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    McMaster RARE-Bestpractices clinical practice guideline on diagnosis and management of the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome

    J. thromb. haemost; 16 (8), 2018
    Background The McMaster RARE-Bestpractices project group selected the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) for a pilot exercise in guideline development for a rare disease. Objectives The objectives of this exercise were to provide a proof of principle that guidelines can be developed for rare d...

    Guía clínica española del acceso vascular para hemodiálisis

    Nefrología (Madrid); 37 (Suppl.1), 2017
    El acceso vascular para hemodiálisis es esencial para el enfermo renal tanto por su morbimortalidad asociada como por su repercusión en la calidad de vida. El proceso que va desde la creación y mantenimiento del acceso vascular hasta el tratamiento de sus complicaciones constituye un reto para la toma...

    Deprescribing antihyperglycemic agents in older persons: evidence-based clinical practice guideline

    Can. fam. physician; 63 (11), 2017
    OBJECTIVE: To develop an evidence-based guideline to help clinicians make decisions about when and how to safely taper, stop, or switch antihyperglycemic agents in older adults. METHODS: We focused on the highest level of evidence available and sought input from primary care professionals in guideline de...

    Synopsis of the 2017 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs/U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Ann. intern. med; 167 (9), 2017
    DESCRIPTION: In April 2017, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) approved a joint clinical practice guideline for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. METHODS: The VA/DoD Evidence-Based Practice Work Group convened a joint VA/DoD guideline developme...

    Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines: 2016 revision

    J. allergy clin. immunol; 140 (4), 2017
    BACKGROUND: Allergic rhinitis (AR) affects 10% to 40% of the population. It reduces quality of life and school and work performance and is a frequent reason for office visits in general practice. Medical costs are large, but avoidable costs associated with lost work productivity are even larger than thos...

    Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors: evidence-based clinical practice guideline

    Can. fam. physician; 63 (5), 2017
    OBJECTIVE: To develop an evidence-based guideline to help clinicians make decisions about when and how to safely taper or stop proton pump inhibitors (PPIs); to focus on the highest level of evidence available and seek input from primary care professionals in the guideline development, review, and endors...

    Liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically Ill adults: Executive Summary of an Official American College of Chest Physicians/American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    Chest; 151 (1), 2017