Guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age – World Health Organization (free PDF)

News Release: To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more (free)

Commentaries: WHO recommends one-hour maximum screen time per day for under-5s – Reuters (free) AND Expert reaction to guidance on physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age – Science Media Centre (free) AND No sedentary screen time for babies, WHO says – BBC (free)

Related Guidelines: Media and Young Minds – Recommendations from The American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Media devices in pre-school children: the recommendations of the Italian pediatric society – Italian Journal of Pediatrics (free) AND UK CMO commentary on screen time and social media map of reviews – Department of Health and Social Care (free PDF)

See also: Children, Adolescents and Screens: What We Know and What We Need To Learn (Pediatrics Supplement with free articles)

European Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Respiratory Distress Syndrome – 2019 Update – Neonatology (free)

Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages in Paediatric Age: A Position Paper of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Childhood Obesity Group – Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism (free)

Related: AAP/AHA Policy Statement: Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents (free)

Diagnosing and treating antiphospholipid syndrome: a consensus paper – The Netherlands Journal of Medicine (free PDF)

Related: Guidelines on the investigation and management of antiphospholipid syndrome – British Journal of Haematology (free)

Managing and Preventing Vascular Catheter Infections ISID Position Paper – International Journal of Infectious Diseases (free)

European Society for the Study of Coeliac Disease (ESsCD) guideline for coeliac disease and other gluten-related disorders –
United European Gastroenterology Journal (free)

Reducing the Impact of Preterm Birth: Preterm Birth Commissioning in the United Kingdom – European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology (free)

Nutrition Therapy for Adults With Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Consensus Report – Diabetes Care (free PDF)

Chronic cough and gastroesophageal reflux in children – CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free PDF)

Related: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Cough (free guidelines)

Safety and Health at the Heart of the Future of Work: Building on 100 years of experience – International Labour Organization (ILO) (free PDF)

News Release: New safety and health issues emerge as work changes (free)

Commentary: Stress, overtime, disease, contribute to 2.8 million workers’ deaths per year, reports UN labour agency – United Nations (free)

Duration of Oxaliplatin-Containing Adjuvant Therapy for Stage III Colon Cancer: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

News Release: ASCO Guideline Recommends Shorter-Course Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Some Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer (free)

AIDS-Related Kaposi Sarcoma, Version 2.2019, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (free)

2019 Update of the Korean Clinical Practice Guidelines of Stroke for Endovascular Recanalization Therapy in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke – Journal of Stroke (free PDF)

Related: Guideline: Indications for Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke from Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion (free guidelines)

WHO Guideline: recommendations on digital interventions for health system strengthening – World Health Organization (free)

News Release: WHO releases first guideline on digital health interventions (free)

Heart failure in cardiomyopathies: a position paper from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology – European Journal of Heart Failure (free)

Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicities, Version 1.2019, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (free)

Related Guidelines: Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Managing toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: consensus recommendations from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Toxicity Management Working Group (free)

Related Reviews: New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free) AND Severe toxicity from checkpoint protein inhibitors: What intensive care physicians need to know? – Annals of Intensive Care (free) AND Checkpoint Inhibitors: The diagnosis and treatment of side effects – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

Dialysis initiation, modality choice, access, and prescription: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference – Kidney International (free)

Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage: diagnosis and initial management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Surfactant replacement therapy for respiratory distress syndrome in preterm infants: United Kingdom national consensus – Pediatric Research (free)

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: Drug-induced liver injury – Journal of Hepatology (free)

Related Review: Drug-induced liver injury: recent advances in diagnosis and risk assessment – Gut (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

The @EASLedu guidelines on drug-induced liver injury are now available.
Including a special section on liver manifestations in cancer #Immunotherapy https://t.co/ptqeIRoFvO #liverdisease #DILI @EASLnews pic.twitter.com/SLrMGYsFQn

— Journal of Hepatology (@JHepatology) April 6, 2019

Maternal and Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendations of a French Multidisciplinary Working Group – Pathogens (free)

Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Related Guidelines: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 2017 – JAMA Surgery (free) AND Global guidelines on the prevention of surgical site infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work area – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (free)

Caesarean section – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Position statement for the diagnosis and management of anogenital warts- Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (free)

Position statement: LEPROSY: Diagnosis, treatment and follow‐up – Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (free)

ESICM/ESCMID task force on practical management of invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

An EAACI position paper on the investigation of perioperative immediate hypersensitivity reactions – Allergy (free PDF)

Guidelines from the Association of Anaesthetists and the British Association of Day Surgery – Anaesthesia (free)

Guideline Synopsis: 2018 American Heart Association / American College of Cardiology Multisociety Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol: Primary Prevention – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)

The 2018 Lebanese Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Guidelines for the use of antimicrobial therapy in complicated intra-abdominal infections in the era of antimicrobial resistance – BMC Infectious Diseases (free)

Related Guidelines: The management of intra-abdominal infections from a global perspective: 2017 WSES guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free) AND The Surgical Infection Society Revised Guidelines on the Management of Intra-Abdominal Infection – Surgical Infections (free)

British Association of Dermatologists and British Photodermatology Group guidelines for topical photodynamic therapy 2018 – British Journal of Dermatology (free)

Adverse effects of topical photodynamic therapy: a consensus review and approach to management – British Journal of Dermatology (free)

Guidelines for office gynecology in Japan: Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (JSOG) and Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (JAOG) – The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Research (free)

Practical resource for many common conditions in gynecology.

Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation to Manage Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

News Release: How can therapy for heart attack patients help cancer survivors? (free)

Top Things to Know: Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation to Manage Cardiovascular Outcomes in Cancer Patients and Survivors (free)

Commentaries: Exercise-focused Rehabilitation for Cancer Survivors: Creating a CORE Component of Oncology Care – American Heart Association (free) AND Cardio-oncology rehab programs proposed for CVD risk reduction – Cardiovascular Business (free)

Related: AHA Scientific Statement on Cardio-Oncology: Vascular and Metabolic Perspectives (several guidelines on the subject)

SMFM Consult Series #47: Sepsis during pregnancy and the puerperium – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)

News Release: Experts issue new recommendations for the diagnosis & treatment of maternal sepsis – Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (free)

Endoscopic management of common bile duct stones: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guideline – Endoscopy (free for a limited period)

Commentary: New Guideline on Management of Common Bile Duct Stones – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)

World Health Statistics Overview 2019: Monitoring Health for the SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals – World Health Organization (free PDF)

News Release: Uneven access to health services drives life expectancy gaps: WHO (free)

Surgical therapy of adrenal tumors: guidelines from the German Association of Endocrine Surgeons (CAEK) – Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery (free)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pregnancy Clinical Care Pathway: A Report From the American Gastroenterological Association IBD Parenthood Project Working Group – Gastroenterology (free for a limited period)

Report: State of Global Air / 2019 – Health Effects Institute (free PDF)

News Release: State of Global Air 2019 Report – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)

See also: State of Global Air Website (free resources)

Commentary: Toxic air will shorten children’s lives by 20 months, study reveals – The Guardian (free)

“A Special Report on Global Exposure to Air Pollution and Its Disease Burden”

American Society for Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Quality Initiative Joint Consensus Statement on Perioperative Management of Patients on Preoperative Opioid Therapy – Anesthesia & Analgesia (free PDF)

Executive summary of the DAROC clinical practice guidelines for diabetes care- 2018 – Journal of the Formosan Medical Association (free)

Related Guidelines: ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free supplement) AND AACE/ACE Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm 2019 – Endocrine Practice (Free PDF and Slide Presentations) AND Diabetes Canada 2018 clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes in Canada (free) AND 2019 Guidelines on the management of diabetic patients. A position of Diabetes Poland – Clinical Diabetology (free PDF) AND Treatment of Diabetes in Older Adults: An Endocrine Society* Clinical Practice Guideline – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism(free PDF)

Updated recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of plasma cell myeloma in Switzerland – Swiss Medical Weekly (free)

The 2018 Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of HIV/AIDS in HIV-Infected Koreans – Infection & Chemotherapy (free)

REPORT – Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem – Lown Institute (free PDF)

Executive Summary: Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem – Lown Institute (free PDF)

Press Release: Growing epidemic of medication overload impacting millions of older Americans (free)

Commentaries: Medication Overload: How the drive to prescribe is harming older Americans – Lown Institute (free) AND Overprescribed: High cost isn’t America’s only drug problem – STAT (free)

Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)

European S2k Guideline on Chronic Pruritus – Acta Dermato Venerealogica (free)

Treatment of Multiple Myeloma: ASCO and CCO Joint Clinical Practice Guideline (free)

WHO guidelines on tuberculosis infection prevention and control: 2019 update – World Health Organization (free)

Related Guidelines: WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment (free) AND WHO Guideline: Latent TB Infection (free) AND WHO Guidelines for treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis and patient care (free)

Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

JCS 2018 Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome – Circulation Journal (free)

S2k guidelines for skin and soft tissue infections Excerpts from the S2k guidelines for “calculated initial parenteral treatment of bacterial infections in adults – update 2018“ (free)

Related Guidelines: Antibiotics after incision and drainage for uncomplicated skin abscesses: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free text and infographics) AND Clinical Guidelines for the Antibiotic Treatment for Community-Acquired Skin and Soft Tissue Infection – Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and Korean Society for Chemotherapy (free) AND 2018 WSES/SIS-E consensus conference: recommendations for the management of skin and soft-tissue infections – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

American College of Radiology Releases Update to ACR Appropriateness Criteria – ACR (free)

See the complete list of ACR Appropriateness Criteria topics and ratings tables (free)

The Brazilian Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (SBCCV) and Brazilian Society for Extracorporeal Circulation (SBCEC) Standards and Guidelines for Perfusion Practice – Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (free PDF)

Editorial: The SBCCV/SBCEC Standards and Guidelines for Perfusion Practice: A Landmark for Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Brazil (free PDF)

2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

Related Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by the Mexican College of Rheumatology – Reumatología Clinica (free) AND The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND First Latin American clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (free) AND Canadian Rheumatology Association Recommendations for the Assessment and Monitoring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – The Journal of Rheumatology (free PDF)

Optimization of the treatment with beta-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients—guidelines from the French Society of Pharmacology and Therapeutics and the French Society of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine – Critical Care (free)

Related: Pharmacokinetics–pharmacodynamics issues relevant for the clinical use of beta-lactam antibiotics in critically ill patients – Critical Care (free) AND Extended antibiotic infusions could save lives: Here’s how to do it – PulmCCM (free) AND Mortality lower with prolonged vs. short-term IV infusion of antipseudomonal beta-lactams (link to abstract and commentary)

Indications for echocardiography of replacement heart valves: a joint statement from the British Heart Valve Society and British Society of Echocardiography – Echo Research and Practice (free)

Lung cancer: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Related Quality standard: Lung cancer in adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: fifth edition – Critical Care (free)

Standards for the diagnosis and management of complex regional pain syndrome: Results of a European Pain Federation task force – European Journal of Pain (free)

Related: Complex regional pain syndrome in adults (2nd edition) – UK guidelines for diagnosis, referral and management in primary and secondary care 2018 – Royal College of Physicians (free PDF)

Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free PDF)

Related: Review: Management of Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (free) AND Cohort Study: Presentation, Clinical Profile, and Prognosis of Young Patients with Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

📌MINOCA
AHA SCIENTIFIC STATEMENT
Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

Vía @CircAHA #CardioTwitter #FOAMedhttps://t.co/Z4LWgtaxwp pic.twitter.com/3WYlUogaOR

— Paola Morejón Barragán (@paomorejon) March 27, 2019

Prostate Imaging Reporting & Data System – American College of Radiology (free PDF)

News Release: PI-RADS Steering Committee Releases New Version of the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (v2.1 2019) – American College of Radiology (free)

Clinical guideline for the diagnosis and management of work-related mental health conditions in general practice – National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Government (NHMRC) (free PDF)

See also: Short Form Guideline (free PDF) AND GP Summary (free PDF)

Commentary: Managing work-related mental health conditions in family medicine  – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free for a limited period)

Related Commentary on Twitter

New guidance aims to support family physicians to help patients whose mental illness arises in the workplace: https://t.co/LomlqKC61J#familymedicine #primarycare #mentalhealth pic.twitter.com/sFN6ji2EHg

— CMAJ (@CMAJ) March 26, 2019

Public Policies to Reduce Sugary Drink Consumption in Children and Adolescents – Pediatrics (free)

News Release: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Heart Association endorse suite of policies to reduce kids’ consumption of sugary drinks (free)

Commentaries: Tax on sugary drinks recommended by health organizations – UPI (free) AND AHA, AAP recommend policies to limit kids’ sugary drink consumption – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND To Curb Kids’ Sugary Drink Habits, Pediatricians Now Call For Soda Taxes – NPR (free) AND Physician groups call for taxes and regulations on kids’ access to sugary drinks – CNN (free)

Related: Soda Tax Linked to a 50 Percent Reduction in Sugary Drink Consumption (several policies, guidelines, studies and commentaries on the subject)

Policy Statement: Prevention of Drowning – Pediatrics (free PDF)

News Release: AAP Updates Recommendations to Prevent Drowning in Children (free)

Related: Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free) AND Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children (free)

Pharmacological Management of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (free PDF)

News Release: Many postmenopausal women do not receive treatment for osteoporosis (free)

Commentary: Managing Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: An Endocrine Society Guideline – Endocrinology Advisor (free)

See also: Point of Care Algorithm (free)

2018 International Olympic Committee consensus statement on prevention, diagnosis and management of paediatric anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)

World Tuberculosis Day | 24 March 2019 – World Health Organization (free resources)

See also: Cochrane Library releases Special Collection on diagnosing tuberculosis for World Tuberculosis Day (free collection) AND Global Epidemiology of Tuberculosis and Progress Toward Achieving Global Targets — 2017 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free) AND Building a Tuberculosis-free World: The Lancet Commission on Tuberculosis (free report – registration required) AND WHO Consolidated Guidelines on Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Treatment (free)

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons’ Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pilonidal Disease – Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (free)

Treatment of Diabetes in Older Adults: An Endocrine Society* Clinical Practice Guideline – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (free PDF)

News Release: Treating diabetes in older adults requires simpler medication regimens, looser glycemic targets – The Endocrine Society (free)

Surgical consensus guidelines on sentinel node biopsy (SNB) in patients with oral cancer – Head & Neck (free)

Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: 2019 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America – Clinical Infectious Diseases (free)

Commentaries: Bacteria in urine doesn’t always indicate infection – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free) AND Most Urinary Bacteria Do Not Require Antibiotics – MedicalResearch.com (free)

Building a tuberculosis-free world: The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis (free articles – registration required)

Commentaries: Experts set out targets to eliminate tuberculosis within a generation – The Lancet (free) AND A human-rights approach is essential to end the global TB epidemic – The Conversation (free) AND A Roadmap for Ending the Moral Catastrophe of TB – Global Health NOW (free)

WHO consolidated guidelines on drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment – World Health Organization (free PDF)

News Release: New WHO recommendations to accelerate progress on TB – World Health Organization (free)

Clinical practice guidelines and the overuse of health care services: need for reform – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free for a limited period)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Clinical guidelines from specialty societies often biased, Drs. Ismail Jatoi and Sunita Sah argue in a new CMAJ commentary: https://t.co/0mUirV9VDu@Sunita_Sah #clinicalguidelines #conflictofinterest #patientsafety pic.twitter.com/lUeCOeE60t

— CMAJ (@CMAJ) March 18, 2019

Endoscopic surveillance after surgical or endoscopic resection for colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Digestive Oncology (ESDO) Guideline – Endoscopy (free)

Endoscopic treatment of chronic pancreatitis: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Updated August 2018 – Endoscopy (free)

Anticonvulsant Prophylaxis and Steroid Use in Adults With Metastatic Brain Tumors: ASCO and SNO Endorsement of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Guidelines – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Best Practices for Evaluation and Treatment of Agitated Children and Adolescents (BETA) in the Emergency Department: Consensus Statement of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry – West Journal of Emergency Medicine (free)

Presented at the European Heart Rhythm Association 2019 Congress.

Management of asymptomatic arrhythmias: a European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) consensus document, endorsed by the Heart Failure Association (HFA), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), Cardiac Arrhythmia Society of Southern Africa (CASSA), and Latin America Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) – EP Europace (free)

Guidelines for Antibiotic Prescription in Intensive Care Unit – Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (free PDF)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Comprehensive guideline covering many common conditions in the Critical Care Unit.

Indian Antimicrobial Prescription Guidelines in Critically Ill Immunocompromised Patients – Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine (free PDF)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

The Effects of Early Nutritional Interventions on the Development of Atopic Disease in Infants and Children: The Role of Maternal Dietary Restriction, Breastfeeding, Hydrolyzed Formulas, and Timing of Introduction of Allergenic Complementary Foods – Pediatrics (free)

Commentaries: Dietary interventions to prevent atopic disease: Updated recommendations – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND There’s new advice to prevent food allergies in children – CNN (free)

British HIV Association guidelines for the management of HIV in pregnancy and postpartum 2018 – HIV Medicine (free)

BHIVA/BASHH guidelines on the use of HIV pre–exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) 2018 – HIV Medicine (free)

Related guidelines: WHO implementation tool for pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV infection – World Health Organization (free) AND Draft Recommendation Statement: Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free) AND Canadian guideline on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free) AND Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis: clinical guidelines. Update April 2018 – Journal of Virus Eradication (free) AND Preexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of HIV Infection in the United States – 2017 Update: a Clinical Practice Guideline (free)

Presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2019 Scientific Session.

2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free PDF)

Guideline Hub: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (free resources)

Executive Summary: 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (free PDF)

Guidelines Made Simple: A Selection of Tables and Figures (free PDF)

Summary with Key Points to Remember: 2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology (free)

Patient Blood Management Recommendations From the 2018 Frankfurt Consensus Conference – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Management of epithelial precancerous conditions and lesions in the stomach (MAPS II): European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), European Helicobacter and Microbiota Study Group (EHMSG), European Society of Pathology (ESP), and Sociedade Portuguesa de Endoscopia Digestiva (SPED) guideline update 2019 (free)

Pan-Asian adapted ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with metastatic gastric cancer: a JSMO–ESMO initiative endorsed by CSCO, KSMO, MOS, SSO and TOS – Annals of Oncology (free)

Pan-Asian adapted ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of patients with metastatic oesophageal cancer: a JSMO–ESMO initiative endorsed by CSCO, KSMO, MOS, SSO and TOS – Annals of Oncology (free)

Recommendations for the follow-up of children with leg length discrepancy: expert consensus – Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria (free PDF)

North American Clinical Management Guidelines for Hidradenitis Suppurativa: a Publication from the United States and Canadian Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundations.

Part I: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and the use of Complementary and Procedural Management (free PDF)

Part II: Topical, Intralesional, and Systemic medical Management (free PDF)

Guidelines for Acquisition, Interpretation, and Reporting of Whole-Body MRI in Myeloma: Myeloma Response Assessment and Diagnosis System (MY-RADS) – Radiology (free)

Delirium: prevention, diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Related: SIGN Guideline: Risk Reduction and Management of Delirium (free)

Decision Making for Older Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions: Executive Summary for the American Geriatrics Society Guiding Principles on the Care of Older Adults With Multimorbidity – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (free)

News Release: AGS releases new action steps to guide care for older adults with multiple chronic illnesses – American Geriatrics Society (free)

Patient blood management in obstetrics: prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage. A NATA consensus statement – Blood Transfusion (free)

2018 APLAR axial spondyloarthritis treatment recommendations – International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

Related Guidelines: Spondyloarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management – NICE Updated Guideline (free) AND 2016 update of the ASAS-EULAR management recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis (free) Treating axial spondyloarthritis and peripheral spondyloarthritis, especially psoriatic arthritis, to target: 2017 update of recommendations by an international task force – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

Progress in adolescent health and wellbeing: tracking 12 headline indicators for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016 – The Lancet (free)

Commentaries: Improving adolescent health: an evidence-based call to action – The Lancet (free) AND Disease, violence and inequality threaten more adolescents worldwide than ever before – The Lancet (free) AND The world’s adolescents: large unmet needs and growing inequalities – University of Melbourne (free) AND Adolescent health, education needs unmet in many countries, study says – UPI (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

First study to track progress in 12 indicators of #adolescenthealth in 195 countries, incl. risk factors & social issues impacting health, highlights slow pace of change in health, education & legal systems, leaving #adolescent needs unmet @LancetYouth https://t.co/UdM5owjI9Q pic.twitter.com/OPCTdF23kj

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) March 13, 2019

Risk reduction and management of delirium – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) (free guideline and summary)

News Release: First delirium clinical guidelines for Scotland published on World Delirium Awareness Day (free)

EAN guideline on trigeminal neuralgia – European Journal of Neurology (free PDF)

Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation – Guidelines from the American Society of Transplantation Infectious Diseases Community of Practice (free PDF articles)

– BK Polyomavirus in Solid Organ Transplantation

– Adenovirus in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

– Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation

– Nocardia Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation

– Urinary Tract Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

– Viral Hepatitis

– Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in Solid Organ Transplantation

– RNA Respiratory Viral Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

– Interactions between Anti‐infective Agents and Immunosuppressants

– Travel Medicine, Transplant Tourism, and the Solid Organ Transplant Recipient

– Solid Organ Transplantation in the HIV‐Infected Patient

– Cytomegalovirus in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

– Human Herpesvirus 6, 7 and 8 in Solid Organ Transplantation

– Strategies for Safe Living Following Solid Organ Transplantation

– Emerging Fungal Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 – The Lancet Neurology (free)

Commentary: The global burden of stroke: persistent and disabling – The Lancet Neurology (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

The latest study in @TheLancetNeuro series, "Global, regional, and national burden of stroke, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016" was published today. Read more: https://t.co/nYpXQOG1n6 pic.twitter.com/5bccA8B2Bs

— IHME at UW (@IHME_UW) March 12, 2019

Sensitization in Heart Transplantation: Emerging Knowledge: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

Commentary: Navigating Allosensitization in Heart Transplant Candidates and Recipients – American Heart Association (free)

Top Ten Things to Know: Sensitization in Heart Transplantation: Emerging Knowledge – American Heart Association (free)

Brazilian guidelines for the management of psychomotor agitation – Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (free articles)

Part 1. Non-pharmacological approach

Part 2. Pharmacological approach

Latin American and Caribbean consensus on noninvasive central nervous system neuromodulation for chronic pain management (LAC₂-NIN-CP) – Pain Reports (free)

Diagnostic and therapeutic approach in adult patients with traumatic brain injury receiving oral anticoagulant therapy: an Austrian interdisciplinary consensus statement – Critical Care (free)

Cardiorenal Syndrome: Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

Commentary: The Heart-Kidney, Kidney-Heart Connection and Our Improving Understanding of a Complex and Intimate Relationship – American Heart Association (free)

Top Things to Know: Cardiorenal Syndrome: Classification, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies – American Heart Association (free)

WHO launches new global influenza strategy – World Health Organization (free)

See Report: Global influenza strategy 2019-2030 – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: World must prepare for inevitable next flu pandemic, WHO says – Reuters (free) AND WHO launches strategy to fight ‘inevitable’ flu pandemics – MedicalXpress (free)

Diagnosis and Management of Paget’s Disease of Bone in Adults: A Clinical Guideline – Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (free)

Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Perimenopausal Depression: Summary and Recommendations – Journal of Women’s Health (free)

Medical student wellbeing – a consensus statement from Australia and New Zealand – BMC Medical Education (free)

Advance care planning in dementia: recommendations for healthcare professionals – Palliative Care: Research and Treatment (free)

Related Guideline: Guideline: Advance Care Planning in Dementia (free)

See also: New Document for Patients: Advanced Health Directive for Dementia (free document and commentaries) AND Alzheimer’s? Your Paperwork May Not Be in Order – The New York Times (free)

Clinical Guidance on the Identification and Management of Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia – The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (free)

Guidelines for Malaria Vector Control – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Cochrane Infectious Disease Group works with WHO on latest guidelines for malaria vector control – Cochrane Library (free) AND Current vector control challenges in the fight against malaria in Brazil – Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicine Tropical (free)

Artificial Intelligence in healthcare – Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (free PDF)

Commentaries: Report warns of AI healthcare limitations – HealthManagement.org (free) AND Academy of Medical Royal Colleges publishes report looking at the predicted impact of Artificial Intelligence – The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (free)

Related Report: Preparing the Healthcare Workforce to Deliver the Digital Future (free)

NICE Guideline: Intrapartum care for women with existing medical conditions or obstetric complications and their babies – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (free PDF)

News Release: Updated dietary reference intakes for sodium and potassium (free)

Management of the Neck in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Consensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile localised scleroderma – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

S2k guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of type B aortic dissection – Gefässchirurgie (free)

Related Guidelines: 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases: Document covering acute and chronic aortic diseases of the thoracic and abdominal aorta of the adult (free) AND 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease (free)

2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

Related Guidelines: IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children (free) AND The use of faecal microbiota transplant as treatment for recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection and other potential indications (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Children and Adolescents With Cancer and Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients (free) AND Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection and Other Conditions in Children (free)

The Brazilian Society of Cardiology and Brazilian Society of Exercise and Sports Medicine Updated Guidelines for Sports and Exercise Cardiology – 2019 – Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (free PDF)

Related Guideline: Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Joint Position Statement on the Cardiovascular Screening of Competitive Athletes (free)

Measurement of Blood Pressure in Humans: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Hypertension (free PDF)

News Release: New scientific statement on blood pressure measurement in people – American Heart Association (free) AND Heart Group Updates Statement on Blood Pressure Measurement – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND AHA Details Accurate BP Measurement in Updated Scientific Statement – TCTMD (free)

ACG Clinical Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free PDF)

Commentary: Mucosal healing an emerging goal of ulcerative colitis treatment, guideline states – ACP Internist (free)

Related Guidelines: AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis (free guideline and commentaries) AND Guideline: Management of Paediatric Ulcerative Colitis (free)

Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Third Edition: Update of the Brain Trauma Foundation Guidelines (free)

Commentary: Traumatic brain injury and kids: New treatment guidelines issued – Oregon Health & Science University (free)

Preoperative evaluation of adult patients before elective, noncardiothoracic surgery – Der Anaesthesist (free for a limited period)

Related guidelines: 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 2014 ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management (free) AND Routine preoperative tests for elective surgery – NICE Guideline (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiac Risk Assessment and Management for Patients Who Undergo Noncardiac Surgery (free) AND 3^rd Guideline for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (free)

Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in High-Risk Pediatric Patients: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

News Release: Better options needed for children at higher risk of premature heart disease – American Heart Association (free)

2019 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)

See Periodicity Schedule: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care Bright Futures/American Academy of Pediatrics (free PDF)

Treatment of Patients With Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer: ASCO Resource-Stratified Guideline – Journal of Global Oncology (free)

Related: Early Detection for Colorectal Cancer: ASCO Resource-Stratified Guideline – Journal of Global Oncology (free)

Joint AAD-NPF guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with awareness and attention to comorbidities – Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (free)

Commentary: New psoriasis guidelines emphasize management of comorbidities, use of biologics – ACP Internist (free)

Related Guidelines: Joint AAD-NPF guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with biologics – Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (free) AND French guidelines on the use of systemic treatments for moderate‐to‐severe psoriasis in adults – Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (free)

Pathophysiology and management of opioid-induced constipation: European expert consensus statement – United European Gastroenterology Journal (free)

Related Guideline: American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Medical Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation (free guideline and commentaries)

Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Thoracolumbar Spine Trauma – Neurosurgery (free articles)

– Executive Summary

– Classification of Injury

– Radiological Evaluation

– Neurological Assessment

– Pharmacological Treatment

– Prophylaxis and Treatment of Thromboembolic Events

– Hemodynamic Management

– Nonoperative Care

– Operative Versus Nonoperative Treatment

– Timing of Surgical Intervention

– Surgical Approaches

– Novel Surgical Strategies

Management of sepsis in neutropenic cancer patients: 2018 guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) and Intensive Care Working Party (iCHOP) of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) – Annals of Hematology (free)

Related Guidelines: SEOM clinical practice guideline: management and prevention of febrile neutropenia in adults with solid tumors (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free) AND Outpatient Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Adults Treated for Malignancy: American Society of Clinical Oncology and Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guideline Update – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free) AND Diagnosis and empirical treatment of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adult neutropenic patients: guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Working Party (AGIHO) of the German Society of Hematology and Medical Oncology (DGHO) (free) AND Management of febrile neutropaenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Children With Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2017 Update (free)

Clinical Guidelines on Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Children – Current Allergy and Asthma Reports (free for a limited period)

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Related Guideline: Clinical Consensus Statement: Pediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis – Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (free)

Diagnosis and management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding: guidelines from the British Society of Gastroenterology – Gut (free)

Related: ACG Clinical Guideline: Management of Patients With Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding (free)

Copenhagen Consensus statement 2019: physical activity and ageing – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)

Guideline of the DGGG and the DKG (S3 Level, AWMF Register Number 015/027OL, December 2017) – Part 1 with Introduction, Screening and the Pathology of Cervical Dysplasia (free)

Part 2: Triage, Treatment and Follow-up

A global consensus statement on ashy dermatosis, erythema dyschromicum perstans, lichen planus pigmentosus, idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation, and Riehl’s melanosis – International Journal of Dermatology (free)

Clinical practice guideline for renal hypouricemia (1st edition) – Human Cell (free)

Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease: Report from an American College of Cardiology, American Geriatrics Society, and National Institute on Aging Workshop – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (free)

The Difficult Airway Trolley: A Narrative Review and Practical Guide – Anesthesiology Research and Practice (free)

Related Guidelines: Difficult Airway Society 2015 guidelines for management of unanticipated difficult intubation in adults – British Journal of Anaesthesia (free) AND Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway – Anesthesiology (free)

“Despite several national guidelines on management of the anticipated and unanticipated difficult airway, with separate guidelines for pediatric, obstetric, and intensive care settings, only limited effort has been directed towards developing specific suggestions regarding the contents of a Difficult Airway Trolley”

Unresolved questions on venous thromboembolic disease. Consensus statement of the French Society for Vascular Medicine (SFMV) – JMV-Journal de Médecine Vasculaire (free for a limited period)

AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free)

See also: AGA Technical Review on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free)

Commentary: New guideline recommendations for the treatment of mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis – American Gastroenterological Association (free)

European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2019 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms – European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (free)

Commentary: Progressive Guidance on the Modern Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms – European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (free)

Deprescribing cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in dementia: guideline summary – Medical Journal of Australia (free)

Related: Position Statement: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)

What the Doctor Ordered: Improving the Use and Value of Laboratory Testing – CD Howe Institute (free PDF)

News Release: Lab Testing Misuse Costs Billions (free)

Commentary: Billions wasted annually on inappropriate lab tests, report finds – The Star (free)

SEOM clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of gastroenteropancreatic and bronchial neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)

The Saudi Initiative for Asthma – 2019 Update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children – Annals of Thoracic Medicine (free)

Related Guidelines: 2018 GINA Report, Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention – Global Initiative for Asthma (free) AND Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND British guideline on the management of asthma – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free) AND Chronic Asthma – Toward Optimized Practice (free PDF) AND Chinese expert consensus on diagnosis and management of severe asthma – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free) AND Recognition and management of severe asthma: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement (free) AND International ERS/ATS guidelines on definition, evaluation and treatment of severe asthma (free) AND Guidelines for Severe Uncontrolled Asthma – Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (free) AND Nordic consensus statement on the systematic assessment and management of possible severe asthma in adults (free)

Japanese guidelines for the management and treatment of generalized pustular psoriasis: The new pathogenesis and treatment of GPP – The Journal of Dermatology (free)

Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Positive Airway Pressure: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline – Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (free)

News Release: AASM publishes clinical practice guideline on use of PAP therapy for sleep apnea (free)

Related Podcast: Sleep Apnea Pearls and Pitfalls (free)

2019 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology Guidelines on the Acute Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Focused Update on Regionalization and Reperfusion – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free)

Related Guideline: 2018 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization – European Heart Journal (free)

Homepage: FIGO Working Group on Good Clinical Practice in Maternal–Fetal Medicine – International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics (free articles)

– Good clinical practice advice: Micronutrients in the periconceptional period and pregnancy

– Good clinical practice advice: Iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy

– Good clinical practice advice: First trimester screening and prevention of pre‐eclampsia in singleton pregnancy

– Good clinical practice advice: Management of twin pregnancy

– Good clinical practice advice: Role of ultrasound in the management of twin pregnancy

– Good clinical practice advice: Prediction of preterm labor and preterm premature rupture of membranes

– Good clinical practice advice: Thyroid and pregnancy

– Good clinical practice advice: Antenatal corticosteroids for fetal lung maturation

Recommendations from European Breast Guidelines – European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (free)

News Release: New recommendations published: screening intervals and more (free)

GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition – A consensus report from the global clinical nutrition community – Clinical Nutrition (free)

S2k Guidelines for Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma – Part 2: Treatment, Prevention and Follow‐up – Journal of the German Society of Dermatology (free)

See also: Guidelines for Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma – Part 1: Epidemiology, Genetics and Diagnosis (free)

Management of congenital ichthyoses: European guidelines of care, part one – British Journal of Dermatology (free)

See also: Management of congenital ichthyoses: European guidelines of care, part two (free)

EAACI position paper on how to classify cutaneous manifestations of drug hypersensitivity – European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (free)

Chinese guidelines on the management of ascites and its related complications in cirrhosis – Hepatology International (free)

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Related Guidelines: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis 2015 – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Management of Adult Patients with Ascites Due to Cirrhosis: Update 2012 – American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (free PDF) EASL clinical practice guidelines on the management of ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and hepatorenal syndrome in cirrhosis (free) AND KASL clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis: Ascites and related complications – Clinical and Molecular Hepatology (free) AND Cirrhosis in Over 16s: Assessment and Management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Guideline Synopsis: Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea – JAMA (free)

Original Guideline: 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea (free)

Related Guidelines: Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of travelers’ diarrhea: a graded expert panel report (free) AND Guidelines for the Investigation of Chronic Diarrhoea in Adults: British Society of Gastroenterology (free)

Related Report: Global Burden of Diarrhea (free report and commentaries)

News Release: New WHO-ITU standard aims to prevent hearing loss among 1.1 billion young people – World Health Organization (free)

Report: Safe listening devices and systems: a WHO-ITU standard – World Health Organization and International Telecommunication Union (free PDF)

Toolkit: Toolkit for safe listening devices and systems – World Health Organization and International Telecommunication Union (free PDF)

Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement – JAMA (free)

Editorials: Implementing the USPSTF Recommendations on Prevention of Perinatal Depression—Opportunities and Challenges (free) AND Perinatal Depression: Recommendations for Prevention and the Challenges of Implementation (free) AND Attention to Prevention—Can We Stop Perinatal Depression Before it Starts? (free)

Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression (free audio)

Commentaries: Depression During and After Pregnancy Can Be Prevented, National Panel Says. Here’s How. – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND To Prevent Pregnancy-Related Depression, At-Risk Women Advised To Get Counseling – NPR (free)

“The USPSTF recommends that clinicians provide or refer pregnant and postpartum persons who are at increased risk of perinatal depression to counseling interventions. (B recommendation)”

Best practice in Active Surveillance for men with prostate cancer: A Prostate Cancer UK consensus statement – BJU International (free PDF)

Related Guidelines: Active Surveillance for the Management of Localized Prostate Cancer (Cancer Care Ontario Guideline): American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Endorsement – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free) AND Active surveillance for the management of localized prostate cancer: Guideline recommendations – Canadian Urological Association Journal (free)

Related Randomized Trial: Radical Prostatectomy vs. Watchful Waiting in Prostate Cancer (link to abstract and commentaries)

Unmet Medical Needs in Ulcerative Colitis: An Expert Group Consensus – Digestive Diseases (free)

Guideline: Hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency – Allergo Journal International (free)

2019 Guidelines on the management of diabetic patients. A position of Diabetes Poland – Clinical Diabetology (free PDF)

Related Guidelines: ADA 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (free supplement) AND AACE/ACE Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm 2019 – Endocrine Practice (Free PDF and Slide Presentations) AND Diabetes Canada 2018 clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes in Canada (free)

Clinical Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Huntington Disease: Expert-Based Consensus Guidelines on Agitation, Anxiety, Apathy, Psychosis and Sleep Disorders – Journal of Huntington’s Disease (free)

Commentary: New Guidelines on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Huntington’s – Medscape (free)

The Topol Review: Preparing the healthcare workforce to deliver the digital future – NHS Health Education England (free report and related resources)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Our rating of the top 10 technologies poised to change #healthcare, with a realistic appraisal of their timing over the next 2 decades#AI #genomics #digitalhealth pic.twitter.com/rQ8ytwDIaA

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) February 11, 2019

New guidelines from the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New Zealand for the diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism – The Medical Journal of Australia (free for 7 days)

News Release: New Guidelines for Venous Thromboembolism (free)

Related Guidelines: BTS Guideline: Outpatient Management of Pulmonary Embolism (free) AND ACEP Clinical Policy: Evaluation and Management of Suspected Acute Venous Thromboembolism (free) AND Evaluation of Patients With Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Best Practice Advice From the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians (free) AND 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

New guidelines from the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New Zealand for diagnosis & management of venous thromboembolism … #freeaccess for 1 week … https://t.co/4TIweujdRd … #VTE #DVT #PE pic.twitter.com/UWmo9AnPgJ

— MJA (@theMJA) February 11, 2019

2019 NCCN Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) – Aesthetic Surgery Journal (free)

Related: FDA Report: 660 Cases of Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (free report and commentaries)

Cough (acute): antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Infographic: 2-page visual summary of the recommendations (free PDF)

See also: NICE Antimicrobial prescribing guidelines (resource covering many common conditions) AND NICE Summary of antimicrobial prescribing guidance – managing common infections (free PDF)

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Cough—Chinese Thoracic Society (CTS) Asthma Consortium – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)

Related Guideline: KAAACI Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Cough in Adults and Children in Korea – Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research (free)

See also recently published CHEST guidelines on the management of cough in specific populations: Classification of Cough as a Symptom in Adults and Management Algorithms (free) AND Adult Outpatients With Acute Cough Due to Suspected Pneumonia or Influenza – CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report (free) AND Clinically Diagnosing Pertussis-associated Cough in Adults and Children (free) AND Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Acute Cough Associated With the Common Cold (free) AND Cough Due to TB and Other Chronic Infections  (free) AND Chronic Cough Due to Gastroesophageal Reflux in Adults (free) AND Symptomatic Treatment of Cough Among Adult Patients With Lung Cancer (free) AND Cough in the athlete (free) AND Occupational and Environmental Contributions to Chronic Cough in Adults (free) AND Treatment of Unexplained Chronic Cough (free) AND Use of Management Pathways or Algorithms in Children With Chronic Cough (free) AND Management of Children With Chronic Wet Cough and Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis (free)

Chinese expert consensus on diagnosis and management of severe asthma – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free)

Related Guidelines: Recognition and management of severe asthma: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement (free) AND International ERS/ATS guidelines on definition, evaluation and treatment of severe asthma (free) AND Guidelines for Severe Uncontrolled Asthma – Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (free) AND Nordic consensus statement on the systematic assessment and management of possible severe asthma in adults (free)

Endoscopic surveillance after surgical or endoscopic resection for colorectal cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Digestive Oncology (ESDO) Guideline – Endoscopy (free)

Diagnosis and management of drug‐induced anaphylaxis in children: an EAACI position paper – Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (free PDF)

A practical guide for pharmacists to successfully implement penicillin allergy skin testing – American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (free)

“Less than 10% of patients labeled as having a penicillin allergy are confirmed as present upon skin testing. This labeling results in use of alternative antibiotics and thus unwanted adverse consequences including potentiated antimicrobial resistance, increased costs, and worse clinical outcomes.”

Fluid administration for acute circulatory dysfunction using basic monitoring: narrative review and expert panel recommendations from an ESICM task force – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)

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Related Commentary on Twitter

Fluid administration for acute circulatory failure: go back to the basics, thanks to the expert panel recommendations from an ESICM task force!
Read the full text article for free at https://t.co/VPtl6cD0aN @Dr_Cit @ESICM @ClinMedJournals pic.twitter.com/pBoJiKHihT

— Intens Care Med (@yourICM) February 1, 2019

Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules: United States, 2019 – Pediatrics (free)

Table 1. Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for ages 18 years or younger, United States, 2019 (free)

Table 2. Catch-up immunization schedule for persons aged 4 months–18 years who start late or who are more than 1 month behind, United States, 2019 (free)

Table 3. Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Medical Condition, United States, 2019 (free)

See also: CDC Immunization Schedules for Healthcare Providers (free resources) AND Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2019 – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Best practice advice on pre-hospital emergency anaesthesia & advanced airway management – Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine (free)