To summarize the current evidence and to make recommendations for diagnosis and classification of placenta previa and for managing the care of women with this diagnosis. To manage in hospital or as an outpatient and to perform a cesarean delivery preterm or at term or to allow a trial of labour when a di...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage in women with
complications, such as pain and bleeding, in early pregnancy (that is, up to 13 completed weeks of
pregnancy). It aims to improve how early pregnancy loss is diagnosed, and the support women are
given, to limit ...
Legault, K;
Schunemann, H;
Hillis, C;
Yeung, C;
Akl, E. A;
Carrier, M;
Cervera, R;
Crowther, M;
Dentali, F;
Erkan, D;
Espinosa, G;
Khamashta, M;
Meerpohl, J. J;
Moffat, K;
O'Brien, S;
Pengo, V;
Rand, J. H;
Rodriguez Pinto, I;
Thom, L;
Iorio, A.
Background The McMaster RARE-Bestpractices project group selected the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) for a pilot exercise in guideline development for a rare disease. Objectives The objectives of this exercise were to provide a proof of principle that guidelines can be developed for rare d...
This guideline covers recognition, assessment and monitoring of faltering growth in infants and children. It includes a definition of growth thresholds for concern and identifying the risk factors for, and possible causes of, faltering growth. It also covers interventions, when to refer, service design, ...
Al-Mandeel, H. M;
Sagr, E;
Sait, K;
Latifah, H. M;
Al-Obaid, A;
Al-Badawi, I. A;
Alkushi, A. O;
Salem, H;
Massoudi, N. S;
Schunemann, H;
Mustafa, R. A;
Brignardello-Petersen, R.
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the third most common gynecological malignancy in Saudi women with an estimated incidence rate of 1.9 cases per 100 000 women-years. More than 40% of cervical cancer cases are diagnosed at advanced stages due to lack of a routine screening program in Saudi Arabia. Thus, nat...
Nguyen, GC;
Seow, CH;
Maxwell, C;
Huang, V;
Leung, Y;
Jones, J;
Leontiadis, GI;
Tse, F;
Mahadevan, U;
van der Woude, CJ.
"BACKGROUND & AIMS:
The management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) poses a particular challenge during pregnancy because the health of both the mother and the fetus must be considered.
METHODS:
A systematic literature search identified studies on the management of IBD during pregnancy. The quality o...
Inmunosupresores/administración & dosificación,
Colitis Ulcerosa,
Enfermedad de Crohn,
Sustitución de Medicamentos,
Gastroenterología,
Servicios de Salud Materna,
Atención Preconceptiva,
Complicaciones del Embarazo,
Medición de Riesgo,
Factores de Riesgo,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Enfermedades Inflamatorias del Intestino,
Enfermedad de Crohn/diagnóstico,
Enfermedad de Crohn/terapia,
Complicaciones del Embarazo/diagnóstico,
Complicaciones del Embarazo/terapia,
Inmunosupresores/efectos adversos,
Colitis Ulcerosa/diagnóstico,
Colitis Ulcerosa/terapia
Al-Hameed, F;
Al-Dorzi, H. M;
Shamy, A;
Qadi, A;
Bakhsh, E;
Aboelnazar, E;
Abdelaal, M;
Al Khuwaitir, T;
Al-Moamary, M. S;
Al-Hajjaj, M. S;
Brozek, J;
Schünemann, H;
Mustafa, R;
Falavigna, M.
The diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) may be challenging due to the inaccuracy of clinical assessment and diversity of diagnostic tests. On one hand, missed diagnosis may result in life-threatening conditions. On the other hand, unnecessary treatment may lead to serious complications. As a result...
These guidelines contain recommendations on the identification and management of substance use and substance use disorders for health care services which assist women who are pregnant, or have recently had a child, and who use alcohol or drugs or who have a substance use disorder. They have been develope...
Criteria for classifying and diagnosing hyperglycaemia first detected during pregnancy have been accepted by a group of experts convened by WHO. These new criteria are an update of recommendations published by WHO in 1999....
Bates, S. M;
Jaeschke, R;
Stevens, S. M;
Goodacre, Wells;
Stevenson, M. D;
Kearon, C;
Schunemann, H. J;
Crowther, M;
Pauker, S. G;
Makdissi, R;
Guyatt, G. H.
Chest; 141 (2,supl), 2012
BACKGROUND: Objective testing for DVT is crucial because clinical assessment alone is unreliable and the consequences of misdiagnosis are serious. This guideline focuses on the identification of optimal strategies for the diagnosis of DVT in ambulatory adults. METHODS: The methods of this guideline follo...
