This guideline covers safe and effective prescribing of strong opioids for pain relief in adults with advanced and progressive disease. It aims to clarify the clinical pathway for prescribing and help to improve pain management and patient safety. Care during the last 2 to 3 days of life is covered by ca...
Loh, E;
Guy, SD;
Mehta, S;
Moulin, DE;
Bryce, TN;
Middleton, JW;
Siddall, PJ;
Hitzig, SL;
Widerström-Noga, E;
Finnerup, NB;
Kras-Dupuis, A;
Casalino, A;
Craven, BC;
Lau, B;
Côté, I;
Harvey, D;
O'Connell, C;
Orenczuk, S;
Parrent, AG;
Potter, P;
Short, C;
Teasell, R;
Townson, A;
Truchon, C;
Bradbury, CL;
Wolfe, D.
"STUDY DESIGN:
Clinical practice guidelines.
OBJECTIVES:
The objective was to develop the first Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of neuropathic pain in people with spinal cord injury (SCI).
SETTING:
The guidelines are relevant for inpatient and outpatient SCI rehabilitation sett...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in people aged 16 years and over. It aims to improve care for people with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma by promoting the best tests for diagnosis and staging and the most effective treatments for 6 of the subtypes. Tests and treatments covered...
This guideline covers preventing infective endocarditis (IE) in children, young people and adults. It focuses on people at increased risk of infective endocarditis undergoing dental, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary and respiratory tract procedures....
This guideline covers assessing and managing suspected or confirmed cirrhosis in people who are 16 years or older. It aims to improve how cirrhosis is identified and diagnosed. It recommends tools to assess the severity of cirrhosis and gives advice on monitoring people with cirrhosis to detect and manag...
This guideline covers how to identify the adults, young people and children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who have advanced liver fibrosis and are most at risk of further complications. It outlines the lifestyle changes and pharmacological treatments that can manage NAFLD and advanced li...
This guideline covers oral health, including dental health and daily mouth care, for adults in care homes. The aim is to maintain and improve their oral health and ensure timely access to dental treatment....
Pai, M;
Key, NS;
Skinner, M;
Curtis, R;
Feinstein, M;
Kessler, C;
Lane, SJ;
Makris, M;
Riker, E;
Santesso, N;
Soucie, JM;
Yeung, CH;
Iorio, A;
Schünemann, HJ.
This guideline was developed to identify evidence-based best practices in haemophilia care delivery, and discuss the range of care providers and services that are most important to optimize outcomes for persons with haemophilia (PWH) across the United States. The guideline was developed following specifi...
This guideline covers integrated diagnostic reporting for diagnosing haematological cancer in adults, young people and children. It also covers staffing, facilities (levels of care) and multidisciplinary teams needed for adults and young people. It aims to improve care for people with suspected or diagno...
This guideline covers systems and processes for using and managing controlled drugs safely in all NHS settings except care homes. It aims to improve working practices to comply with legislation and have robust governance arrangements. It also aims to reduce the safety risks associated with controlled dru...
