Clinical question: What is the role of medical cannabis or cannabinoids for people living with chronic pain due to cancer or non-cancer causes?
Current practice: Chronic pain is common and distressing and associated with considerable socioeconomic burden globally. Medical cannabis is increasingly used t...
Stevens, Scott;
Woller, Scott;
Kreuziger, Lisa;
Bounameaux, Henri;
Doerschug, Kevin;
Geersing, Geert-Jan;
Huisman, Menno;
Kearon, Clive;
King, Christopher;
Knighton, Andrew;
Moores, Lisa.
This is the second update to the 9th edition of these guidelines. We provide recommendations on 17 PICO (Patients, Interventions, Comparators, Outcomes) questions, four of which have not been addressed previously. We generate strong and weak recommendations based on high, moderate, and low-certainty evid...
This is the 2nd update to the 9th edition of these guidelines. We provide recommendations on 17 PICO (Population, Intervention, Comparator, Outcome) questions, four of which have not been addressed previously. We generate strong and weak recommendations based on high-, moderate-, and low-certainty eviden...
The larval stage of the parasite Taenia solium can encyst in the central nervous system causing neurocysticercosis, which is the main cause of acquired epilepsy in the countries in which the parasite is endemic. Endemic areas are those with the presence (or likely presence) of the full life cycle of Taen...
This clinical practice guideline is a focused update on management of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in adults specifically addressing the use of fidaxomicin and bezlotoxumab for the treatment of CDI. This guideline was developed by a multidisciplinary panel representing the Infectious Diseases...
Beghi, Ettore;
Binder, Heinrich;
Birle, Codruta;
Bornstein, Natan;
Diserens, Karin;
Groppa, Stanislav;
Homberg, Volker;
Lisnic, Vitalie;
Muresanu, Dafin;
Pugliatti, Maura;
Randall, Gary;
Saltuari, Leopold;
Strilciuc, Stefan;
Vester, Johannes.
Early pharmacological support for post- stroke neurorehabili-tation has seen an abundance of mixed results from clinical trials, leaving practitionersat a loss regarding the best options to improve patient outcomes. The objective of thisevidence-based guideline is to support clinical decision-making of h...
Bassetti, Claudio L. A.;
Kallweit, Ulf;
Baldin, Elisa;
Dauvilliers, Yves;
Dolenc-Groselj, Leja;
Jennum, Poul;
Khatami, Ramin;
Lammers, Gert J;
Lecendreux, Michel;
Manconi, Mauro;
Mayer, Geert;
Partinen, Markku;
Plazzi, Giuseppe;
Pollmächer, Thomas;
Reading, Paul;
Santamaria, Joan;
Sonka, Karel;
Vignatelli, Luca.
Narcolepsy is an uncommon hypothalamic disorder of presumedautoimmune origin that usually requires lifelong treatment. This paper aims to provideevidence-based guidelines for the management of narcolepsy in both adults and children.Methods: The European Academy of Neurology (EAN), European Sleep Research...
Neumman, Ignacio;
Izchovic, Ariel;
Aguilar, Ricardo;
Leon, Guillermo;
Casais, Patricia;
Colorio, Cecilia;
Guillermo Esposito, María Cecilia;
Garcia, Pedro;
Meillon-Garia, Luis;
Pereira, Jaime;
Meireless, Suely;
Serrano, Juan;
Tejerina, Mario;
Vera, Felipe;
Karzulovic, Lorena;
Rada, Gabriel;
Schunemann, Holger.
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common disease in Latin American settings. Implementing international guidelines in Latin American settings requires additional considerations. The purpose of our study was to provide evidence-based guidelines about managing VTE for Latin American patients, clinicians, a...
Woods, Charles;
Bradley, John;
Chatterjee, Archana;
Copley, Lawson;
Robinson, Joan;
Kronman, Matthew;
Arrieta, Antonio;
Fowler, Sandra;
Harison, Christopher;
Carrillo-Marquez, Maria;
Arnold, Sandra;
Eppes, Stephen;
Stadler, Laura;
Allen, Coburn;
Mazur, Lynnette;
Creech, Buddy;
Shah, Samir;
Zaoutis, Theoklis;
Feldman, David;
Lavergne, Valery.
This clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) in children was developed by a multidisciplinary panel representing Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). This guideline is intended for...
Cheng, Shih-Lung;
Lin, Ching-Hsiung;
Chu, Kuo-An;
Lin, sheng-Hao;
Lin, Horng-Chyuan;
Ko, Hsin-kuo;
che, Yung-Che;
Chen, Chia-Hung;
Sheu, Chau-Chyun;
Huang, Wei-Chang;
Lin, Meng-Chih.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has significant contributions to morbidity and mortality world-wide. Early symptoms of COPD are not readily distinguishable, resulting in a low rate of diagnosis and intervention. Different guidelines and recommendatations for the diagnosis and treatment of CO...
