The objectives of these guidelines are:
• to provide evidence-based guidance on the use of thermal ablation to treat cervical precancer; and
• to support countries to update their national guidelines for the use of thermal ablation for cervical precancer.
These guidelines were developed using the W...
This document is a valuable working tool for anyone who works in the health networks of Latin American countries. It describes the most recent basic and fundamental guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) based on the evidence published to date, and is now ...
Every year up to 1 billion children experience physical, sexual or psychological violence. These new WHO guidelines aim to help frontline healthcare providers to recognize children who have suffered from violence and neglect and provide evidence-based first line support. Specifically, the guidelines focu...
These consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services (HTS) bring together existing and
new guidance on HTS across different settings and populations.
The World Health Organization (WHO) first released consolidated guidelines on HTS in
2015, in response to requests from Member States, national programme ...
This guideline covers assessing and managing renal and ureteric stones. It aims to improve the detection, clearance and prevention of stones, so reducing pain and anxiety, and improving quality of life. This guideline includes recommendations on: diagnostic imaging; managing pain; medical expulsive ther...
Las Infecciones del Tracto Urinario (ITU) son unas de las más frecuentes y con mayor
morbilidad a nivel mundial. La mayoría de veces son de origen bacteriano (alrededor del
80%)(1, 2). En un estudio realizado en el Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia (Lima) se
encontró que en pacientes no hospitalizado...
La neumonía intrahospitalaria (NIH) es una de las causas más comunes de infecciones
nosocomiales, con una alta morbilidad y mortalidad(1), y un alto costo para el sistema de
salud(2). Dentro de las NIH, la neumonía asociada a ventilador (NAV) ocurre en pacientes que
han estado en ventilación mecánic...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate benefits and harms of different colorectal cancer screening strategies, stratified by (baseline) 15-year colorectal cancer risk. DESIGN: Microsimulation modelling study using MIcrosimulation SCreening ANalysis-Colon (MISCAN-Colon).SETTING: A parallel guideline committee (BMJ Rapid ...
These guidelines on oesophageal manometry and gastro-oesophageal reflux monitoring supersede those produced in 2006. Since 2006 there have been significant technological advances, in particular, the development of high resolution manometry (HRM) and oesophageal impedance monitoring. The guidelines were d...
Mack, David R;
Benchimol, Eric I;
Critch, Jeff;
de Bruyn, Jennifer;
Tse, Frances;
Moayyedi, Paul;
Church, Peter;
Deslandres, Colette;
El-Matary, Wael;
Huynh, Hien;
Jantchou, Prévost;
Lawrence, Sally;
Otley, Anthony;
Sherlock, Mary;
Walters, Thomas;
Kappelman, Michael D;
Sadowski, Dan;
Marshall, John K;
Griffiths, Anne.
We aim to provide guidance for medical treatment of luminal Crohn’s disease in children. We performed a systematic search of publication databases to identify studies of medical management of pediatric Crohn’s disease. Quality of evidence and strength of recommendations were rated according to the G...
