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Resultados: 17

The 2023 WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients

World j. emerg. surg; 19 (1), 2024
The trauma mortality rate is higher in the elderly compared with younger patients. Ageing is associated with physiological changes in multiple systems and correlated with frailty. Frailty is a risk factor for mortality in elderly trauma patients. We aim to provide evidence-based guidelines for the manage...

2022 EULAR recommendations for screening and prophylaxis of chronic and opportunistic infections in adults with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases

Ann. rheum. dis; 82 (6), 2023
To develop EULAR recommendations for screening and prophylaxis of chronic and opportunistic infections in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD). An international Task Force (TF) (22 members/15 countries) formulated recommendations, supported by systematic literature review find...

National clinical guideline for prevention and treatment of organic delirium: quick guide

Training/instruction of staff in using the selected psychometric test is recommended to achieve sufficiently high sensibility and specificity. As delirium is a fluctuating condition, repeated testing after hours or days is recommended, as well as in connection with mental changes in patients with one or ...

National clinical guideline for the rehabilitation of patients with prostate cancer: quick guide

When dealing with patients with prostate cancer, healthcare professionals should pay particular attention to the patient’s psychological well-being and actively ask about this. Healthcare professionals should also pay particular attention to whether the patient shows depressive symptoms....

Assessment of people living with obesity

Obesity is a chronic, progressive and relapsing disease, characterized by the presence of abnormal or excess adiposity that impairs health and social well-being. Screening for obesity should be performed regularly by mea­suring body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference. The clinical assessment of ob...

Bariatric surgery: selection & pre-operative work up

Criteria for selection of appropriate candidates for bar­iatric surgery have been established to minimize surgical complications and to maximize the benefit of these important and limited procedures. The preoperative workup should evaluate a patient’s medical, nutritional, mental and functional health...

Guideline No. 404: initial investigation and management of benign ovarian masses

J. obstet. gynaecol. Can; 42 (8), 2020
To provide recommendations for a systematic approach to the initial investigation and management of a benign ovarian mass and facilitate patient referral to a gynaecologic oncologist for management....

Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection is suspected: Interim guidance

This document is intended for clinicians taking care of hospitalised adult and paediatric patients with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) when a nCoV infection is suspected. It is not meant to replace clinical judgment or specialist consultation but rather to strengthen clinical management of the...

WHO guidelines on tuberculosis infection prevention and control: 2019 update

Infection prevention and control consists of evidence-based measures intended to prevent exposure and reduce the risk of transmission of infectious agents. The revised guidelines contain recommendations for specific administrative, environmental controls and respiratory protection, following the assessme...

Guía de práctica clínica para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC): guía española de la EPOC (GesEPOC)
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disease (COPD) – the Spanish COPD Guideline (GesEPOC). 2017 Version

Arch. bronconeumol. (Ed. impr.); 53 (supl 1), 2017
La enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC) presenta una gran heterogeneidad clínica, por lo que su tratamiento se debe individualizar según el nivel de riesgo y el fenotipo. La Guía Española de la EPOC (GesEPOC) estableció por primera vez en 2012 unas pautas de tratamiento farmacológico bas...