This guideline covers safe and effective use of medicines in health and social care for people taking 1 or more medicines. It aims to ensure that medicines provide the greatest possible benefit to people by encouraging medicines reconciliation, medication review, and the use of patient decision aids....
This guideline covers preventing children, young people and adults becoming overweight or obese. It outlines how the NHS, local authorities, early years’ settings, schools and workplaces can increase physical activity levels and make dietary improvements among their target populations. The clinical man...
BACKGROUND: The task force on Acute Circulatory Failure of the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine produced this guideline with recommendations concerning the use of crystalloid vs. colloid solutions in adult critically ill patients with acute circulatory failure. METHODS:...
Conte, M. S;
Pomposelli, F. B;
Clair, D. G;
Geraghty, P. J;
McKinsey, J. F;
Mills, J. L;
Moneta, G. L;
Murad, M. H;
Powell, R. J;
Reed, A. B;
Schanzer, A;
Sidawy, A. N.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) continues to grow in global prevalence and consumes an increasing amount of resources in the United States health care system. Overall rates of intervention for PAD have been rising steadily in recent years. Changing demographics, evolution of technologies, and an expand...
BACKGROUND: The objective of the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SSAI) task force on mechanical ventilation in adults with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is to formulate treatment recommendations based on available evidence from systematic reviews and ...
Al-Hameed, F;
Al-Dorzi, H. M;
Shamy, A;
Qadi, A;
Bakhsh, E;
Aboelnazar, E;
Abdelaal, M;
Al Khuwaitir, T;
Al-Moamary, M. S;
Al-Hajjaj, M. S;
Brozek, J;
Schünemann, H;
Mustafa, R;
Falavigna, M.
The diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) may be challenging due to the inaccuracy of clinical assessment and diversity of diagnostic tests. On one hand, missed diagnosis may result in life-threatening conditions. On the other hand, unnecessary treatment may lead to serious complications. As a result...
This guideline covers safe midwifery staffing in all maternity settings, including at home, in the community, in day assessment units, in obstetric units, and in units led by midwives (both alongside hospitals and free-standing). It aims to improve maternity care by giving advice on monitoring staffing l...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing bladder cancer in people 18 and above referred from primary care with suspected bladder cancer, and those with newly diagnosed or recurrent bladder (urothelial carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, squamous-cell carcinoma or small-cell carcinoma) or urethral cancer....
This guideline covers recognising, diagnosing and managing bacterial meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia (blood poisoning) in babies, children and young people under 16. It aims to reduce deaths and disability by promoting early recognition of symptoms and timely effective management. For recommenda...
Kaufman, R. M;
Djulbegovic, B;
Gernsheimer, T;
Kleinman, S;
Tinmouth, A. T;
Capocelli, K. E;
Cipolle, M. D;
Cohn, C. S;
Fung, M. K;
Grossman, B. J;
Mintz, P. D;
O'Malley, B. A;
Sesok-Pizzini, D. A;
Shander, A;
Stack, G. E;
Webert, K. E;
Weinstein, R;
Welch, B. G;
Whitman, G. J;
Wong, E. C;
Tobian, A. A.
BACKGROUND: The AABB (formerly, the American Association of Blood Banks) developed this guideline on appropriate use of platelet transfusion in adult patients. METHODS: These guidelines are based on a systematic review of randomized, clinical trials and observational studies (1900 to September 2014) that...
