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Oral pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a clinical practice guideline update From the American College of Physicians

Ann. intern. med; 166 (4), 2017
DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on oral pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults. This guideline serves as an update to the 2012 ACP guideline on the same topic. This guideline is endor...

Clinical practice guideline for the pharmacologic treatment of chronic insomnia in adults: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline

J. clin. sleep med; 13 (2), 2017
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this guideline is to establish clinical practice recommendations for the pharmacologic treatment of chronic insomnia in adults, when such treatment is clinically indicated. Unlike previous meta-analyses, which focused on broad classes of drugs, this guideline focuses on indiv...

Antimicrobial stewardship: changing risk-related behaviours in the general population

This guideline covers making people aware of how to correctly use antimicrobial medicines (including antibiotics) and the dangers associated with their overuse and misuse. It also includes measures to prevent and control infection that can stop people needing antimicrobials or spreading infection to othe...

Cerebral palsy in under 25s: assessment and management

This guideline covers diagnosing, assessing and managing cerebral palsy in children and young people from birth up to their 25th birthday. It aims to make sure they get the care and treatment they need for the developmental and clinical comorbidities associated with cerebral palsy, so that they can be as...

Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinical Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children

Clin Infect Dis.; 64 (2), 2017
BACKGROUND: Individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) may develop symptoms and signs of disease (tuberculosis disease) or may have no clinical evidence of disease (latent tuberculosis infection [LTBI]). Tuberculosis disease is a leading cause of infectious disease morbidity and mortality...

Official Executive Summary of an American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline: Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults

"BACKGROUND: This clinical practice guideline addresses six questions related to liberation from mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults. It is the result of a collaborative effort between the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians. METHODS: A multidisciplinary pa...

Guía de práctica clínica para el diagnóstico, manejo y control de dislipidemia, complicaciones renales y oculares en personas con Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2

Contribuir a la disminución de las enfermedades cardiovasculares debido a dislipidemia, la enfermedad renal crónica terminal y la ceguera por retinopatia diabética de las personas com diabete mellittus tipo 2....

An Official American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline: Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Adults. Rehabilitation Protocols, Ventilator Liberation Protocols, and Cuff Leak Tests

"BACKGROUND: Interventions that lead to earlier liberation from mechanical ventilation can improve patient outcomes. This guideline, a collaborative effort between the American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians, provides evidence-based recommendations to optimize liberation fr...

Prevention of fall-related injuries in the elderly: An Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma practice management guideline

J Trauma Acute Care Surg; 82 (1), 2017
"BACKGROUND: Fall-related injuries among the elderly (age 65 and older) are the cause of nearly 750,000 hospitalizations and 25,000 deaths per year in the United States, yet prevention research is lagging. Using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology, t...

Guía de práctica clínica para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de cáncer de mama her 2 positivo no metastásico

Este documentoabarca a las pacientes con cáncer de mama HER 2 positivo no metastásico. La Guía se enfoca en el proceso diagnóstico y tratamiento sistémico del cáncer de mama HER 2 positivo no metastásico con receptores hormonales negativos....