BIGG

Resultados: 28

Management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Guidelines from the Société de pneumologie de langue française

Rev. mal. respir; 34 (4), 2017
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the chronic respiratory disease with the most important burden on public health in terms of morbidity, mortality and health costs. For patients, COPD is a major source of disability because of dyspnea, restriction in daily activities, exacerbation, risk of ...

Guidelines for managing advanced HIV disease and rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy

The objectives of these guidelines are to provide recommendations outlining a public health approach to managing people presenting with advanced HIV disease, and to provide guidance on the timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all people living with HIV. The first set of recommendation...

Guía de práctica clínica para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de hemofilia

El Instituto de Evaluación de Tecnologías en Salud e Investigación (IETSI) de EsSalud planteó por lo tanto la realización de una guía de práctica clínica (GPC) peruana para el manejo de hemofilia....

Nonpharmacologic Versus Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

Ann. intern. med; 164 (5), 2016
"DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations on the comparative effectiveness of treatment with second-generation antidepressants versus nonpharmacologic treatments for major depressive disorder in adults. ME...

Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines for atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the lower extremities: management of asymptomatic disease and claudication

J. vasc. surg; 61 (3,Suppl), 2015
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) continues to grow in global prevalence and consumes an increasing amount of resources in the United States health care system. Overall rates of intervention for PAD have been rising steadily in recent years. Changing demographics, evolution of technologies, and an expand...

Update of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guidelines for mental, neurological and substance use disorders

In 2015 WHO updated the mhGAP guidelines, first issued in 2009, for the management of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders. In order to reduce the gap and to enhance the capacity of Member States to respond to the growing challenge, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed the Ment...

Guidelines for the treatment of malaria: third edition

Malaria case management, which consists of prompt diagnosis and effective treatment, remains a vital component of malaria control and elimination strategies. This third edition of the WHO Guidelines for the treatment of malaria contains updated recommendations based on new evidence as well as a recommend...

Risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians

Ann. intern. med; 162 (5), 2015
DESCRIPTION: The American College of Physicians (ACP) developed this guideline to present the evidence and provide clinical recommendations based on the comparative effectiveness of risk assessment scales and preventive interventions for pressure ulcers. METHODS: This guideline is based on published lite...

Guía de práctica clínica sobre encefalopatía hipóxico-isquémica perinatal en el recién nacido
Clinical practice guideline on perinatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in the newborn

Objetivos: Elaborar una GPC que proporcione a los profesionales sanitarios y a las familias de estos niños una herramienta, basada en la evidencia científica, que los ayude en la toma de decisiones terapéuticas, diagnósticas, pronósticas y respecto al seguimiento que se abordan en la atención de lo...