Resultados: 10

    Recommendations from the United European Gastroenterology evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and therapy of chronic pancreatitis

    Pancreatology; 18 (8), 2018
    In collaboration with United European Gastroenterology, the working group on ‘Harmonizing diagnosis and treatment of chronic pancreatitis across Europe’ (HaPanEU) developed European guidelines for the management of chronic pancreatitis using an evidence-based approach. Recommendations of multidiscipl...

    Pain in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A multidisciplinary, International guideline for optimized management

    Pancreatology; 18 (4), 2018
    Abdominal pain is an important symptom in most patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Adequate control of pain is often unsatisfactory due to limited treatment options and significant variation in local practice, emphasizing the need for a multidisciplinary approach. This review contends ...

    Italian Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AME) and Italian Chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Position Statement: Clinical Management of Vitamin D Deficiency in Adults

    Vitamin D deficiency is very common and prescriptions of both assay and supplementation are increasing more and more. Health expenditure is exponentially increasing, thus it is timely and appropriate to establish rules. The Italian Association of Clinical Endocrinologists appointed a task force to review...

    WHO Guidelines for the pharmacological and radiotherapeutic management of cancer pain in adults and adolescents

    Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, responsible for 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Pain is experienced by 55% of patients undergoing anti-cancer treatment and by 66% of patients who have advanced, metastatic, or terminal disease. This can be ...

    WHO environmental noise guidelines for The European Region

    Noise is an important public health issue. It has negative impacts on human health and well-being and is a growing concern. The WHO Regional Office for Europe has developed these guidelines, based on the growing understanding of these health impacts of exposure to environmental noise. The main purpose of...

    Management of physical health conditions in adults with severe mental disorders

    Preventable physical health conditions lead to premature mortality in people with severe mental disorders, reducing their life span by 10-20 years. The majority of these premature deaths are due to physical health conditions. The physical health of people with severe mental disorders is commonly overlook...

    Guideline: fortification of rice with vitamins and minerals as a public health strategy

    This Fortification of rice with vitamins and minerals as a public health strategy: Guideline, is the first evidence-informed guideline from the World Health Organization (WHO) for this intervention with this specific food vehicle – rice. The focus of this document is on the use of this intervention as ...

    Guideline: implementing effective actions for improving adolescent nutrition

    This publication is a derivative product summarizing the global, evidence-informed recommendations and principles of the World Health Organization that address malnutrition in all its forms in adolescents with the aim of ensuring healthy lives and well-being among this group. The purpose of this publicat...

    WHO recommendations: drug treatment for severe hypertension in pregnancy

    Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are an important cause of severe morbidity, long-term disability and death among both pregnant women and their babies, and account for approximately 14% of all maternal deaths worldwide. Improving care for women around the time of childbirth is a necessary step towards...

    WHO recommendations: policy of interventionist versus expectant management of severe pre-eclampsia before term

    The Department of Reproductive Health and Research of the World Health Organization gratefully acknowledges the contributions of many individuals and organizations to the updating of these recommendations. Work on this update was coordinated by Olufemi Oladapo, Joshua Vogel and A. Metin Gülmezoglu of th...