Resultados: 9

    American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: transfusion support

    Blood adv. (Online); 4 (2), 2020
    Red cell transfusions remain a mainstay of therapy for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), but pose significant clinical challenges. Guidance for specific indications and administration of transfusion, as well as screening, prevention, and management of alloimmunization, delayed hemolytic transfusio...

    Colorectal cancer screening with faecal immunochemical testing, sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy: a clinical practice guideline

    BMJ; 367 (), 2019
    Recent 15-year updates of sigmoidoscopy screening trials provide new evidence on the effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening. Prompted by the new evidence, we asked: “Does colorectal cancer screening make an important difference to health outcomes in individuals initiating screening at age 50 to 7...

    European Academy of Neurology and European Stroke Organization consensus statement and practical guidance for pre‐hospital management of stroke

    Eur. j. neurol; 25 (3), 2018
    Background and purpose The reduction of delay between onset and hospital arrival and adequate pre‐hospital care of persons with acute stroke are important for improving the chances of a favourable outcome. The objective is to recommend evidence‐based practices for the management of patients with susp...

    Use of silver diamine fluoride for dental caries management in children and adolescents, including those with special health care needs

    Pediatr. dent; 39 (5), 2017
    BACKGROUND: This manuscript presents evidence-based guidance on the use of 38 percent silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for dental caries management in children and adolescents, including those with special health care needs. A guideline workgroup formed by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry develop...

    Cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low-resource settings

    Heart; 102 (18), 2016
    "OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular disease is a global epidemic, which is largely preventable. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is demonstrated to be cost-effective and efficacious in high-income countries. CR could represent an important approach to mitigate the epidemic of cardiovascular disease in lower-resource s...

    World Health Organization Guidelines for treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2-3 and screen-and-treat strategies to prevent cervical cancer

    Int. j. gynaecol. obstet; 132 (2), 2016
    "BACKGROUND: It is estimated that 1%-2% of women develop cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2-3 (CIN 2-3) annually worldwide. The prevalence among women living with HIV is higher, at 10%. If left untreated, CIN 2-3 can progress to cervical cancer. WHO has previously published guidelines for strateg...

    Guidance for practitioners on the use of antiviral drugs to control influenza outbreaks in long-term care facilities in Canada, 2014-2015 season

    The purpose of this guidance document is to inform physicians and other health care practitioners of an increased risk of influenza outbreaks in long-term care facilities (LTCF) during the 2014-2015 influenza season in Canada, and to provide recommendations for adjustment to LTCF outbreak control measure...

    Fourth Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia: recommendations for family physicians

    Can. fam. physician; 60 (5), 2014
    "OBJECTIVE: To revise diagnostic strategies for Alzheimer disease (AD), update recommendations on symptomatic treatment of dementia, and provide an approach to rapidly progressive and early-onset dementias. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE: Experts and delegates representing relevant disciplines from divers...

    Diagnosis and Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults

    Am. fam. physician; 83 (11), 2011
    Community-acquired pneumonia is diagnosed by clinical features (e.g., cough, fever, pleuritic chest pain) and by lung imaging, usually an infiltrate seen on chest radiography. Initial evaluation should determine the need for hospitalization versus outpatient management using validated mortality or severi...