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    Twin and triplet pregnancy

    This guideline covers the care that should be offered to women with a twin or triplet pregnancy in addition to the routine care that is offered to all women during pregnancy. It aims to reduce the risk of complications and improve outcomes for women and their babies....

    WHO interim guidelines for the treatment of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis

    Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), or sleeping sickness, is a parasitic infection that is almost invariably fatal unless treated. It is a neglected tropical disease that occurs in sub-Saharan Africa. The infection is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected tsetse fly. The parasite multipl...

    European Respiratory Society guidelines on long-term home non-invasive ventilation for management of COPD

    Eur. respir. j; 54 (3), 2019
    While the role of acute non-invasive ventilation (NIV) has been shown to improve outcome in acute life-threatening hypercapnic respiratory failure in COPD, the evidence of clinical efficacy of long-term home NIV (LTH-NIV) for management of COPD is less. This document provides evidence-based recommendatio...

    Management of Severe Asthma: a European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society Guideline

    Eur. respir. j; 54 (3), 2019
    This document provides clinical recommendations for the management of severe asthma. Comprehensive evidence syntheses, including meta-analyses, were performed to summarise all available evidence relevant to the Task Force's questions. The evidence was appraised using the Grading of Recommendations, Asses...

    European Respiratory Society guideline on long term management of children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia

    Eur. respir. j; 54 (3), 2019
    This document provides recommendations for monitoring and treatment of children in whom bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) has been established and were discharged from the hospital, or who were older than 36 weeks of postmenstrual age. The guideline was based on pre-defined Population, Intervention, Com...

    Hypertension in adults: diagnosis and management

    This guideline covers identifying and treating primary hypertension (high blood pressure) in people aged 18 and over, including people with type 2 diabetes. It aims to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks and strokes by helping healthcare professionals to diagnose hypertension...

    Guideline for the prevention of oral and oropharyngeal mucositis in children receiving treatment for cancer or undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

    BMJ Open; 7 (1), 2019
    To develop an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the prevention of oral mucositis in children (0-18 years) receiving treatment for cancer or undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The Mucositis Prevention Guideline Development Group was interdisciplinary and included in...

    Preterm labour and birth

    This guideline covers the care of women at increased risk of, or with symptoms and signs of, preterm labour (before 37 weeks), and women having a planned preterm birth. It aims to reduce the risks of preterm birth for the baby and describes treatments to prevent or delay early labour and birth....