Kitano, Masayuki;
Gresss, Thomas;
Garg, Pramod;
Itoi, Takao;
Irisawa, Atsushi;
Isayama, Hiroyuki;
Kanno, Atsushi;
Takase, Kei;
Levy, Michael;
Yasuda, Ichiro;
Whitcomb, David.
This paper is part of the international consensus guidelines on chronic pancreatitis, presenting for interventional endoscopy. An international working group with experts on interventional endoscopy evaluated 26 statements generated from evidence on 9 clinically relevant questions. The Grading of Recomme...
A clinical summary of this KDP was published in the Journal of the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic .
This clinical guideline applies to patients with chronic, stable forms of coronary heart disease (CHD); i.e.: (a) patients with stable angina pectoris (including patients who became asymptomati...
This guideline covers assessment and referral for anaphylaxis. It aims to improve the quality of care for people with suspected anaphylaxis by detailing the assessments that are needed and recommending referral to specialist allergy services. In August 2020, we added advice on prescribing adrenaline inje...
This guideline covers mental health rehabilitation for adults with complex psychosis. It aims to ensure people can have rehabilitation when they need it and promotes a positive approach to long-term recovery. It includes recommendations on organising rehabilitation services, assessment and care planning,...
This guideline covers preventing and treating surgical site infections in adults, young people and
children who are having a surgical procedure involving a cut through the skin. It focuses on
methods used before, during and after surgery to minimise the risk of infection....
Buda, N;
Kosiak, W;
Wełnicki, M;
Skoczylas, A;
Olszewski, R;
Piotrkowski, J;
Skoczyński, S;
Radzikowska, E;
Jassem, E;
Grabczak, E. M;
Kwaśniewicz, P;
Mathis, G;
Toma, T. P.
A growing amount of evidence prompts us to update the first version of recommendations for
lung ultrasound in internal medicine (POLLUS-IM) that was published in 2018. The recommendations
were established in several stages, consisting of: literature review, assessment of literature data
quality (with the...
In 2017 the Veterans Administration (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD) launched development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, with the goal of informing and improving patient care. The guideline development process followed GRADE methodology, con...
A potentially severe acute respiratory infection caused by the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).[1] The clinical presentation is generally that of a respiratory infection
with a symptom severity ranging from a mild common cold-like illness, to a severe viral ...
Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity,
Coronavirus Infections/diagnostic imaging,
Coronavirus Infections/complications,
Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy,
Pneumonia, Viral/diagnostic imaging,
Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy,
Pneumonia, Viral/complications,
Pandemics/statistics & numerical data,
Symptom Flare Up,
Risk Groups,
China/epidemiology,
Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia/diagnosis,
Health Personnel/organization & administration,
Carrier State/transmission,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control
Policy makers developing obesity policies should assess and reflect on their own attitudes and beliefs related to obesity.
Public health policy makers should avoid using stigmatizing language and images. It is well established that shaming does not change behaviours. In fact, shaming can increase the lik...
besity is a chronic disease characterized by the presence of excessive and/or dysfunctional adipose tissue that impairs health and wellbeing.
Obesity increases the risk of serious chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, among others.
Obesity...