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    Expert consensus-based clinical practice guidelines management of intravascular catheters in the intensive care unit

    Ann. intensive care; 118 (), 2020
    The French Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SRLF), jointly with the French-Speaking Group of Paediatric Emer‑ gency Rooms and Intensive Care Units (GFRUP) and the French-Speaking Association of Paediatric Surgical Inten‑ sivists (ADARPEF), worked out guidelines for the management of central venous...

    KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Nutrition in CKD: 2020 Update

    Am. j. kidney dis; 76 (3), 2020
    The National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for nutrition in kidney diseases since 1999. Since the publication of the first KDOQI nutrition guideline, there has been a great accumulation of new evidence regarding the managem...

    Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment: Last updated 19 August 2020

    This guideline covers preventing and treating surgical site infections in adults, young people and children who are having a surgical procedure involving a cut through the skin. It focuses on methods used before, during and after surgery to minimise the risk of infection....

    The Veterans Administration and Department of Defense clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of sleep disorders: what does this mean for the practice of sleep medicine?

    J. clin. sleep med; 16 (8), 2020
    In 2017 the Veterans Administration (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD) launched development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, with the goal of informing and improving patient care. The guideline development process followed GRADE methodology, con...

    Guideline No. 403: initial investigation and management of adnexal masses

    J. obstet. gynaecol. Can; 42 (8), 2020
    To aid primary care physicians, emergency medicine physicians, and gynaecologists in the initial investigation of adnexal masses, defined as lumps that appear near the uterus or in or around ovaries, fallopian tubes, or surrounding connective tissue, and to outline recommendations for identifying women w...

    Guideline No. 404: initial investigation and management of benign ovarian masses

    J. obstet. gynaecol. Can; 42 (8), 2020
    To provide recommendations for a systematic approach to the initial investigation and management of a benign ovarian mass and facilitate patient referral to a gynaecologic oncologist for management....

    Management considerations for the surgical treatment of Colorectal Cancer during the Global COVID-19 pandemic

    Ann. surg; 272 (2), 2020
    The COVID-19 pandemic requires to conscientiously weigh ‘‘timely surgical intervention’’ for colorectal cancer against efforts to conserve hospital resources and protect patients and health care providers. Professional societies provided ad-hoc guidance at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic on d...

    Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of VTE in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019: CHEST guideline and expert panel report

    Emerging evidence shows that severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be complicated by a significant coagulopathy, that likely manifests in the form of both microthrombosis and VTE. This recognition has led to the urgent need for practical guidance regarding prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of...

    Management and prevention of anemia (acute bleeding excluded) in adult critical care patients

    Anemia is very common in critical care patients, on admission (affecting about two thirds ofpatients), but also during and after their stay, due to repeated blood loss, the effects of inflammation onerythropoiesis, a decreased red blood cell life span, and haemodilution. Anemia is associated withseverity...

    Society for Vascular Surgery clinical practice guidelines of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms

    Thoracic aortic diseases, including disease of the descending thoracic aorta (DTA), are significant causes of death in the United States. Open repair of DTA is a physiologically impactful operation with relatively high rates of mortality, paraplegia, and renal failure. Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repa...