Clinical question: What is the role of medical cannabis or cannabinoids for people living with chronic pain due to cancer or non-cancer causes?
Current practice: Chronic pain is common and distressing and associated with considerable socioeconomic burden globally. Medical cannabis is increasingly used t...
Lamelas, Pablo;
Ragusa, Martin Alberto;
Jaffer, Iqbal;
Ribeiro, Henrique;
Baranchuk, Adrian;
Wyss, Fernando;
Sosa Liprandi, Alvaro;
Olivares, Gabriel;
Arrais, Magaly;
Rendon, Juan Camilo;
Catrip, Jorge;
Agatiello, Carla;
Cura, Fernando;
Marchena, Alfaro;
Sandoli de Brito Jr, Fabio;
Mangione, Jose;
Damonte, Anibal;
Santaera, Omar;
Hidalgo, Pedro;
Nieuwlaat, Robby;
Izcovich, Ariel;
Fernandez, Juan A.
In elderly (75 years or older) patients living in Latin America with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis candidates for transfemoral approach, the panel suggests the use of transcatheter aortic valve implant (TAVI) over surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). This is a conditional recommendation, based ...
Woods, Charles;
Bradley, John;
Chatterjee, Archana;
Copley, Lawson;
Robinson, Joan;
Kronman, Matthew;
Arrieta, Antonio;
Fowler, Sandra;
Harison, Christopher;
Carrillo-Marquez, Maria;
Arnold, Sandra;
Eppes, Stephen;
Stadler, Laura;
Allen, Coburn;
Mazur, Lynnette;
Creech, Buddy;
Shah, Samir;
Zaoutis, Theoklis;
Feldman, David;
Lavergne, Valery.
This clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) in children was developed by a multidisciplinary panel representing Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). This guideline is intended for...
Clinical question What are the benefits and harms of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists when added to usual care (lifestyle interventions and/or other diabetes drugs) in adults with type 2 diabetes at different risk for cardiovascular ...
De Simone, Belinda;
Chouillard, Elie;
Sateli, Massimo;
Biffl, Walter;
Di Saverio, Salomone;
Moore, Ernest;
Kluger, Yoram;
Abu-Zidan, Fikri;
Ansoloni, Luca;
Coccolini, Federico;
Leppänemi, Ari;
Peitzmann, Andrew;
Pagani, Leonardo;
Fraga, Gustavo;
Paolilo, Ciro;
Picetti, Edoardo;
Valentino, Massimo;
Pikoulis, Emmanouil;
Biaocchi, Gian;
Catena, Fausto.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic has occurred, nations showed their unpreparedness to deal with a mass casualty incident of this proportion and severity, which resulted in a tremendous number of deaths even among healthcare workers. The World Society of Emergency Surgery conceived this position paper with the...
Lamontagne, François;
Agoritsas, Thomas;
Siemieniuk, Reed;
Rochwerg, Bram;
Bartoszko, Jessica;
Askie, Lisa;
Macdonald, Helen;
Amin, Wagdy;
Bausch, Frederique Jacquerioz;
Burhan, Erlina;
Cecconi, Maurizio;
chanda, Duncan;
Quoc Dat, Vu;
Du, Bin;
Geduld, Heike;
Gee, Patrick;
Nerina, Harley;
Hashimi, Madiha;
Hunt, Beverley;
Kabra, Sushil;
Kanda, Seema;
Kawano-Dourado, Leticia;
Kim, Yae-Jean;
Kissoon, Niranjan;
Kwizera, Arthur;
Leo, Yee-Sin;
Mahaka, Imelda;
Manai, Hela;
Mino, Greta;
Nsutebu, Emmanuel;
Pshenichnaya, Natalia;
Qadir, Nida;
Ranganathan, Shalini Sri;
Sabzwari, Saniya;
Sarin, Rohit;
Sharland, Michael;
Shen, Yinzhong;
Souza, Joao;
Stegemman, Miriam;
Ugarte, Sebastian;
Venkatapuram, Sridhar;
Vuyiseka, Dubula;
Preller, Jacobus;
Brignardello-Petersen, Romina;
Kum, Elena;
Qasim, Lyubov;
Zeraatkar, Dena;
Owen, Andrew;
Guyatt, Gordon;
Lytvyn, Lyubov;
Diaz, Janet;
Vandvik, Per;
Jacobs, Michael.
Clinical question What is the role of drugs in preventing covid-19? Why does this matter?There is widespread interest in whether drug interventions can be used for the prevention of covid-19, but there is uncertainty about which drugs, if any, are effective. The first version of this living guideline foc...
