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    Management of children with chronic wet cough and protracted bacterial bronchitis: CHEST guideline and expert panel report

    Chest; 151 (4), 2017
    BACKGROUND: Wet or productive cough is common in children with chronic cough. We formulated recommendations based on systematic reviews related to the management of chronic wet cough in children (aged ≤ 14 years) based on two key questions: (1) how effective are antibiotics in improving the resolution ...

    Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community

    This guideline covers medicines support for adults (aged 18 and over) who are receiving social care in the community. It aims to ensure that people who receive social care are supported to take and look after their medicines effectively and safely at home. It gives advice on assessing if people need help...

    Patient group directions

    This guideline covers good practice for developing, authorising, using and updating patient group directions. It also offers advice on deciding whether a patient group direction is needed. Patient group directions allow healthcare professionals to supply and administer specified medicines to pre-defined ...

    Mental health of adults in contact with the criminal justice system

    This guideline covers assessing, diagnosing and managing mental health problems in adults (aged 18 and over) who are in contact with the criminal justice system. It aims to improve mental health and wellbeing in this population by establishing principles for assessment and management, and promoting more ...

    Evidence-based guides in tracheostomy use in critical patients

    Med. intensiva; 41 (2), 2017
    Objetivos: Proporcionar guías de traqueostomía para el paciente crítico, basadas en la evidencia científica disponible, y facilitar la identificación de áreas en las cuales se requieren mayores estudios. Métodos: Un grupo de trabajo formado con representantes de 10 países pertenecientes a la Fede...

    Operative fixation of rib fractures after blunt trauma: A practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

    "BACKGROUND: Rib fractures are identified in 10% of all injury victims and are associated with significant morbidity (33%) and mortality (12%). Significant progress has been made in the management of rib fractures over the past few decades, including operative reduction and internal fixation (rib ORIF); ...

    Guía de práctica clínica para la detección temprana, diagnóstico, tratamiento, seguimiento y rehabilitación de pacientes con diagnóstico de cáncer de colon y recto: para profesionales de la salud

    La guía se encuentra centrada en los siguientes tópicos: Generar recomendaciones para la detección temprana que ayuden a disminuir la incidencia de cáncer de colon y recto en individuos a riesgo promedio y grupos con factores de riesgo para cáncer colorrectalen Colombia. Generar recomendaciones para...

    Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for cholelithiasis 2016

    J Gastroenterol; 53 (3), 2017
    BACKGROUND: This clinical practice guideline addresses six questions related to liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults. It is the result of a collaborative effort between the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST). METHODS: A multidis...

    European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) and European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumours (ENSAT) recommendations for the surgical management of adrenocortical carcinoma

    Br. J. Surg; 104 (4), 2017
    BACKGROUND: Radical surgery provides the best chance of cure for adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), but perioperative surgical care for these patients is yet to be standardized. METHODS: A working group appointed jointly by ENSAT and ESES used Delphi methodology to produce evidence-based recommendations for...

    Early enteral nutrition in critically ill patients: ESICM clinical practice guidelines

    Intensive care med; 43 (3), 2017
    PURPOSE: To provide evidence-based guidelines for early enteral nutrition (EEN) during critical illness. METHODS: We aimed to compare EEN vs. early parenteral nutrition (PN) and vs. delayed EN. We defined "early" EN as EN started within 48 h independent of type or amount. We listed, a priori, conditions ...