Surgical site infections are caused by bacteria that get in through incisions made during surgery. They threaten the lives of millions of patients each year and contribute to the spread of antibiotic resistance. In low- and middle-income countries, 11% of patients who undergo surgery are infected in the ...
The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and related complications since 1997. The 2015 update of the KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Hemodialysis Adequacy is intended to...
Bretonnière, C;
Leone, M;
Milési, C;
Allaouchiche, B;
Armand-Lefevre, L;
Baldesi, O;
Bouadma, L;
Decré, D;
Figueiredo, S;
Gauzit, R;
Guery, B;
Joram, N;
Jung, B;
Lasocki, S;
Lepape, A;
Lesage, F;
Pajot, O;
Philippart, F;
Souweine, B;
Tattevin, P;
Timsit, J. F;
Vialet, R;
Zahar, J. R;
Misset, B;
Bedos, J. P.
Emerging resistance to antibiotics shows no signs of decline. At the same time, few new antibacterials are being discovered. There is a worldwide recognition regarding the danger of this situation. The urgency of the situation and the conviction that practices should change led the Société de Réanimat...
Intra-abdominal infections are one of the most common gastrointestinal emergencies and a leading cause of septic shock. A consensus conference on the management of community-acquired peritonitis was published in 2000. A new consensus as well as new guidelines for less common situations such as peritoniti...
BACKGROUND: The objective of the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SSAI) task force on mechanical ventilation in adults with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is to formulate treatment recommendations based on available evidence from systematic reviews and ...
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...
Early detection of tuberculosis (TB) is essential to improve health outcomes for people with TB, and to reduce TB transmission more effectively. Systematic screening in high risk groups is a complement to efforts to improve the patient-initiated pathway to TB diagnosis (that is, diagnosing TB among peopl...
The overall objective of the guidelines is to provide public health approach guidance on evidencebased practices for testing, treating and managing LTBI in individuals with the highest risk of progression to active disease. The guidelines are expected to provide the basis and rationale for the developmen...
The Consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services bring together existing guidance relevant to the provision of HIV testing services (HTS) and addresses issues and elements for effective delivery of HTS that are common in a variety of settings, contexts and diverse populations. In addition, this docume...
Early detection of tuberculosis (TB) is essential to improve health outcomes for people with TB, and to reduce TB transmission more effectively. Systematic screening in high risk groups is a complement to efforts to improve the patient-initiated pathway to TB diagnosis (that is, diagnosing TB among peopl...
