action Plan 2021 – 2030, focusing on:
-understanding the extent of the problem
-closing policy gaps
-addressing inadequate application of safety science in policies
-putting policies into practicehttps://t.co/63Fj1xgVEX— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) August 4, 2021
AAOS Guideline: Pharmacologic, physical, and cognitive pain alleviation for musculoskeletal extremity/pelvis surgery.
5 Aug, 2021 | 08:49h | UTCEvidence summary: Pharmacologic, Physical, and Cognitive Pain Alleviation for Musculoskeletal Extremity/Pelvis Surgery
Guideline on diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.
5 Aug, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC
UEG and ESNM consensus on gastroparesis.
5 Aug, 2021 | 08:46h | UTC
Commentary on the Latest AAP Guidelines for the Febrile Neonate.
5 Aug, 2021 | 08:36h | UTCSmall Talk – Hot Off The Presses: The Latest AAP Guidelines for the Febrile Neonate – emDocs
Original guideline:
AAP Guideline: Evaluation and management of well-appearing febrile infants 8 to 60 days old.
Related:
Things We Do for No Reason: Lumbar Punctures in Low-Risk Febrile Infants with Bronchiolitis
AAP Interim guidance on supporting the emotional and behavioral health needs of children, adolescents, and families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 Aug, 2021 | 10:03h | UTC