This guideline covers safe and effective prescribing of strong opioids for pain relief in adults with advanced and progressive disease. It aims to clarify the clinical pathway for prescribing and help to improve pain management and patient safety. Care during the last 2 to 3 days of life is covered by ca...
McGill, F;
Heyderman, RS;
Michael, BD;
Defres, S;
Beeching, NJ;
Borrow, R;
Glennie, L;
Gaillemin, O;
Wyncoll, D;
Kaczmarski, E;
Nadel, S;
Thwaites, G;
Cohen, J;
Davies, NW;
Miller, A;
Rhodes, A;
Read, RC;
Solomon, T.
Bacterial meningitis and meningococcal sepsis are rare conditions with high case fatality rates. Early recognition and prompt treatment saves lives. In 1999 the British Infection Society produced a consensus statement for the management of immunocompetent adults with meningitis and meningococcal sepsis. ...
Cuidados Críticos,
Meningitis Bacterianas,
Infecciones Meningocócicas,
Neisseria meningitidis,
Sepsis,
Punción Espinal,
Sepsis/terapia,
Sepsis/diagnóstico,
Meningitis Bacterianas/diagnóstico,
Meningitis Bacterianas/terapia,
Infecciones Meningocócicas/diagnóstico,
Infecciones Meningocócicas/terapia
"BACKGROUND:
The management of minor and moderate head trauma in children differs widely between countries. Presently, there are no existing guidelines for management of these children in Scandinavia. The purpose of this study was to produce new evidence-based guidelines for the initial management of hea...
McClave, Stephen A;
Taylor, Beth E;
Martindale, Robert G;
Warren, Malissa M;
Johnson, Debbie R;
Braunschweig, Carol;
McCarthy, Mary S;
Davanos, Evangelia;
Rice, Todd W;
Cresci, Gail A;
Gervasio, Jane M;
Sacks, Gordon S;
Roberts, Pamela R;
Compher, Charlene.
A.S.P.E.N. and SCCM are both nonprofit organizations com-posed of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals. The mis-sion of A.S.P.E.N. is to improve patient care by advancing the science and practice of clinical nutrition and metabolism. The mission of SCCM is to secure the highest-quality care for all...
Children admitted to hospital often die within 24 hours of admission. Many of these deaths could be prevented if very sick children are identified soon after their arrival in the health facility, and treatment is started immediately. This can be facilitated by rapid triage for all children presenting to ...
Al-Hameed, F. M;
Al-Dorzi, H. M;
Abdelaal, M. A;
Alaklabi, A;
Bakhsh, E;
Alomi, Y. A;
Al Baik, M;
Aldahan, S;
Schünemann, H;
Brozek, J;
Wiercioch, W;
Darzi, A. J;
Waziry, R;
Akl, E. A.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) acquired during hospitalization is common, yet preventable by the proper implementation of thromboprophylaxis which remains to be underutilized worldwide. As a result of an initiative by the Saudi Ministry of Health to improve medical practices in the country, an expert panel...
