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Resultados: 17

2016 Focused Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Can J Cardiol; 32 (10), 2016
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Guidelines Committee provides periodic reviews of new data to produce focused updates that address clinically important advances in AF management. This 2016 Focused Update deals with: (1) the management of antithrombotic therapy for AF pa...

Systematic screening for active tuberculosis: an operational guide

Early detection of tuberculosis (TB) is essential to improve health outcomes for people with TB, and to reduce TB transmission more effectively. Systematic screening in high risk groups is a complement to efforts to improve the patient-initiated pathway to TB diagnosis (that is, diagnosing TB among peopl...

Consensus statement: recommendations for the management of metabolic bone disease in human immunodeficiency virus patients

"OBJECTIVE: To provide practical recommendations for the evaluation and treatment of metabolic bone disease in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients. PARTICIPANTS: Members of scientific societies related to bone metabolism and HIV: Grupo de Estudio de Sida (GeSIDA), Sociedad Española de Endocrino...

Presentation, diagnosis, and medical management of heart failure in children: Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines

Can J Cardiol; 29 (12), 2013
Pediatric heart failure (HF) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in childhood. This article presents guidelines for the recognition, diagnosis, and early medical management of HF in infancy, childhood, and adolescence. The guidelines are intended to assist practitioners in office-based or em...

Therapeutic guidelines on ulcerative colitis: a GRADE methodology based effort of GETECCU

Gastroenterol. hepatol; 36 (8), 2013
Los objetivos de la Guía son: 1. Establecer recomendaciones basadas en las pruebas disponibles, para el tratamiento de inducción en el brote grave de colitis ulcerativa 2. Establecer recomendaciones para el tratamiento de inducción en el brote leve- moderado de colitis ulcerativa 3. Establecer recomen...

Intra-abdominal hypertension and the abdominal compartment syndrome: updated consensus definitions and clinical practice guidelines from the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

Intensive care med; 39 (7), 2013
PURPOSE: To update the World Society of the Abdominal Compartment Syndrome (WSACS) consensus definitions and management statements relating to intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and the abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). METHODS: We conducted systematic or structured reviews to identify relevant studi...

Systematic screening for active tuberculosis: principles and recommendations

WHO has developed guidelines on systematic screening for active tuberculosis (TB) based on a thorough review of available evidence. Early detection of TB is essential to further improve health outcomes for people with TB, and to reduce TB transmission more effectively. Systematic screening in high risk g...