Worldwide, people acquire more than 1 million curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) every day. Based on prevalence data from 2009 to 2016, in 2019, WHO published estimates of new cases of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis, showing total estimated incident cases of 376.4 million ...
This guideline covers managing acute and chronic pancreatitis in children, young people and adults.
It aims to improve quality of life by ensuring that people have the right treatment and follow-up,
and get timely information and support after diagnosis.
In December 2020, we highlighted the importance of...
Achalasia is an esophageal motility disorder characterized by aberrant peristalsis and insufficient relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter. Patients most commonly present with dysphagia to solids and liquids, regurgitation, and occasional chest pain with or without weight loss. High-resolution mano...
Pio, Carolina Santiago de Araújo;
Beckie, Theresa M;
Varnfield, Marlien;
Sarrafzadegan, Nizal;
Babu, Abraham S;
Baidya, Sumana;
Buckley, John;
Chen, Ssu-Yuan;
Gagliardi, Anna;
Heine, Martin;
Khiong, Jong Seng;
Mola, Ana;
Radi, Basuni;
Supervia, Marta;
Trani, Maria R;
Abreu, Ana;
Sawdon, John A;
Moffatt, Paul D;
Grace, Sherry.
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a recommendation in international clinical practice guidelines given its benefits; however, use is suboptimal. The purpose of this position statement was to translate evidence on interventions that increase CR enrollment and adherence into implementable recommendations. The...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing chronic heart failure in people aged 18 and over....
Management of acute and chronic pancreatitis in children, young people and adults....
Legault, K;
Schunemann, H;
Hillis, C;
Yeung, C;
Akl, E. A;
Carrier, M;
Cervera, R;
Crowther, M;
Dentali, F;
Erkan, D;
Espinosa, G;
Khamashta, M;
Meerpohl, J. J;
Moffat, K;
O'Brien, S;
Pengo, V;
Rand, J. H;
Rodriguez Pinto, I;
Thom, L;
Iorio, A.
Background The McMaster RARE-Bestpractices project group selected the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) for a pilot exercise in guideline development for a rare disease. Objectives The objectives of this exercise were to provide a proof of principle that guidelines can be developed for rare d...
Mahadeo, K. M;
McArthur, J;
Adams, RH;
Radhi, M;
Angelo, J;
Jeyapalan, A;
Nicol, K;
Su, L;
Rabi, H;
Auletta, J. J;
Pai, V;
Duncan, C. N;
Tamburro, R;
Dvorak, C. C;
Bajwa, R. P. S.
Even though hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is a potentially fatal complication of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), there is paucity of research on the management of associated multiorgan dysfunction. To help provide standardized care for the management of these patients, the HCT Subgroup o...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing glaucoma in people aged 18 and over. It includes recommendations on testing and referral (case-finding) for chronic open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension, and on effective diagnosis, treatment and reassessment to stop these conditions progressing...
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...
