Siemieniuk, R. A. C;
Chu, D. K;
Kim, L. H;
Güell-Rous, M. R;
Alhazzani, W;
Soccal, P. M;
Karanicolas, P. J;
Farhoumand, P. D;
Siemieniuk, J. L. K;
Satia, I;
Irusen, E. M;
Refaat, M. M;
Mikita, J. S;
Smith, M;
Vandvik, P. O;
Agoritsas, T;
Lytvyn, L;
Guyatt, G. H.
What is the best way to use oxygen therapy for patients with an acute medical illness? A systematic review published in the Lancet in April 2018 found that supplemental oxygen in inpatients with normal oxygen saturation increases mortality.1 Its authors concluded that oxygen should be administered conser...
Reintam Blaser, A;
Starkopf, J;
Alhazzani, W;
Berger, M. M;
Casaer, M. P;
Deane, A. M;
Fruhwald, S;
Hiesmayr, M;
Ichai, C;
Jakob, S. M;
Loudet, C. I;
Malbrain, M. L;
Montejo González, J. C;
Paugam-Burtz, C;
Poeze, M;
Preiser, J. C;
Singer, P;
van Zanten, A. R;
de Waele, J;
Wendon, J;
Wernerman, J;
Whitehouse, T;
Wilmer, A;
Oudemans-van Straaten, H. M.
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 ...
Rhodes, A;
Evans, L. E;
Alhazzani, W;
Levy, M. M;
Antonelli, M;
Ferrer, R;
Kumar, A;
Sevransky, J. E;
Sprung, C. L;
Nunnally, M. E;
Rochwerg, B;
Rubenfeld, G. D;
Angus, D. C;
Annane, D;
Beale, R. J;
Bellinghan, G. J;
Bernard, G. R;
Chiche, J. D;
Coopersmith, C;
De Backer, D. P;
French, C. J;
Fujishima, S;
Gerlach, H;
Hidalgo, J. L;
Hollenberg, S. M;
Jones, A. E;
Karnad, D. R;
Kleinpell, R. M;
Koh, Y;
Lisboa, T. C;
Machado, F. R;
Marini, J. J;
Marshall, J. C;
Mazuski, J. E;
McIntyre, L. A;
McLean, A. S;
Mehta, S;
Moreno, R. P;
Myburgh, J;
Navalesi, P;
Nishida, O;
Osborn, T. M;
Perner, A;
Plunkett, C. M;
Ranieri, M;
Schorr, C. A;
Seckel, M. A;
Seymour, C. W;
Shieh, L;
Shukri, K. A;
Simpson, S. Q;
Singer, M;
Thompson, BT;
Townsend, SR;
Van der Poll, T;
Vincent, J. L;
Wiersinga, W. J;
Zimmerman, J. L;
Dellinger, R. P.
OBJECTIVE: To provide an update to "Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2012". DESIGN: A consensus committee of 55 international experts representing 25 international organizations was convened. Nominal groups were assembled at key international meetings (for t...
Enfermedad Crónica/tratamiento farmacológico,
Sepsis/tratamiento farmacológico,
Choque Séptico/tratamiento farmacológico,
Antibacterianos/administración & dosificación,
Vasoconstrictores/uso terapéutico,
Calcitonina/uso terapéutico,
Fluidoterapia/métodos,
Evaluación Nutricional,
Planificación de Atención al Paciente,
Terapia de Reemplazo Renal,
Respiración Artificial
Girard, TD;
Alhazzani, W;
Kress, JP;
Ouellette, DR;
Schmidt, GA;
Truwit, JD;
Burns, SM;
Epstein, SK;
Esteban, A;
Fan, E;
Ferrer, M;
Fraser, GL;
Gong, MN;
Hough, CL;
Mehta, S;
Nanchal, R;
Patel, S;
Pawlik, AJ;
Schweickert, WD;
Sessler, CN;
Strøm, T;
Wilson, KC;
Morris, PE.
"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 and the American College of Chest Physicians.
METHODS:
A multidisciplinary pa...
Girard, TD;
Alhazzani, W;
Kress, JP;
Ouellette, DR;
Schmidt, GA;
Truwit, JD;
Burns, SM;
Epstein, SK;
Esteban, A;
Fan, E;
Ferrer, M;
Fraser, GL;
Gong, MN;
Hough, CL;
Mehta, S;
Nanchal, R;
Patel, S;
Pawlik, AJ;
Schweickert, WD;
Sessler, CN;
Strøm, T;
Wilson, KC;
Morris, PE.
"BACKGROUND:
Interventions that lead to earlier liberation from mechanical ventilation can improve patient outcomes. This guideline, a collaborative effort between the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians, provides evidence-based recommendations to optimize liberation fr...
Ouellette, DR;
Patel, S;
Girard, TD;
Morris, PE;
Schmidt, GA;
Truwit, JD;
Alhazzani, W;
Burns, SM;
Epstein, SK;
Esteban, A;
Fan, E;
Ferrer, M;
Fraser, GL;
Gong, MN;
Hough, CL;
Mehta, S;
Nanchal, R;
Pawlik, AJ;
Schweickert, WD;
Sessler, CN;
Strøm, T;
Kress, JP.
DESCRIPTION: The Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters, which comprises representatives of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), formed a workgroup to review evidence and provide guidance to health care provide...
Schmidt, GA;
Girard, TD;
Kress, JP;
Morris, PE;
Ouellette, DR;
Alhazzani, W;
Burns, SM;
Epstein, SK;
Esteban, A;
Fan, E;
Ferrer, M;
Fraser, GL;
Gong, MN;
Hough, CL;
Mehta, S;
Nanchal, R;
Patel, S;
Pawlik, AJ;
Schweickert, WD;
Sessler, CN;
Strøm, T;
Wilson, KC;
Truwit, JD.
Alsanea, N;
Almadi, M. A;
Abduljabbar, A. S;
Alhomoud, S;
Alshaban, T. A;
Alsuhaibani, A;
Alzahrani, A;
Batwa, F;
Hassan, A. H;
Hibbert, D;
Nooh, R;
Alothman, M;
Rochwerg, B;
Alhazzani, W;
Morgan, R. L.
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer is the most common cancer among Saudi men and the third commonest among Saudi women. Given the predominance of colorectal cancer compared with other cancers in Saudi Arabia, context-specific guidelines are needed for screening. METHODS: Experts from the Saudi Society of Colo...
Al-Hameed, F;
Al-Dorzi, H. M;
AlMomen, A;
Algahtani, F;
AlZahrani, H;
AlSaleh, K;
AlSheef, M;
Owaidah, T;
Alhazzani, W;
Neumann, I;
Wiercioch, W;
Brozek, J;
Schünemann, H;
Akl, E. A.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is commonly encountered in the daily clinical practice. Cancer is an important VTE risk factor. Proper thromboprophylaxis is key to prevent VTE in patients with cancer, and proper treatment is essential to reduce VTE complications and adverse events...
Al-Hameed, F. M;
Al-Dorzi, H. M;
Al-Momen, A. M;
Algahtani, F. H;
Al-Zahrani, H. A;
Al-Saleh, K. A;
Al-Sheef, M. A;
Owaidah, T. M;
Alhazzani, W;
Neumann, I;
Wiercioch, W;
Brozek, J;
Schunemann, H;
Akl, E. A.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) is commonly encountered in daily clinical practice. After diagnosis, its management frequently carries significant challenges to the clinical practitioner. Treatment of VTE with the inappropriate modality and/or...
