Farrell, B;
Black, C;
Thompson, W;
McCarthy, L;
Rojas-Fernandez, C;
Lochnan, H;
Shamji, S;
Upshur, R;
Bouchard, M;
Welch, V.
OBJECTIVE: To develop an evidence-based guideline to help clinicians make decisions about when and how to safely taper, stop, or switch antihyperglycemic agents in older adults. METHODS: We focused on the highest level of evidence available and sought input from primary care professionals in guideline de...
DESCRIPTION: In April 2017, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a joint clinical practice guideline for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS: The VA/DoD Evidence-Based Practice Work Group convened a joint VA/DoD guideline developme...
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute sinusitis. It aims to limit antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance. Acute sinusitis is usually caused by a virus, lasts for about 2 to 3 weeks, and most people get better without antibiotics. Withholding antibiotics rarel...
This guideline covers assessing and managing chronic hepatitis B in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve care for people with hepatitis B by specifying which tests and treatments to use for people of different ages and with different disease severities. In October 2017, we changed a foot...
Carmona-Sánchez, R;
Gómez-Escudero, O;
Zavala-Solares, M;
Bielsa-Fernández, MV;
Coss-Adame, E;
Hernández-Guerrero, AI;
Huerta-Iga, F;
Icaza-Chávez, ME;
Lira-Pedrín, MA;
Lizárraga-López, JA;
López-Colombo, A;
Noble-Lugo, A;
Pérez-Manauta, J;
Raña-Garibay, RH;
Remes-Troche, JM;
Tamayo, JL;
Uscanga, LF;
Zamarripa-Dorsey, F;
Valdovinos Díaz, MA;
Velarde-Ruiz Velasco, JA.
Desde la publicación de las guías de dispepsia 2007 de la Asociación Mexicana de Gastroenterología ha habido avances significativos en el conocimiento de esta enfermedad. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura en PubMed (01/2007 a 06/2016) con el fin de revisar y actualizar las guía...
This guideline covers managing cataracts in adults aged 18 and over. It aims to improve care before, during and after cataract surgery by optimising service organisation, referral and surgical management, and reducing complications. It further aims to improve the availability of information for people wi...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing cystic fibrosis. It specifies how to monitor the condition and manage the symptoms to improve quality of life. There are also detailed recommendations on treating the most common infections in people with cystic fibrosis...
Martín-Llahí, M;
Albillos, A;
Bañares, R;
Berzigotti, A;
García-Criado, M. Á;
Genescà, J;
Hernández-Gea, V;
Llop-Herrera, E;
Masnou-Ridaura, H;
Mateo, J;
Navascués, C. A;
Puente, Á;
Romero-Gutiérrez, M;
Simón-Talero, M;
Téllez, L;
Turon, F;
Villanueva, C;
Zarrabeitia, R;
García-Pagán, J. C.
Las enfermedades vasculares hepáticas, a pesar de su relativamente baja prevalencia, representan un problema de salud importante en el campo de las enfermedades hepáticas. Una característica común a muchas de estas enfermedades es que pueden causar hipertensión portal, con la elevada morbimortalidad...
Brożek, J. L;
Bousquet, J;
Agache, I;
Agarwal, A;
Bachert, C;
Bosnic-Anticevich, S;
Brignardello-Petersen, R;
Canonica, G. W;
Casale, T;
Chavannes, N. H;
Correia de Sousa, J;
Cruz, A. A;
Cuello-Garcia, C. A;
Demoly, P;
Dykewicz, M;
Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta, I;
Florez, I. D;
Fokkens, W;
Fonseca, J;
Hellings, P. W;
Klimek, L;
Kowalski, S;
Kuna, P;
Laisaar, K. T;
Larenas-Linnemann, D. E;
Lodrup Carlsen, K. C;
Manning, P. J;
Meltzer, E;
Mullol, J;
Muraro, A;
O'Hehir, R;
Ohta, K;
Panzner, P;
Panzner, P;
Papadopoulos, N;
Park, H. S;
Passalacqua, G;
Pawankar, R;
Price, D;
Riva, J. J;
Roldán, Y;
Ryan, D;
Sadeghirad, B;
Samolinski, B;
Schmid-Grendelmeier, P;
Sheikh, A;
Togias, A;
Valero, A;
Valiulis, A;
Valovirta, E;
Ventresca, M;
Wallace, D;
Waserman, S;
Wickman, M;
Wiercioch, W;
Yepes-Nuñez, J. J;
Zhang, L;
Zhang, Y;
Zidarn, M;
Zuberbier, T;
Schünemann, H. J.
BACKGROUND: Allergic rhinitis (AR) affects 10% to 40% of the population. It reduces quality of life and school and work performance and is a frequent reason for office visits in general practice. Medical costs are large, but avoidable costs associated with lost work productivity are even larger than thos...
This guideline covers how to identify adults at high risk of type 2 diabetes. It aims to remind practitioners that age is no barrier to being at high risk of, or developing, the condition. It also aims to help them provide those at high risk with an effective and appropriate intensive lifestyle-change pr...
