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...
Fan, E;
Del Sorbo, L;
Goligher, EC;
Hodgson, CL;
Munshi, L;
Walkey, AJ;
Adhikari, NKJ;
Amato, MBP;
Branson, R;
Brower, RG;
Ferguson, ND;
Gajic, O;
Gattinoni, L;
Hess, D;
Mancebo, J;
Meade, MO;
McAuley, DF;
Pesenti, A;
Ranieri, VM;
Rubenfeld, GD;
Rubin, E;
Seckel, M;
Slutsky, AS;
Talmor, D;
Thompson, BT;
Wunsch, H;
Uleryk, E;
Brozek, J;
Brochard, LJ.
BACKGROUND: This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the use of mechanical ventilation in adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). METHODS: A multidisciplinary panel conducted systematic reviews and metaanalyses of the relevant research and applied Grad...
Al-Hameed, F. M;
Al-Dorzi, H. M;
Abdelaal, M. A;
Alaklabi, A;
Bakhsh, E;
Alomi, Y. A;
Al Baik, M;
Aldahan, S;
Schünemann, H;
Brozek, J;
Wiercioch, W;
Darzi, A. J;
Waziry, R;
Akl, E. A.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a preventable disease. Long distant travelers are prone to variable degree to develop VTE. However, the low risk of developing VTE among long-distance travelers and which travelers should receive VTE prophy...
Ren, CL;
Esther CR, Jr;
Debley, JS;
Sockrider, M;
Yilmaz, O;
Amin, N;
Bazzy-Asaad, A;
Davis, SD;
Durand, M;
Ewig, JM;
Yuksel, H;
Lombardi, E;
Noah, TL;
Radford, P;
Ranganathan, S;
Teper, A;
Weinberger, M;
Brozek, J;
Wilson, KC.
"BACKGROUND:
Infantile wheezing is a common problem, but there are no guidelines for the evaluation of infants with recurrent or persistent wheezing that is not relieved or prevented by standard therapies.
METHODS:
An American Thoracic Society-sanctioned guideline development committee selected clinical...
Al-Hameed, F. M;
Al-Dorzi, H. M;
Abdelaal, M. A;
Alaklabi, A;
Bakhsh, E;
Alomi, Y. A;
Al Baik, M;
Aldahan, S;
Schünemann, H;
Brozek, J;
Wiercioch, W;
Darzi, A. J;
Waziry, R;
Akl, E. A.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) acquired during hospitalization is common, yet preventable by the proper implementation of thromboprophylaxis which remains to be underutilized worldwide. As a result of an initiative by the Saudi Ministry of Health to improve medical practices in the country, an expert panel...
Alfadda, A. A;
Al-Dhwayan, M. M;
Alharbi, A. A;
Al Khudhair, B. K;
Al Nozha, O. M;
Al-Qahtani, N. M;
Alzahrani, S. H;
Bardisi, W. M;
Sallam, R. M;
Riva, J. J;
Brożek, J. L;
Schünemann, H. J;
Moore, A.
OBJECTIVE: To assist healthcare providers in evidence-based clinical decision-making for the management of overweight and obese adults in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: The Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia assembled an expert Saudi panel to produce this clinical practice guideline in 2015. In ...
Yepes-Nuñez, J. J;
Fiocchi, A;
Pawankar, R;
Cuello-Garcia, C. A;
Zhang, Y;
Morgano, G. P;
Ahn, K;
Al-Hammadi, S;
Agarwal, A;
Gandhi, S;
Beyer, K;
Burks, W;
Canonica, G. W;
Ebisawa, M;
Kamenwa, R;
Lee, B. W;
Li, H;
Prescott, S;
Riva, J. J;
Rosenwasser, L;
Sampson, H;
Spigler, M;
Terracciano, L;
Vereda, A;
Waserman, S;
Schünemann, H. J;
Brożek, J. L.
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of allergic diseases is approximately 10 % in infants whose parents and siblings do not have allergic diseases and 20-30 % in those with an allergic first-degree relative. Vitamin D is involved in the regulation of the immune system and it may play a role in the development, se...
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;
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...
Fiocchi, A;
Pawankar, R;
Cuello-Garcia, C;
Ahn, K;
Al-Hammadi, S;
Agarwal, A;
Beyer, K;
Burks, W;
Canonica, G. W;
Ebisawa, M;
Gandhi, S;
Kamenwa, R;
Lee, B. W;
Li, H;
Prescott, S;
Riva, J. J;
Rosenwasser, L;
Sampson, H;
Spigler, M;
Terracciano, L;
Vereda-Ortiz, A;
Waserman, S;
Yepes-Nuñez, J. J;
Brożek, J. L;
Schünemann, H. J.
BACKGROUND: Prevalence of allergic diseases in infants, whose parents and siblings do not have allergy, is approximately 10% and reaches 20-30% in those with an allergic first-degree relative. Intestinal microbiota may modulate immunologic and inflammatory systemic responses and, thus, influence developm...
