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ESPEN guidelines on nutrition in cancer patients
Clin Nutr; 36 (1), 2017
Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and the number of new cases is expected to rise significantly over the next decades. At the same time, all types of cancer treatment, such as surgery, radiation therapy, and pharmacological therapies are improving in sophisticatio...
Italian prostate biopsies group: 2016 updated guidelines insights
Anticancer Res; 37 (2), 2017
AIM: To present a summary of the updated guidelines of the Italian Prostate Biopsies Group following the best recent evidence of the literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic review of the new data emerging from 2012-2015 was performed by a panel of 14 selected Italian experts in urology, pathology...
Oral pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a clinical practice guideline update From the American College of Physicians
Ann. intern. med; 166 (4), 2017
DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on oral pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults. This guideline serves as an update to the 2012 ACP guideline on the same topic. This guideline is endor...
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy, Arterial Pressure/drug effects, Diabetic Angiopathies/prevention & control, Glycated Hemoglobin, Heart Rate/drug effects, Hypoglycemic Agents/administration & dosage, Metformin/administration & dosage, Sulfonylurea Receptors/administration & dosage, Weight Loss, Drug Therapy, Combination
Clinical practice guideline for the pharmacologic treatment of chronic insomnia in adults: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline
J. clin. sleep med; 13 (2), 2017
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this guideline is to establish clinical practice recommendations for the pharmacologic treatment of chronic insomnia in adults, when such treatment is clinically indicated. Unlike previous meta-analyses, which focused on broad classes of drugs, this guideline focuses on indiv...
Protocolo clínico basado en la evidencia: indicaciones para radioterapia de intensidad modulada (IMRT)
La radioterapia de intensidad modulada
(IMRT) es una tecnología de alto costo que no
pertenece al plan de beneficios del sistema
general de seguridad social de nuestro país.
Sin embargo, su uso se ha incrementado de
manera progresiva durante los últimos años.
En la actualidad, las guías de práctica...
Antimicrobial stewardship: changing risk-related behaviours in the general population
This guideline covers making people aware of how to correctly use antimicrobial medicines (including antibiotics) and the dangers associated with their overuse and misuse. It also includes measures to prevent and control infection that can stop people needing antimicrobials or spreading infection to othe...
Cerebral palsy in under 25s: assessment and management
This guideline covers diagnosing, assessing and managing cerebral palsy in children and young people from birth up to their 25th birthday. It aims to make sure they get the care and treatment they need for the developmental and clinical comorbidities associated with cerebral palsy, so that they can be as...
Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinical Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children
Clin Infect Dis.; 64 (2), 2017
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...
Official Executive Summary of an American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline: Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med; 195 (1), 2017
"BACKGROUND:
This clinical practice guideline addresses six questions related to liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults. It is the result of a collaborative effort between the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians.
METHODS:
A multidisciplinary pa...