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COVID-19 rapid guideline: rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders

The purpose of this guideline is to maximise the safety of children and adults with rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic, while protecting staff from infection. It also enables services to make the best use of NHS resources....

COVID-19 rapid guideline: severe asthma

The purpose of this guideline is to maximise the safety of adults and children with severe asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic, while protecting staff from infection. It will also enable services to make the best use of NHS resources....

No. 397: conservative care of urinary incontinence in women

J. obstet. gynaecol. Can; 42 (4), 2020
To outline the evidence for conservative care, including both assessment and management options, for urinary incontinence in women.Relevant primary care providers and medical specialists including but not limited to physicians, nurses, midwives, and pelvic health physiotherapists. Women (>18 years of age...

Consolidated HIV strategic information guidelines: driving impact through programme monitoring and management

In the health sector response to the HIV epidemic, collection, analysis and use of data are crucial at every level, from patient care and monitoring through programme management and national programme monitoring to global monitoring. This strategic information answers the questions: “How are patients d...

Guidelines for Diagnosing and Managing Disseminated Histoplasmosis among People Living with HIV

Histoplasmosis is a disease caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum. This disease is highly endemic in some regions of North America, Central America, and South America and is also reported in certain countries of Asia and Africa. It often affects people with impaired immunity, including people livin...

Transbronchial Cryobiopsy for the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Diseases CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report

Chest; 157 (), 2020
Transbronchial cryobiopsy (TBC) is increasingly recognized as a potential alternative to surgical lung biopsy (SLB) for the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD). The goal of this analysis was to examine the literature on TBC as it relates to diagnostic utility and safety to provide evidence-based...

KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for vascular access: 2019 update

Am. j. kidney dis; 75 (4 supl. 3), 2020
The National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) has provided evidencebased guidelines for hemodialysis vascular access since 1996. Since the last update in 2006, there has been a great accumulation of new evidence and sophistication in the guidelines process. The 201...

Early management of severe abdominal trauma

To develop French guidelines on the management of patients with severe abdominal trauma. A consensus committee of 20 experts from the French Society of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine (Société française d’anesthésie et de réanimation, SFAR), the French Society of Emergency Medicine (Soc...

COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of radiotherapy

The purpose of this guideline is to maximise the safety of patients who need radiotherapy and make the best use of NHS resources, while protecting staff from infection. It will also enable services to match the capacity for radiotherapy to patient needs if services become limited because of the COVID-19 ...

Venous thromboembolic diseases: diagnosis, management and thrombophilia testing

This guideline covers diagnosing and managing venous thromboembolic diseases in adults. It aims to support rapid diagnosis and effective treatment for people who develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE). It also covers testing for conditions that can make a DVT or PE more likely, suc...