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    Intensivtherapie des raumfordernden ischämischen Hemisphäreninfarkts: Zusammenfassung der NCS/DGNI-Leitlinie

    Nervenarzt; 86 (8), 2015
    Der grobe ischämische Hemisphäreninfarkt („large hemispheric infarction“, LHI, Synonym maligner Mediainfarkt, MMI) ist eine schwerwiegende neurologische Erkrankung mit hoher Mortalität und Morbidität. Sowohl behandelnde Ärzte als auch Angehörige sehen sich insbesondere hinsichtlich konservative...

    Management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction: synopsis of the 2014 U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U. S. Department of Defense clinical practice guideline

    Ann. intern. med; 163 (4), 2015
    DESCRIPTION: In December 2014, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a joint clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in adults. This synopsis summarizes the major recommendations. METHODS...

    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 Society of Endocrinology: European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Guideline: treatment of chronic hypoparathyroidism in adults

    Eur. j. endocrinol; 173 (2), 2015
    Hypoparathyroidism (HypoPT) is a rare (orphan) endocrine disease with low calcium and inappropriately low (insufficient) circulating parathyroid hormone levels, most often in adults secondary to thyroid surgery. Standard treatment is activated vitamin D analogues and calcium supplementation and not repla...

    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...

    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 ...