Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by aberrant peristalsis and insufficient relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. Patients most commonly present with dysphagia to solids and liquids, regurgitation, and occasional chest pain with or without weight loss. High-resolution mano...
In 2017 the Veterans Administration (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD) launched development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, with the goal of informing and improving patient care. The guideline development process followed GRADE methodology, con...
A potentially severe acute respiratory infection caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[1] The clinical presentation is generally that of a respiratory infection
with a symptom severity ranging from a mild common cold-like illness, to a severe viral ...
Betacoronavirus/patogenicidad,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/diagnóstico por imagen,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/complicaciones,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/tratamiento farmacológico,
Neumonía Viral/diagnóstico por imagen,
Neumonía Viral/tratamiento farmacológico,
Neumonía Viral/complicaciones,
Pandemias/estadística & datos numéricos,
Brote de los Síntomas,
Grupos de Riesgo,
China/epidemiología,
Neumonía Asociada a la Atención Médica/diagnóstico,
Personal de Salud/organización & administración,
Portador Sano/transmisión,
Transmisión Vertical de Enfermedad Infecciosa/prevención & control
The COVID-19 pandemic requires to conscientiously weigh ‘‘timely surgical intervention’’ for colorectal cancer against efforts to conserve hospital resources and protect patients and health care providers. Professional societies provided ad-hoc guidance at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic on d...
Esta guía de práctica clínica provee recomendaciones informadas por la evidencia para la identificación de marcadores y factores de riesgo de mortalidad de los pacientes críticos, control de la infección, recolección de muestras, cuidado de soporte (ventilatorio y hemodinámico), tratamiento farma...
Moores, Lisa K;
Tritschler, Tobias;
Brosnahan, Shari;
Carrier, Marc;
Collen, Jacob F;
Doerschug, Kevin;
Holley, Aaron B;
Jimenez, David;
Gal, Gregoire Le;
Rali, Parth;
Wells, Philip.
Emerging evidence shows that severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be complicated by a significant coagulopathy, that likely manifests in the form of both microthrombosis and VTE. This recognition has led to the urgent need for practical guidance regarding prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of...
Altman, Alon;
Robert, Magali;
Armbrust, Robert;
Fawcett, William;
Nihira, Mikio;
Jones, Chris;
Tamussino, Karl;
Sehouli, Jalid;
Dowdy, Sean;
Nelson, Gregg.
This is the first collaborative Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Society guideline for optimal perioperative care for vulvar and vaginal surgeries. An Embase and PubMed database search of publications was performed. Studies on each topic within the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery vulvar and vaginal outlin...
A work group from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Academy of Oncologic Physical Therapy developed a clinical practice guideline to aid clinicians in identifying interventions for people with breast cancer-related lymphedema, targeting volume reduction, beginning at breast cancer diagnosi...
Thoracic aortic diseases, including disease of the descending thoracic aorta (DTA), are significant causes of death in the United States. Open repair of DTA is a physiologically impactful operation with relatively high rates of mortality, paraplegia, and renal failure. Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repa...
FitzGerald, John D;
Dalbeth, Nicola;
Mikuls, Ted;
Brignardello‐Petersen, Romina;
Guyatt, Gordon;
Abeles, Aryeh M;
Gelber, Allan C;
Harrold, Leslie R;
Khanna, Dinesh;
King, Charles;
Levy, Gerald;
Libbey, Caryn;
Mount, David;
Pillinger, Michael H;
Rosenthal, Ann;
Singh, Jasvinder A;
Sims, James Edward;
Smith, Benjamin J;
Wenger, Neil S;
Bae, Sangmee Sharon;
Danve, Abhijeet;
Khanna, Puja P;
Kim, Seoyoung C;
Lenert, Aleksander;
Poon, Samuel;
Qasim, Anila;
Sehra, Shiv T;
Sharma, Tarun Sudhir Kumar;
Toprover, Michael;
Turgunbaev, Marat;
Zeng, Linan;
Zhang, Mary Ann;
Turner, Amy S;
Neogi, Tuhina.
To provide guidance for the management of gout, including indications for and optimal use of urate- lowering therapy (ULT), treatment of gout ares, and lifestyle and other medication recommendation Fifty- seven population, intervention, comparator, and outcomes questions were developed, followed by a ...
