Resultados: 604

    Official Executive Summary of an American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline: Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults

    "BACKGROUND: This clinical practice guideline addresses six questions related to liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults. It is the result of a collaborative effort between the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians. METHODS: A multidisciplinary pa...

    An Official American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline: Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults. Rehabilitation Protocols, Ventilator Liberation Protocols, and Cuff Leak Tests

    "BACKGROUND: Interventions that lead to earlier liberation from mechanical ventilation can improve patient outcomes. This guideline, a collaborative effort between the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians, provides evidence-based recommendations to optimize liberation fr...

    Prevention of fall-related injuries in the elderly: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guideline

    J Trauma Acute Care Surg; 82 (1), 2017
    "BACKGROUND: Fall-related injuries among the elderly (age 65 and older) are the cause of nearly 750,000 hospitalizations and 25,000 deaths per year in the United States, yet prevention research is lagging. Using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology, t...

    Liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults: an official American College of Chest Physicians/American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline: inspiratory pressure augmentation during spontaneous breathing trials, protocols minimizing sedation, and noninvasive ventilation immediately after extubation

    Chest; 151 (1), 2017
    DESCRIPTION: The Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters, which comprises representatives of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), formed a workgroup to review evidence and provide guidance to health care provide...

    Liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically Ill adults: Executive Summary of an Official American College of Chest Physicians/American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    Chest; 151 (1), 2017

    Diagnosis of acute gout: a Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians

    Ann Intern Med; 166 (1), 2017
    DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the diagnosis of gout. METHODS: This guideline is based on a systematic review of published studies on gout diagnosis, identified using several databases, from da...

    Management of adult pancreatic injuries: a practice management guideline from the Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

    J Trauma Acute Care Surg; 82 (1), 2017
    BACKGROUND: Traumatic injury to the pancreas is rare but is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, including fistula, sepsis, and death. There are currently no practice management guidelines for the medical and surgical management of traumatic pancreatic injuries. The overall objective of t...

    European Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia

    Eur Respir J; 49 (1), 2017
    The diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia is often confirmed with standard, albeit complex and expensive, tests. In many cases, however, the diagnosis remains difficult despite the array of sophisticated diagnostic tests. There is no "gold standard" reference test. Hence, a Task Force supported by the ...

    The surgical Infection Society Revised Guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection

    Surg. infect.,(Larchmt.); 18 (1), 2017
    BACKGROUND: Previous evidence-based guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection (IAI) were published by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in 1992, 2002, and 2010. At the time the most recent guideline was released, the plan was to update the guideline every five years to ensure the timel...

    Guía de práctica clínica para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC): guía española de la EPOC (GesEPOC)

    Arch. bronconeumol. (Ed. impr.); 53 (supl 1), 2017
    La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) presenta una gran heterogeneidad clínica, por lo que su tratamiento se debe individualizar según el nivel de riesgo y el fenotipo. La Guía Española de la EPOC (GesEPOC) estableció por primera vez en 2012 unas pautas de tratamiento farmacológico bas...