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    Care of dying adults in the last days of life

    This guideline covers the clinical care of adults (18 years and over) who are dying during the last 2 to 3 days of life. It aims to improve end of life care for people in their last days of life by communicating respectfully and involving them, and the people important to them, in decisions and by mainta...

    KDOQI clinical practice guideline for hemodialysis adequacy: 2015 update

    Am. j. kidney dis; 66 (5), 2015
    The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and related complications since 1997. The 2015 update of the KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Hemodialysis Adequacy is intended to...

    Evidence and consensus-based (S3) guidelines for the treatment of actinic keratosis: International League of Dermatological Societies in cooperation with the European Dermatology Forum: short version

    BACKGROUND: Actinic keratosis (AK) is a frequent health condition attributable to chronic exposure to ultraviolet radiation. Several treatment options are available and evidence based guidelines are missing. OBJECTIVES: The goal of these evidence- and consensus-based guidelines was the development of tre...

    Nonoperative management of blunt liver and spleen injury in children: evaluation of the ATOMAC guideline using GRADE

    BACKGROUND: Nonoperative management of liver and spleen injury should be achievable for more than 95% of children. Large national studies continue to show that some regions fail to meet these benchmarks. Simultaneously, current guidelines recommend hospitalization for injury grade + 2 (in days). A new tr...

    Guideline on aspects of cancer-related venous thrombosis

    Br. j. haematol; 170 (5), 2015
    The guideline was drafted by a writing group identified by the Haemostasis and Thrombosis Task Force of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH). All the authors are consultants in haematology in the UK. A search was performed of PubMed and Embase using the term 'cancer' combined with 't...

    Normativa SEPAR sobre disfunción muscular de los pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica

    Arch. bronconeumol; 51 (8), 2015
    La disfunción muscular de pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) constituye una de las comorbilidades más importantes, con repercusiones negativas en su capacidad de ejercicio y calidad de vida. En la presente normativa se ha resumido la literatura publicada más recientemente so...

    Treatment of cushing's syndrome: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    OBJECTIVE: The objective is to formulate clinical practice guidelines for treating Cushing's syndrome. PARTICIPANTS: Participants include an Endocrine Society-appointed Task Force of experts, a methodologist, and a medical writer. The European Society for Endocrinology co-sponsored the guideline. EVIDENC...

    European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines for the management of temperature in patients with acute ischemic stroke

    Int. j. stroke; 10 (6), 2015
    BACKGROUND: Hyperthermia is a frequent complication in patients with acute ischemic stroke. On the other hand, therapeutically induced hypothermia has shown promising potential in animal models of focal cerebral ischemia. This Guideline Document presents the European Stroke Organisation guidelines for th...

    Melanoma: assessment and management

    This guideline covers the assessment and management of melanoma (a type of skin cancer) in children, young people and adults. It aims to reduce variation in practice and improve survival...