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    Strategies to reduce curative antibiotic therapy in intensive care units (adult and paediatric)

    Intensive care med; 41 (7), 2015
    Emerging resistance to antibiotics shows no signs of decline. At the same time, few new antibacterials are being discovered. There is a worldwide recognition regarding the danger of this situation. The urgency of the situation and the conviction that practices should change led the Société de Réanimat...

    Methodology for AACT evidence-based recommendations on the use of intravenous lipid emulsion therapy in poisoning

    Clin. toxicol ; 53 (6), 2015
    Intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) therapy is a novel treatment that was discovered in the last decade. Despite unclear understanding of its mechanisms of action, numerous and diverse publications attested to its clinical use. However, current evidence supporting its use is unclear and recommendations are ...

    Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) for Use of Yellow Fever Vaccine Booster Doses

    MMWR recomm. rep; 64 (23), 2015
    Yellow fever (YF) is a mosquito-borne viral disease that is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America. YF virus causes an estimated 200,000 cases of clinical disease and 30,000 deaths annually [WHO 1992]. Clinical disease ranges from a mild, undifferentiated febrile illness to severe disea...

    Lower urinary tract symptoms in men: management. Last updated: 2015

    This guideline covers managing lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men over 18. It aims to improve the quality of life for men with LUTS by recommending which assessments they should receive, and when conservative management, drug treatment and surgery can help. In June 2015, we reviewed the evidence ...

    Bronchiolitis in children: diagnosis and management

    This guideline covers diagnosing and managing bronchiolitis in children. It aims to help healthcare professionals diagnose bronchiolitis and identify if children should be cared for at home or in hospital. It describes treatments and interventions that can be used to help with the symptoms of bronchiolit...

    Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Clinical Guideline #8: the fetus at risk for anemia: diagnosis and management

    Am. j. obstet. gynecol ; 212 (6), 2015
    OBJECTIVE: We sought to provide evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of fetal anemia. METHODS: A systematic literature review was performed using MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library. The search was restricted to English-language articles published from 1966 through May...

    A clinical practice guideline for the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers

    Undersea hiperb. med; 42 (3), 2015
    BACKGROUND: The role of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) has been examined in the medical literature for decades. There are more systematic reviews of the HBO2/DFU literature than there have been randomized controlled trials (RCTs), but none of these reviews has r...

    Challenging behaviour and learning disabilities: prevention and interventions for people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges

    This guideline covers interventions and support for children, young people and adults with a learning disability and behaviour that challenges. It highlights the importance of understanding the cause of behaviour that challenges, and performing thorough assessments so that steps can be taken to help peop...

    Actualización de las recomendaciones para la evaluación y tratamiento de la osteoporosis asociada a enfermedades endocrinas y nutricionales. Grupo de trabajo de osteoporosis y metabolismo mineral de la SEEN

    Endocrinol. nutr; 62 (5), 2015
    Objetivo: Actualizar las recomendaciones previas formuladas por el Grupo de trabajo de osteoporosis y metabolismo mineral de la Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición (SEEN) para la evaluación y el tratamiento de la osteoporosis asociada a diferentes enfermedades endocrinas y alteraciones nu...

    Clinical practice guidelines for the medical management of nonhospitalized ulcerative colitis: the Toronto consensus

    Gastroenterology; 148 (5), 2015
    BACKGROUND & AIMS:: The medical management of ulcerative colitis (UC) has improved through the development of new therapies and novel approaches that optimize existing drugs. Previous Canadian consensus guidelines addressed the management of severe UC in the hospitalized patient. We now present consensu...