This guideline covers assessing and reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE or blood clots) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in people aged 16 and over in hospital. It aims to help healthcare professionals identify people most at risk and describes interventions that can be used to reduce the risk...
This guideline covers how to improve the physical environment to encourage and support physical activity. The aim is to increase the general population’s physical activity levels. The recommendations in this guideline should be read alongside NICE's guideline on physical activity: walking and cycling....
Kidney transplantation from a living donor, when available, is the treatment of choice for most patients with end stage renal disease, offering optimum patient and graft survival and reduced time on the national transplant waiting list. Living donor transplantation also offers a proportion of complex rec...
Hepatitis B is a common infectious disease that can result in progressive liver damage requiring liver transplantation. Due to the high prevalence of hepatitis B infection worldwide many patients who are transplanted with other solid organs will have either had hepatitis B in the past or have active dise...
Cryptococcal disease is an opportunistic infection that occurs primarily among people with advanced HIV disease and is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in this group. By far the most common presentation of cryptococcal disease is cryptococcal meningitis, which accounts for an estimated 15% o...
Supplement to the 2016 consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing HIV infection...
Kobayashi, A;
Czlonkowska, A;
Ford, GA;
Fonseca, AC;
Luijckx, GJ;
Korv, J;
de la Ossa, NP;
Price, C;
Russell, D;
Tsiskaridze, A;
Messmer-Wullen, M;
De Keyser, J.
Background and purpose
The reduction of delay between onset and hospital arrival and adequate pre‐hospital care of persons with acute stroke are important for improving the chances of a favourable outcome. The objective is to recommend evidence‐based practices for the management of patients with susp...
Objetivo
Proporcionar unas recomendaciones prácticas para la evaluación y tratamiento de la osteoporosis del varón.
Participantes
Miembros del Grupo de Metabolismo Mineral de la Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición.
Métodos
Las recomendaciones se formularon de acuerdo con el sistema G...
This guideline covers the care and support of adults receiving social care in their own homes, residential care and community settings. It aims to help people understand what care they can expect and to improve their experience by supporting them to make decisions about their care....
