This guideline covers diagnosing and managing peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in people aged 18 and over. Rapid changes in diagnostic methods, endovascular treatments and vascular services associated with new specialties in surgery and interventional radiology have resulted in considerable uncertainty ...
This guideline covers assessing and managing osteoarthritis in adults. It covers both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. It promotes effective treatment options to control joint pain and improve function in people with osteoarthritis. In December 2020 we reviewed our guidance on opioids ...
This guideline covers assessing and managing low back pain and sciatica in people aged 16 and over.
It outlines physical, psychological, pharmacological and surgical treatments to help people manage
their low back pain and sciatica in their daily life. The guideline aims to improve people's quality of
li...
This guideline covers the early and longer-term (rehabilitation) management of acute coronary syndromes. These include ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina. The guideline aims to improve survival and quality of lif...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing rheumatoid arthritis. It aims to improve quality of
life by ensuring that people with rheumatoid arthritis have the right treatment to slow the
progression of their condition and control their symptoms. People should also have rapid access to
specialist care ...
This guideline covers interventions that use a digital or mobile platform to help people eat more healthily, become more active, stop smoking, reduce their alcohol intake or practise safer sex. The interventions include those delivered by text message, apps, wearable devices or the internet. The guidelin...
Wu, Lei;
Chen, Yaolong;
Ma, Yanfang;
Yang, Zifeng;
Yang, Nan;
Denga, Wenze;
Chen, Yuanbin;
Sun, Yuanyuan;
Li, Yimin;
Lin, Lin.
Influenza is a major public health problem worldwide. Mutations and resistance development make the use of antiviral therapy challenging. Chinese patent medicines are often used to treat influenza in China and well tolerable. However, the misuse of Chinese patent medicines is common. We therefore aimed t...
This guideline covers managing neuropathic pain (nerve pain) with pharmacological treatments (drugs) in adults in non-specialist settings. It aims to improve quality of life for people with conditions such as neuralgia, shingles and diabetic neuropathy by reducing pain and promoting increased participati...
This guideline covers care for adults (aged 18 and over) having elective or emergency surgery, including dental surgery. It covers all phases of perioperative care, from the time people are booked for surgery until they are discharged afterward. The guideline includes recommendations on preparing for sur...
Rochwerg, Bram;
Agoritsas, Thomas;
Lamontagne, François;
Leo, Yee-Sin;
Macdonald, Helen;
Agarwal, Arnav;
Zeng, Linan;
Lytvyn, Lyubov;
Appiah, John Adabie;
Amin, Wagdy;
Arabi, Yaseen;
Blumberg, Lucille;
Burhan, Erlina;
Bausch, Frederique;
Calfee, Carolyn S;
Cao, Bin;
Cecconi, Maurizio;
Chanda, Duncan;
Cooke, Graham;
Du, Bin;
Dunning, Jake;
Geduld, Heike;
Gee, Patrick;
Hashimi, Madiha;
Hui, David S;
Kabra, Sushil;
Kanda, Seema;
Kawano-Dourado, Leticia;
Kim, Yae-Jean;
Kissoon, Niranjan;
Kwizera, Arthur;
Laake, Jon Henrik;
Machado, Flavia R;
Mahaka, Imelda;
Manai, Hela;
Mino, Greta;
Nsutebu, Emmanuel;
Pshenichnaya, Natalia;
Qadir, Nida;
Sabzwari, Saniya;
Sarin, Rohit;
Sharland, Michael;
Shen, Yinzhong;
Ranganathan, Shalini Sri;
Souza, Joao;
Ugarte, Sebastian;
Venkatapuram, Sridhar;
Dat, Vu Quoc;
Vuyiseka, Dubula;
Wijewickrama, Ananda;
Maguire, Brittany;
Zeraatkar, Dena;
Bartoszko, Jessica;
Ge, Long;
Brignardello-Petersen, Romina;
Siemieniuk, Reed;
Guyatt, Gordon;
Diaz, Janet;
Jacobs, Michael;
Vandvik, Per Olav.
What is the role of drug interventions in the treatment of patients with covid-19? The latest version of this WHO living guidance focuses on remdesivir, following the 15 October 2020 preprint publication of results from the WHO SOLIDARITY trial. It contains a weak or conditional recommendation against th...
