This guideline covers the initial assessment of symptoms and signs that might indicate a neurological condition. It helps non-specialist healthcare professionals to identify people who should be offered referral for specialist investigation. This guideline includes recommendations for: people aged 16 and...
El diagnóstico y la certificación de muerte, históricamente se basó en la confirmación del cese irreversible de las funciones cardiorrespiratorias. La GuÃa de Práctica ClÃnica de diagnóstico de muerte encefálica y manejo del potencial donante de órganos forma parte del Catálogo Maestro de GuÃ...
The World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) strategy for tuberculosis (TB) prevention, care and control for 2015–2035 (known as the End TB Strategy) prioritizes the early diagnosis of TB. This prioritization includes cases of smear-negative disease, which are often associated with coinfection with HIV ...
This document is a valuable working tool for anyone who works in the health networks of Latin American countries. It describes the most recent basic and fundamental guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of American trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) based on the evidence published to date, and is now ...
Every year up to 1 billion children experience physical, sexual or psychological violence. These new WHO guidelines aim to help frontline healthcare providers to recognize children who have suffered from violence and neglect and provide evidence-based first line support. Specifically, the guidelines focu...
These consolidated guidelines on HIV testing services (HTS) bring together existing and
new guidance on HTS across different settings and populations.
The World Health Organization (WHO) first released consolidated guidelines on HTS in
2015, in response to requests from Member States, national programme ...
This guideline covers assessing and managing renal and ureteric stones. It aims to improve the detection, clearance and prevention of stones, so reducing pain and anxiety, and improving quality of life. This guideline includes recommendations on: diagnostic imaging; managing pain; medical expulsive ther...
La neumonÃa intrahospitalaria (NIH) es una de las causas más comunes de infecciones
nosocomiales, con una alta morbilidad y mortalidad(1), y un alto costo para el sistema de
salud(2). Dentro de las NIH, la neumonÃa asociada a ventilador (NAV) ocurre en pacientes que
han estado en ventilación mecánic...
OBJECTIVE: To estimate benefits and harms of different colorectal cancer screening strategies, stratified by (baseline) 15-year colorectal cancer risk. DESIGN: Microsimulation modelling study using MIcrosimulation SCreening ANalysis-Colon (MISCAN-Colon).SETTING: A parallel guideline committee (BMJ Rapid ...
These guidelines on oesophageal manometry and gastro-oesophageal reflux monitoring supersede those produced in 2006. Since 2006 there have been significant technological advances, in particular, the development of high resolution manometry (HRM) and oesophageal impedance monitoring. The guidelines were d...
