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...
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for acute sinusitis. It aims to limit antibiotic use and reduce antimicrobial resistance. Acute sinusitis is usually caused by a virus, lasts for about 2 to 3 weeks, and most people get better without antibiotics. Withholding antibiotics rarel...
This guideline covers recognising and responding to abuse and neglect in children and young people aged under 18. It covers physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and neglect. The guideline aims to help anyone whose work brings them into contact with children and young people to spot signs of abuse and ne...
This guideline covers the signs of possible child maltreatment in children and young people aged under 18 years. It aims to raise awareness and help health professionals who are not child protection specialists to identify the features of physical, sexual and emotional abuse, neglect and fabricated or in...
This guideline covers assessing and managing chronic hepatitis B in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve care for people with hepatitis B by specifying which tests and treatments to use for people of different ages and with different disease severities. In October 2017, we changed a foot...
Carmona-Sánchez, R;
Gómez-Escudero, O;
Zavala-Solares, M;
Bielsa-Fernández, MV;
Coss-Adame, E;
Hernández-Guerrero, AI;
Huerta-Iga, F;
Icaza-Chávez, ME;
Lira-Pedrín, MA;
Lizárraga-López, JA;
López-Colombo, A;
Noble-Lugo, A;
Pérez-Manauta, J;
Raña-Garibay, RH;
Remes-Troche, JM;
Tamayo, JL;
Uscanga, LF;
Zamarripa-Dorsey, F;
Valdovinos Díaz, MA;
Velarde-Ruiz Velasco, JA.
Desde la publicación de las guías de dispepsia 2007 de la Asociación Mexicana de Gastroenterología ha habido avances significativos en el conocimiento de esta enfermedad. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura en PubMed (01/2007 a 06/2016) con el fin de revisar y actualizar las guía...
This guideline covers managing cataracts in adults aged 18 and over. It aims to improve care before, during and after cataract surgery by optimising service organisation, referral and surgical management, and reducing complications. It further aims to improve the availability of information for people wi...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing cystic fibrosis. It specifies how to monitor the condition and manage the symptoms to improve quality of life. There are also detailed recommendations on treating the most common infections in people with cystic fibrosis...
Background and purpose: To minimize the risk of hematogenous periprosthetic joint infection (HPJI), international and Dutch guidelines recommended antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental procedures. Unclear definitions and contradictory recommendations in these guidelines have led to unnecessary antibioti...
Martín-Llahí, M;
Albillos, A;
Bañares, R;
Berzigotti, A;
García-Criado, M. Á;
Genescà, J;
Hernández-Gea, V;
Llop-Herrera, E;
Masnou-Ridaura, H;
Mateo, J;
Navascués, C. A;
Puente, Á;
Romero-Gutiérrez, M;
Simón-Talero, M;
Téllez, L;
Turon, F;
Villanueva, C;
Zarrabeitia, R;
García-Pagán, J. C.
Las enfermedades vasculares hepáticas, a pesar de su relativamente baja prevalencia, representan un problema de salud importante en el campo de las enfermedades hepáticas. Una característica común a muchas de estas enfermedades es que pueden causar hipertensión portal, con la elevada morbimortalidad...