De Hert, S;
Staender, S;
Fritsch, G;
Hinkelbein, J;
Afshari, A;
Bettelli, G;
Bock, M;
Chew, M. S;
Coburn, M;
De Robertis, E;
Drinhaus, H;
Feldheiser, A;
Geldner, G;
Lahner, D;
Macas, A;
Neuhaus, C;
Rauch, S;
Santos-Ampuero, M. A;
Solca, M;
Tanha, N;
Traskaite, V;
Wagner, G;
Wappler, F.
The purpose of this update of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) guidelines on the pre-operative evaluation of the adult undergoing noncardiac surgery is to present recommendations based on the available relevant clinical evidence. Well performed randomised studies on the topic are limited and...
BACKGROUND: Wet or productive cough is common in children with chronic cough. We formulated recommendations based on systematic reviews related to the management of chronic wet cough in children (aged ≤ 14 years) based on two key questions: (1) how effective are antibiotics in improving the resolution ...
INTRODUCTION: This guideline establishes clinical practice recommendations for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults and is intended for use in conjunction with other American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) guidelines on the evaluation and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing in a...
Lewinsohn, DM;
Leonard, MK;
LoBue, PA;
Cohn, DL;
Daley, CL;
Desmond, E;
Keane, J;
Lewinsohn, DA;
Loeffler, AM;
Mazurek, GH;
O'Brien, RJ;
Pai, M;
Richeldi, L;
Salfinger, M;
Shinnick, TM;
Sterling, TR;
Warshauer, DM;
Woods, GL.
BACKGROUND: Individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) may develop symptoms and signs of disease (tuberculosis disease) or may have no clinical evidence of disease (latent tuberculosis infection [LTBI]). Tuberculosis disease is a leading cause of infectious disease morbidity and mortality...
Mazuski, J. E;
Tessier, J. M;
May, A. K;
Sawyer, R. G;
Nadler, E. P;
Rosengart, M. R;
Chang, P. K;
O'Neill, P. J;
Mollen, K. P;
Huston, J. M;
Diaz, J. J. Jr.
BACKGROUND: Previous evidence-based guidelines on the management of intra-abdominal infection (IAI) were published by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS) in 1992, 2002, and 2010. At the time the most recent guideline was released, the plan was to update the guideline every five years to ensure the timel...
The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) has provided evidence-based guidelines for all stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and related complications since 1997. The 2015 update of the KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Hemodialysis Adequacy is intended to...
