This is the first edition of guidance on infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies for use when infection with a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is suspected. It has been adapted from WHO’s Infection prevention and control during health care for probable or confirmed cases of Middle East respirat...
The purpose of this document is to provide interim guidance to laboratories and stakeholders involved in laboratory testing of patients who meet the definition of suspected case of pneumonia associated with a novel coronavirus identified in Wuhan, China....
WHO has developed this interim guidance to meet the need
for recommendations on safe home care for patients with
suspected COVID-19 who present with mild symptoms
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and
on public health measures related to the management of their
contacts.
This document was adapted from the interim guidance on
Middle Eas...
This document is intended for clinicians taking care of hospitalised adult and paediatric patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when a nCoV infection is suspected. It is not meant to replace clinical judgment or specialist consultation but rather to strengthen clinical management of the...
Description: In September 2019, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a new joint clinical practice guideline for assessing and managing patients with chronic insomnia disorder and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This guideline is intended to give h...
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a complex and heterogeneous autoimmune disease, represents a significant challenge for both diagnosis and treatment. In 2019, under the leadership of the Chinese Rheumatology Association, a multidisciplinary guideline development group was established. The objective wa...
Pio, Carolina Santiago de Araújo;
Beckie, Theresa M;
Varnfield, Marlien;
Sarrafzadegan, Nizal;
Babu, Abraham S;
Baidya, Sumana;
Buckley, John;
Chen, Ssu-Yuan;
Gagliardi, Anna;
Heine, Martin;
Khiong, Jong Seng;
Mola, Ana;
Radi, Basuni;
Supervia, Marta;
Trani, Maria R;
Abreu, Ana;
Sawdon, John A;
Moffatt, Paul D;
Grace, Sherry.
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a recommendation in international clinical practice guidelines given its benefits; however, use is suboptimal. The purpose of this position statement was to translate evidence on interventions that increase CR enrollment and adherence into implementable recommendations. The...
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United
States; 148,869 lung cancer-associated deaths occurred in 2016
(1). Mortality might be reduced by identifying lung cancer
at an early stage when treatment can be more effective (2).
In 2013, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
re...
Govaerts, K;
Lurvink, R. J;
De Hingh, I. H. J. T;
Speeten, K. Van der;
Villeneuve, L;
Kusamura, S;
Kepenekian, V;
Deraco, M;
Glehen, O;
Moran, B. J.
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) is a rare peritoneal malignancy, most commonly originating from a perforated epithelial tumour of the appendix. Given its rarity, randomized controlled trials on treatment strategies are lacking, nor likely to be performed in the foreseeable future. However, many questions re...
Singh, Yogen;
Tissot, Cecile;
Fraga, María V;
Yousef, Nadya;
Cortes, Rafael Gonzalez;
Lopez, Jorge;
Sanchez-de-Toledo, Joan;
Brierley, Joe;
Colunga, Juan Mayordomo;
Raffaj, Dusan;
Cruz, Eduardo Da;
Durand, Philippe;
Kenderessy, Peter;
Lang, Hans-Joerg;
Nishisaki, Akira;
Kneyber, Martin C;
Tissieres, Pierre;
Conlon, Thomas W;
Luca, Daniele De.
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is nowadays an essential tool in critical care. Its role seems more important in neonates and children where other monitoring techniques may be unavailable. POCUS Working Group of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) aimed to provide evi...
