Travers, A. H;
Perkins, G. D;
Berg, R. A;
Castren, M;
Considine, J;
Escalante, R;
Gazmuri, R. J;
Koster, R. W;
Lim, S. H;
Nation, K. J;
Olasveengen, T. M;
Sakamoto, T;
Sayre, M. R;
Sierra, A;
Smyth, M. A;
Stanton, D;
Vaillancourt, C.
This review comprises the most extensive literature search and evidence evaluation to date on the most important international BLS interventions, diagnostics, and prognostic factors for cardiac arrest victims. It reemphasizes that the critical lifesaving steps of BLS are (1) prevention, (2) immediate rec...
A systematic literature review and meta-analyses (where appropriate) were performed and the GRADE approach was used to update the previous American Academy of Sleep Medicine Practice Parameters on the treatment of intrinsic circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders. Available data allowed for positive endors...
Silecchia, G;
Campanile, F. C;
Sanchez, L;
Ceccarelli, G;
Antinori, A;
Ansaloni, L;
Olmi, S;
Ferrari, G. C;
Cuccurullo, D;
Baccari, P;
Agresta, F;
Vettoretto, N;
Piccoli, M.
BACKGROUND: The Executive board of the Italian Society for Endoscopic Surgery (SICE) promoted an update of the first evidence-based Italian Consensus Conference Guidelines 2010 because a large amount of literature has been published in the last 4 years about the topics examined and new relevant issues. M...
DESCRIPTION: In December 2014, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a joint clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia for cardiovascular disease risk reduction in adults. This synopsis summarizes the major recommendations. METHODS...
OBJECTIVE: The objective is to formulate clinical practice guidelines for treating Cushing's syndrome. PARTICIPANTS: Participants include an Endocrine Society-appointed Task Force of experts, a methodologist, and a medical writer. The European Society for Endocrinology co-sponsored the guideline. EVIDENC...
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...
Gosselin, S;
Morris, M;
Miller-Nesbitt, A;
Hoffman, R. S;
Hayes, B. D;
Turgeon, A. F;
Gilfix, B. M;
Grunbaum, A. M;
Bania, T. C;
Thomas, S. H;
Morais, J. A;
Graudins, A;
Bailey, B;
Mégarbane, B;
Calello, D. P;
Levine, M;
Stellpflug, S. J;
Hoegberg, L. C;
Chuang, R;
Stork, C;
Bhalla, A;
Rollins, C. J;
Lavergne, V.
Intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) therapy is a novel treatment that was discovered in the last decade. Despite unclear understanding of its mechanisms of action, numerous and diverse publications attested to its clinical use. However, current evidence supporting its use is unclear and recommendations are ...
Yellow fever (YF) is a mosquito-borne viral disease that is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America. YF virus causes an estimated 200,000 cases of clinical disease and 30,000 deaths annually [WHO 1992]. Clinical disease ranges from a mild, undifferentiated febrile illness to severe disea...
In October 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensed the first serogroup B meningococcal (MenB) vaccine (MenB-FHbp [Trumenba®, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]) as a 3-dose series. The FDA licensed a second MenB vaccine (MenB-4C [Bexsero®...
OBJECTIVE: We sought to provide evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of fetal anemia. METHODS: A systematic literature review was performed using MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library. The search was restricted to English-language articles published from 1966 through May...
