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    Guía de práctica clínica sobre cuidados perioperatorios en cirugía mayor abdominal

    El objetivo de esta Guía de Práctica Clínica (GPC) es servir de instrumento para mejorar la atención sanitaria de los pacientes a los que se les va a realizar un procedimiento de cirugía mayor electiva con abordaje abdominal. Ofrece un conjunto de recomendaciones relacionadas con el manejo del pacie...

    The use of molecular line probe assays for the detection of resistance to second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs: policy guidance

    This document provides a summary of the evidence and recommendations for the use of SL-LPA for the detection of mutations associated with resistance to fluoroquinolones and SLID in patients with RR-TB and/or MDR-TB. The objectives of this policy guidance are to assess and compare the diagnostic accuracy ...

    The use of molecular line probe assays for the detection of resistance to isoniazid and rifampicin

    Tuberculosis (TB) remains a large-scale public health problem. Key global priorities for TB care and control include improving case-detection and detecting cases earlier, including cases of smear-negative disease. This document updates existing WHO policy on the use of molecular LPAs for detecting MTBC a...

    Global Consensus Recommendations on Prevention and Management of Nutritional Rickets

    Horm. res. paediatr; 85 (2), 2016
    "BACKGROUND: Vitamin D and calcium deficiencies are common worldwide, causing nutritional rickets and osteomalacia, which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of infants, children, and adolescents; the consequences can be lethal or can last into adulthood. The goals of this evidence-bas...

    Myeloma: diagnosis and management - update information

    This guideline covers the diagnosing and managing of myeloma (including smouldering myeloma and primary plasma cell leukaemia) in people aged 16 and over. It aims to improve care for people with myeloma by promoting the most effective tests and treatments for myeloma and its complications. This guideline...

    The use of delamanid in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children and adolescents: interim policy guidance

    The specific objectives were to evaluate the harms to benefits ratio of delamanid in combination with the currently recommended MDR-TB treatment regimen in children. Based on this evaluation, to develop recommendations on the use of delamanid as part of WHO-recommended longer MDR-TB treatment regimens, a...

    Guía de práctica clínica sobre la detección y el manejo de la enfermedad renal crónica

    Objetivos: Esta GPC sobre Enfermedad Renal Crónica (ERC) responde a preguntas clínicas concernientes a su detección precoz, derivación a atención especializada y manejo, tanto mediante tratamiento farmacológico como con medidas higiénico dietéticas, estilos de vida e intervenciones educativas. As...

    WHO treatment guidelines for drug-resistant tuberculosis, 2016 update

    In November 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) convened a meeting of a Guideline Development Group (GDG) for the update of policy recommendations on the treatment of drug-resistant TB. The GDG was composed of a multidisciplinary group of tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB experts external to ...

    Guidelines for stopping mass drug administration and verifying elimination of human onchocerciasis

    Following the publication of Guidelines on certification of elimination of human onchocerciasis in 2001 by the World Health Organization (WHO), these are the first evidence-based guidelines developed by NTD Department according to the international standards. They provide a set of recommendations that wo...

    Guideline: daily iron supplementation in infants and children

    This guideline provides global, evidence-informed recommendations on daily iron supplementation in infants and children, as a public-health intervention for the prevention of anaemia and iron deficiency. It includes recommendations for iron supplementation in countries where malaria is prevalent. The gui...