This guideline covers assessment, diagnosis and referral for people over 16 who have had a transient loss of consciousness (TLoC; also called a blackout). It aims to improve care for people with TLoC by specifying the most effective assessments and recommending when to refer to a specialist....
Le Roux, P;
Menon, DK;
Citerio, G;
Vespa, P;
Bader, MK;
Brophy, GM;
Diringer, MN;
Stocchetti, N;
Videtta, W;
Armonda, R;
Badjatia, N;
Böesel, J;
Chesnut, R;
Chou, S;
Claassen, J;
Czosnyka, M;
De, Georgia, M;
Figaji, A;
Fugate, J;
Helbok, R;
Horowitz, D;
Hutchinson, P;
Kumar, M;
McNett, M;
Miller, C;
Naidech, A;
Oddo, M;
Olson, D;
O'Phelan, K;
Provencio, JJ;
Puppo, C;
Riker, R;
Robertson, C;
Schmidt, M;
Taccone, F.
Neurocritical care depends, in part, on careful patient monitoring but as yet there are little data on what processes are the most important to monitor, how these should be monitored, and whether monitoring these processes is cost-effective and impacts outcome. At the same time, bioinformatics is a rapid...
This guideline covers recognising, assessing and treating bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression) in children, young people and adults. The recommendations apply to bipolar I, bipolar II, mixed affective and rapid cycling disorders. It aims to improve access to treatment and quality of life...
Mortensen, K;
Nilsson, M;
Slim, K;
Schäfer, M;
Mariette, C;
Braga, M;
Carli, F;
Demartines, N;
Griffin, SM;
Lassen, K.
"BACKGROUND:
Application of evidence-based perioperative care protocols reduces complication rates, accelerates recovery and shortens hospital stay. Presently, there are no comprehensive guidelines for perioperative care for gastrectomy.
METHODS:
An international working group within the Enhanced Recove...
Anticoagulantes,
Catárticos,
Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas,
Analgesia Epidural,
Profilaxis Antibiótica,
Consejo,
Descompresión Quirúrgica,
Suplementos Dietéticos,
Drenaje,
Gastrectomía,
Trastornos del Metabolismo de la Glucosa,
Hipotermia,
Bloqueo Nervioso,
Apoyo Nutricional,
Cuidados Posoperatorios,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias,
Náusea y Vómito Posoperatorios,
Cuidados Preoperatorios,
Prevención del Hábito de Fumar,
Desequilibrio Hidroelectrolítico,
Anticoagulantes/uso terapéutico,
Desequilibrio Hidroelectrolítico/prevención & control,
Reposo en Cama,
Catárticos/uso terapéutico
DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the nonsurgical management of urinary incontinence (UI) in women. METHODS: This guideline is based on published English-language literature on nonsurgical managem...
An adaptation of Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methods [1] was used to evaluate relative benefits and harms of live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) and inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) for healthy children aged 2 through 8 years. As of the 2013-14 influ...
DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea in adults. METHODS: This guideline is based on published literature on this topic that was identified by using MEDLINE (1...
This guideline covers organisational and managerial approaches to safe nurse staffing of inpatient wards for people aged 18 and over in acute hospitals. It aims to ensure that patients receive the nursing care they need, regardless of the ward to which they are allocated, the time of the day, or the day ...
Zuberbier, T;
Aberer, W;
Asero, R;
Bindslev-Jensen, C;
Brzoza, Z;
Canonica, GW;
Church, MK;
Ensina, LF;
Giménez-Arnau, A;
Godse, K;
Gonçalo, M;
Grattan, C;
Hebert, J;
Hide, M;
Kaplan, A;
Kapp, A;
Abdul, Latiff, AH;
Mathelier-Fusade, P;
Metz, M;
Nast, A;
Saini, SS;
Sánchez-Borges, M;
Schmid-Grendelmeier, P;
Simons, FE;
Staubach, P;
Sussman, G;
Toubi, E;
Vena, GA;
Wedi, B;
Zhu, XJ;
Maurer, M.
This guideline is the result of a systematic literature review using the 'Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation' (GRADE) methodology and a structured consensus conference held on 28 and 29 November 2012, in Berlin. It is a joint initiative of the Dermatology Section of the Eur...
"BACKGROUND:
Children with severe intestinal failure and prolonged dependence on parenteral nutrition are susceptible to the development of parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease (PNALD). The purpose of this clinical guideline is to develop recommendations for the care of children with PN-dependen...
