Advice on the use of masks in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization

Commentary: Expert reaction to new WHO advice on use of facemasks in the context of COVID-19 – Science Media Centre

State of the World’s Nursing Report – 2020 – World Health Organization

Commentary: Six Million More Nurses Needed Ensure Health for All by 2030, Says New WHO Report – Health Policy Watch AND WHO and partners call for urgent investment in nurses – International Council of Nurses

Editorial: The status of nursing and midwifery in the world – The Lancet

The Role of Chest Imaging in Patient Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Consensus Statement from the Fleischner Society

Commentary: RSNA publishes Fleischner Society statement on chest imaging and COVID-19 – Radiological Society of North America

2019 Update of the Joint European League Against Rheumatism and European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant Association (EULAR/ERA–EDTA) recommendations for the management of lupus nephritis – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases

Commentary: EULAR, ERA–EDTA issue guidelines for managing lupus nephritis – Medicine Matters

Related Guidelines: Consensus of the Brazilian Society of Rheumatology for the diagnosis, management and treatment of lupus nephritis (free) AND 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (free) AND 2019 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (free) AND Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by the Mexican College of Rheumatology (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 (free PDF)

Related Reviews: Update on Lupus Nephritis – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (free) AND Immunosuppressive Treatment for Proliferative Lupus Nephritis – Cochrane Library (free) AND Induction and Maintenance Immunosuppression Treatment of Proliferative Lupus Nephritis: A Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)

COVID‐19: Interim Guidance on Management Pending Empirical Evidence. From an American Thoracic Society‐led International Task Force

Commentary: ATS publishes new guidance on COVID-19 management – American Thoracic Society

Management of Infants Born to Mothers with COVID-19 – American Academy of Pediatrics

News Release: AAP issues guidance on infants born to mothers with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 – American Academy of Pediatrics

FAQs: Management of Infants Born to Mothers with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 – American Academy of Pediatrics

Commentary: Policy statement outlines recommendations on management of infants born to mothers with COVID-19 – 2 Minute Medicine

Consensus guidelines for managing the airway in children with COVID-19 – Intensive Care Society

Global interim guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) during pregnancy and puerperium from FIGO and allied partners: Information for healthcare professionals – International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Management of Hereditary Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, and Society of Surgical Oncology Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology

• News Release: NICE publishes new COVID-19 guidelines on severe asthma, pneumonia, rheumatological disorders and symptom management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
• COVID-19 rapid guideline: severe asthma
• COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing suspected or confirmed pneumonia in adults in the community
• COVID-19 rapid guideline: rheumatological autoimmune, inflammatory and metabolic bone disorders
• COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing symptoms (including at the end of life) in the community

See other recent NICE Guidelines on COVID-19: COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care in adults AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: haematopoietic stem cell transplantation AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: dialysis service delivery AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of radiotherapy AND COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments

Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission – Centers – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentaries: The CDC Now Recommends Americans Wear Face Masks – Wired AND Everyone should wear face ‘masks’ in public, CDC now recommends – Live Science AND CDC Now Recommends Americans Consider Wearing Cloth Face Coverings In Public – NPR AND The CDC now recommends everyone use cloth masks in public – Vox AND The CDC is recommending that people wear face coverings or cloth masks if they go out in public – Business Insider

“CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.”

Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Commentary: What’s the Best Material for a Mask? – The New York Times

Guideline: Practical guidance for the prevention of thrombosis and management of coagulopathy and disseminated intravascular coagulation of patients infected with COVID-19 – Thrombosis UK

Observational Studies: Anticoagulant treatment is associated with decreased mortality in severe coronavirus disease 2019 patients with coagulopathy – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis AND Abnormal Coagulation parameters are associated with poor prognosis in patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (free PDF)

Q & A: COVID-19 and Coagulopathy: Frequently Asked Questions – American Society of Hematology

COVID-19 pandemic and cardiac imaging: EACVI recommendations on precautions, indications, prioritization, and protection for patients and healthcare personnel – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging

Temporary Emergency Guidance to US Stroke Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic – American Heart Association / American Stroke Association

News Release: Interim guidance issued on stroke care during COVID-19 pandemic – American Heart Association

Interim Guidance for Healthcare Providers Caring for Pediatric Patients to Reduce COVID-19 transmission – American Heart Association

News Release: Interim guidance for pediatric resuscitation care to reduce COVID-19 transmission – American Heart Association

Commentary: How to provide emergency cardiovascular care, including CPR, for children with COVID-19 – Cardiovascular Business

Care of patients with liver disease during the COVID-19 pandemic: EASL-ESCMID Position Paper – European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) AND News Release: Patients with advanced liver disease and transplant recipients require specific care during COVID-19 – European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)

COVID-19: infection prevention and control – Public Health England

Complete GUIDE to Lung Ultrasound in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Patients – POCUS 101

Related: Proposal for international standardization of the use of lung ultrasound for COVID‐19 patients; a simple, quantitative, reproducible method – Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine AND Findings of lung ultrasonography of novel corona virus pneumonia during the 2019–2020 epidemic – Intensive Care Medicine AND Can Lung US Help Critical Care Clinicians in the Early Diagnosis of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pneumonia? – Radiology AND Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound findings in novel coronavirus disease-19 pnemoniae: a case report and potential applications during COVID-19 outbreak – European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences AND ACEP Guideline on COVID-19: Ultrasound Machine and Transducer Cleaning

Allocation of Scarce Critical Care Resources During a Public Health Emergency – University of Pittsburg

Commentary: A system to allocate scarce ventilators and ICU beds gains traction for not counting any group out – STAT

Systemic Therapy for Melanoma: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology

Decontamination and Reuse of Filtering Facepiece Respirators using Contingency and Crisis Capacity Strategies – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ethical guidance published for frontline staff dealing with pandemic – Royal College of Physicians

Related: An Ethicist on How to Make Impossible Decisions – The Atlantic

Guidance for Cardiac Electrophysiology During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic from the Heart Rhythm Society COVID-19 Task Force; Electrophysiology Section of the American College of Cardiology; and the Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association – Heart Rhythm

AGA Institute Rapid Recommendations for Gastrointestinal Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic – American Gastroenterological Association

News Release: AGA issues formal recommendations for PPE during gastrointestinal procedures

Selection of essential medicines at country level – World Health Organization

News Release: New WHO Guide to help countries expand access to essential medicines – World Health Organization

Pandemic palliative care: beyond ventilators and saving lives – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Commentary: A COVID-19 palliative care pandemic plan: An essential tool – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Related: The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) – JAMA AND Covid-19: The role of palliative care had to be adapted to manage this “ultra-emergency” – The BMJ Opinion AND COVID-19: decision making and palliative care – Swiss Medical Weekly AND COVID-19 pandemic: palliative care for elderly and frail patients at home and in residential and nursing homes – Swiss Medical Weekly AND End-of-life care in the Emergency Department for the patient imminently dying of a highly transmissible acute respiratory infection (such as COVID-19) – Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Consensus guidelines for managing the airway in patients with COVID‐19 – Anaesthesia

Related Guidelines:

• Guidance: COVID-19 Airway Management Principles – Intensive Care Society; The Faculty of Intensive Care Management; Association of Anaesthetists; and Royal College of Anaesthetists AND Summary: COVID-19 Airway Management Principles
• Consensus statement: Safe Airway Society principles of airway management and tracheal intubation specific to the COVID-19 adult patient group – Medical Journal of Australia

Recommendations from the Peking Union Medical College Hospital for the management of acute myocardial infarction during the COVID-19 outbreak – European Heart Journal

Related: CSC Expert Consensus on Principles of Clinical Management of Patients with Severe Emergent Cardiovascular Diseases during the COVID-19 Epidemic – Circulation

CSC Expert Consensus on Principles of Clinical Management of Patients with Severe Emergent Cardiovascular Diseases during the COVID-19 Epidemic – Circulation

Report 13: ­­Estimating the number of infections and the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on COVID-19 in 11 European countries – Imperial College London

See also: Summary

Venous thromboembolic diseases: diagnosis, management and thrombophilia testing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Management of Critically Ill Adults With COVID-19 – JAMA

Editorial: Toward Universal Deployable Guidelines for the Care of Patients With COVID-19

Original Guideline: Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Intensive Care Medicine

Related Summary: Surviving Sepsis Campaign: COVID-19 Recommendations – CanadiEm

Related Guideline: COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Report 12: The Global Impact of COVID-19 and Strategies for Mitigation and Suppression – Imperial College London

See also: Summary

Commentaries: Coronavirus: ‘Act early to save more than 30 million lives’ – BBC AND Study sees ‘severe and acute’ emergency for world in coronavirus pandemic – Reuters

Related Commentary on Twitter

UPDATE: #CoronaVirus Global Burden

➡️38.7 million deaths can be prevented when acting early
➡️#COVID19 pandemic likely to overwhelm already over-stretched health systems
➡️Rapid adoption of testing, case isolation & social distancing necessary

🔰Report https://t.co/nQIOfwkM7O pic.twitter.com/p36reWTgSx

— J-IDEA (@Imperial_JIDEA) March 26, 2020

News Release: New COVID-19 Forecasts: US Hospitals Could Be Overwhelmed in the Second Week of April by Demand for ICU Beds, and US Deaths Could Total 81,000 by July – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Abstract: Forecasting COVID-19 impact on hospital bed-days, ICU-days, ventilator days and deaths by US state in the next 4 months – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation

Preprint: Forecasting COVID-19 impact on hospital bed-days, ICU-days, ventilator days and deaths by US state in the next 4 months (PDF)

Commentaries: A new report warns that the coronavirus pandemic will overwhelm US hospitals and kill 81,000 people by July – Business Insider AND Coronavirus could kill 81,000 in U.S., subside in June – Washington University analysis – Reuters

Radiological Society of North America Expert Consensus Statement on Reporting Chest CT Findings Related to COVID-19. Endorsed by the Society of Thoracic Radiology, the American College of Radiology, and RSNA. – Radiology

See also: COVID-19: Updates for Radiologists

Recommendation: Unproven Therapies for COVID-19 | March 24, 2020 – BC Centre for Disease Control

Cancer-related fatigue: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis and treatment – Annals of Oncology (free PDF)

Commentary: ESMO updates cancer-related fatigue recommendations – Medicine Matters (free)

Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV – AIDSinfo

Maintaining a safe and adequate blood supply during the pandemic outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – World Health Organization

WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis: module 1: prevention: tuberculosis preventive treatment – World Health Organization (free)

News Release: New WHO recommendations to prevent tuberculosis aim to save millions of lives – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Handbook (free)

Commentaries: Don’t forget chronic lung and immune conditions during covid-19, says WHO – The BMJ (free) AND As COVID-19 rages, WHO calls for more efforts to prevent TB – CIDRAP (free)

Interim Guidance for Healthcare Providers during COVID-19 Outbreak – American Heart Association (free PDF)

News Release: Interim guidance to reduce COVID-19 transmission during resuscitation care – American Heart Association (free)

Related: Interim Guidance for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems and 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) for COVID-19 in the United States – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

See also: COVID-19: Updates for Cardiologists

Report: N95 mask can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency – Stanford Medicine

“Stanford: N95 masks can be decontaminated without decreasing filtration efficiency using 70C heat for 30 min. Alcohol and bleach should not be used.” (via @CMichaelGibson see Tweet)

• Ventilator Supply Mitigation Strategies: Letter to Health Care Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
• Medical Glove Conservation Strategies: Letter to Health Care Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration
• Surgical Mask and Gown Conservation Strategies – Letter to Healthcare Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration

See also: Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Intensive Care Medicine (free PDF)

Infographics: The Surviving Sepsis Campaign Rapid Guidelines on the Management of Critically Ill Adults with COVID-19 (free)

See also: COVID-19: Updates for Critical Care and Emergency Physicians (free resources)

COVID-19 rapid guideline: critical care – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

See also: COVID-19: Updates for Critical Care and Emergency Physicians (free resources)

COVID-19 rapid guideline: dialysis service delivery – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

See also: COVID-19: Updates for Nephrologists (free resources)

COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

See also: COVID-19: Updates for Oncologists & Hematologists (free resources)

Preparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Related Guideline: Infection Prevention and Control guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization (PDF)

Related Article: COVID-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility — King County, Washington, February 27–March 9, 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Related Perspective: The Coronavirus’s Rampage Through a Suburban Nursing – The New York Times

Infection Prevention and Control guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization (PDF)

Related Study: COVID-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility — King County, Washington, February 27–March 9, 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (free)

“Introduction of COVID-19 into a long-term residential care facility in Washington resulted in cases among 81 residents, 34 staff members, and 14 visitors; 23 persons died” (from CDC)

COVID-19 Prioritization of Diagnostic Testing – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free PDF)

Summary: IDSA Statement On COVID-19 Testing Recommendations – Infectious Diseases Society of America (free)

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

Commentary: ASCO Releases Resource-Stratified Guideline on the Treatment of Late-Stage Colorectal Cancer – ASCO Daily News (free)

Therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin for serious methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections: A revised consensus guideline and review by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists – American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (free)

Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of Facemasks – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

KDOQI Clinical Practice Guideline for Vascular Access: 2019 Update – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)

2020 Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures – Alzheimer’s & Dementia (free)

Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID19 mortality and healthcare demand – Imperial College London (free PDF)

Summary: Report 9 – Imperial College London (free)

Commentaries: US, UK coronavirus strategies shifted following UK epidemiologists’ ominous report – CNN (free) AND New Analysis Suggests Months Of Social Distancing May Be Needed To Stop Virus – NPR (free)

“…in an unmitigated epidemic, we would predict approximately 510,000 deaths in GB and 2.2 million in the US, not accounting for the potential negative effects of health systems being overwhelmed on mortality.”

Radiology Department Preparedness for COVID-19: Radiology Scientific Expert Panel – Radiology (free)

Commentary: Experts stress radiology preparedness for COVID-19 – Radiology Society of North America (free)

Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected – World Health Organization (free PDF)

Related: Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infections: Practical Considerations and Management Strategy for Intensivists (free studies and reviews)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Updated #COVID19 clinical guidance covers:
🔹Early case recognition
🔹Guidance for care of children, pregnant women, adults & older people
🔹Managing cases
🔹Infection prevention & control
🔹Sample collection & an update on investigational therapeutics
👉https://t.co/ZVaiu2C19V pic.twitter.com/yyOzIbtbEO

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 15, 2020

Mental Health and Psychosocial Considerations During COVID-19 Outbreak – World Health Organization (free PDF)

Related: The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence – The Lancet (free) AND Behavioural scientists form new front in battle against coronavirus – The Guardian (free)

“Minimize watching, reading or listening to news that causes you to feel anxious or distressed; seek information only from trusted sources and mainly to take practical steps to prepare your plans and protect yourself and loved ones.”

COVID-19 Airway Management Principles – Intensive Care Society; The Faculty of Intensive Care Management; Association of Anaesthetists; and Royal College of Anaesthetists (free)

Summary: COVID-19 Airway management principles (free PDF)

When Guidelines Recommend Shared Decision-making – JAMA (free)

Author Interview: When Guidelines Recommend Shared Decision-making (free audio)

The Palliative Care of Patients with Incurable Cancer – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

The SIFIPAC/WSES/SICG/SIMEU guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis in the elderly (2019 edition) – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Cardiac Transplant Network Position Statement on Heart Transplantation: Patient Eligibility, Selection, and Post-Transplantation Care – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free for a limited period)

Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Failure Society Joint Position Statement on the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Cardiac Amyloidosis – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free for a limited period)

ASPEN Consensus Recommendations for Refeeding Syndrome – Nutrition in Clinical Practice (free)

Canadian Cardiovascular Society Position Statement on Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Related Disorders of Chronic Orthostatic Intolerance – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free for a limited period)

Making Healthcare Safer III: A Critical Analysis of Existing and Emerging Patient Safety Practices – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free)

News Release: AHRQ Report Reviews 47 Practices To Improve Patient Safety – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (free)

Key messages and actions for COVID-19 prevention and control in schools – World Health Organization (free PDF)

News Release: COVID-19: IFRC, UNICEF and WHO issue guidance to protect children and support safe school operations – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Latest articles, guidelines and updates on the COVID-19 Outbreak (several free resources – updated daily)

Tinnitus: assessment and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

ESC Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology and Microcirculation position paper on ‘coronary microvascular dysfunction in cardiovascular disease’ – Cardiovascular Research (free)

Lifestyle and Risk Factor Modification for Reduction of Atrial Fibrillation: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

News Release: Better lifestyle habits are useful additions to optimize management of atrial fibrillation – American Heart Association (free)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and pregnancy – Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (free)

Related: Novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) in pregnancy: What clinical recommendations to follow? – Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (free) AND Novel coronavirus infection and pregnancy – Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (free) AND Preprint: CORONAVIRUS IN PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY: RAPID REVIEW AND EXPERT CONSENSUS – medRxiv (free PDF) AND Guidelines for pregnant women with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection – The Lancet Infectious Diseases (free) AND Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pregnancy: What obstetricians need to know – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (free PDF) AND In the race for coronavirus vaccines, don’t leave pregnant women behind – STAT (free)

See also: Latest developments on the COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak (several resources – updated daily)

Clinical guideline for homeless and vulnerably housed people, and people with lived homelessness experience – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)

Commentary: Comprehensive new clinical guideline on homelessness released – News Medical (free)

Noninvasive respiratory support in the hypoxaemic peri-operative/periprocedural patient: A joint ESA/ESICM guideline – European Journal of Anaesthesiology (free)

Choosing Wisely Canada rhinology recommendations – Journal of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (free)

See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada

Echocardiographic assessment of the right heart in adults: a practical guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography – Echo Research and Practice (free)

Normal reference intervals for cardiac dimensions and function for use in echocardiographic practice: a guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography – Echo Research and Practice (free)

Measuring Pelvic Floor Disorder Symptoms Using Patient-Reported Instruments – Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (free)

NCCN Guidelines Insights: Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicities, Version 1.2020 – 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: A review of cancer immunotherapy toxicity – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free) AND Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Toxicities – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free) AND 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)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19): a guide for UK GPs – The BMJ (free)

See also: Latest Research on the COVID-19 Outbreak (free resources)

Related Commentary on Twitter

When should you suspect covid-19 infection and what should you do?

This #BMJEducation article offers a practical guide for GPs and others working in UK primary care on when to suspect covid-19 and how to respond https://t.co/yFwSYw267F #COVID19

— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 6, 2020

8 things to know about e-cigarettes – Public Health Matters (free)

Related Report: Vaping in England: evidence update March 2020 – Public Health England (free)

International evidence-based guidelines on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) for critically ill neonates and children issued by the POCUS Working Group of the European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) – Critical Care (free)

Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity – Nature Medicine (free)

Commentary: Scientific community pledges to end obesity stigma – King’s College London (free)

Related Report: Obesity: Health and Economic Consequences of an Impending Global Challenge – The World Bank (free)

See also: Updated WHO Fact Sheet for World Obesity Day: Obesity and overweight – World Health Organization (free)

Recommendation Statement: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force (free)

Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults (free audio)

Editorials: Universal Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Step Toward Elimination – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND USPSTF’s Hepatitis C Screening Recommendation—A Necessary Step to Tackling an Evolving Epidemic – JAMA Network Open (free)

Evidence Report and Systematic Review: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults – US Preventive Services Task Force (free)

JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection (free)

Commentary: Experts recommend testing U.S. adults ages 18-79 for hep C – Reuters (free)

Fertility Preservation for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Cancer: Medical and Ethical Considerations – Pediatrics (free)

2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Reproductive Health in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases – Arthritis Care & Research (free)

Adult liver transplantation: A UK clinical guideline – part 1: pre-operation – Frontline Gastroenterology (free)

Adult liver transplantation: UK clinical guideline – part 2: surgery and post-operation – Frontline Gastroenterology (free)

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

Commentary: Antiseptic not antibiotic should be considered for impetigo – PharmaField (free)

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

Neonatal parenteral nutrition – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Exercise-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events and Potential Deleterious Adaptations Following Long-Term Exercise Training: Placing the Risks Into Perspective–An Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

Top Things to Know: Exercise-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events and Potential Deleterious Adaptations Following Long-Term Exercise Training – American Heart Association (free)

News Release: Slow, steady increase in exercise intensity is best for heart health — much more is not always much better – AHA Newsroom (free)

Commentaries: Exercise Health Benefits and Risks-In Search of the Perfect Balance – American Heart Association (free) AND Marathons, triathlons may not be best exercise for heart health – UPI (free)

Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19 – World Health Organization (free PDF)

Related Guideline: COVID-19: guidance for employers and businesses – Public Health England (free)

“WHO just published guidance on how to prevent the spread of COVID- 19 in a workplace & protect your customers, contractors & employees. We advise these measures to be taken now, even if coronavirus hasn’t arrived in communities where you operate.” (via @DrTedros see Tweet)

Recommendations for Follow-Up After Colonoscopy and Polypectomy: A Consensus Update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer – Gastroenterology (free link via Google Scholar)

Summary: Updated Polypectomy Surveillance Recommendations – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Related: British Society of Gastroenterology/Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland/Public Health England post-polypectomy and post-colorectal cancer resection surveillance guidelines – Gut (free guidelines and studies on the subject)

Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (free)

Evidence Report: Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults – US Preventive Services Task Force/JAMA (free)

Editorials: Issues and Questions Surrounding Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Patients – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Evidence Still Lacking for Recommendation of Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Cognitive Impairment (free audio)

JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults (free)

Commentary: U.S. Medical Panel Thinks Twice About Pushing Cognitive Screening For Dementia – Kaiser Health News (free)

European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 – Rhinology (free PDF)

Physical Activity Assessment and Counseling in Pediatric Clinical Settings – Pediatrics (free)

News Releases: New report guides physical activity counseling in pediatric clinical settings – AAP News (free) AND American Academy of Pediatrics Urges Physical Activity Prescriptions at Doctor Visits – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)

EASL Clinical Practice Guideline: Occupational liver diseases – Journal of Hepatology (free)

The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease in Adults – Annals of Surgery (free)

Executive Summary: Executive Summary of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease in Adults – Annals of Surgery (free)

Commentary: New evidence-based clinical guidelines for surgical treatment of thyroid disease – News Medical (free)

Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Looking Beyond the Current Guidelines – JAMA (free for a limited period)

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 Surgical site infections: prevention and treatment – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND APSIC guidelines for the prevention of surgical site infections – Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control (free) AND Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survivorship: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study – Injury Prevention (free)

Related Guidelines: Prevention of Drowning – American Academy of Pediatrics (free) AND Preventing drowning: an implementation guide – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Global report on drowning: preventing a leading killer – World Health Organization (free PDF) Report: Open Water Drowning and Risks for Children (free) AND Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment and Prevention of Drowning: 2019 Update – Wilderness and Environmental Medicine (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Unintentional drowning is the third leading cause of injury-related deaths behind road injuries and falls, causing more than 295,000 deaths in 2017. Read more about the burden of #drowning in a new study in @IP_BMJ: https://t.co/XfhLLORHfT pic.twitter.com/1LC06BAi2t

— IHME at UW (@IHME_UW) February 21, 2020

Antithrombotic therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome complicated by cardiogenic shock or out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a Joint Position Paper from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Thrombosis, in association with the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA) and European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI) – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (free)

Nutritional support for children during critical illness: European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) metabolism, endocrine and nutrition section position statement and clinical recommendations – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis practice recommendations: Prescribing high-quality goal-directed peritoneal dialysis – Peritoneal Dialysis International (free)

Bright Futures Guidelines and Pocket Guide (free resources)

News Releases: 2020 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care – Pediatrics (free) AND Periodicity Schedule: Recom​​mendations from the Am​erican Academy of Pediatrics for screenings and assessments at each well-child visit from infancy through adolescence (free)

The Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Synopsis of the 2019 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Commentary: New VA/DoD guidelines address sleep-related issues in military personnel, veterans – University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (free)

Guidelines for the Management of Adult Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in the ICU: Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Hematologic, Pulmonary, and Renal Considerations – Critical Care Medicine (free)

News Release: New guidelines for hepatic failure in the intensive care unit – Wolters Kluwer Health (free)

See also: Executive Summary (free)

2020 Focused Update of the 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Management of Mitral Regurgitation – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free PDF)

See also: Mitral Regurgitation Management Focused Update: Key Points – American College of Cardiology (free)

Management of Male Breast Cancer: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Management of traumatic meniscus tears: the 2019 ESSKA meniscus consensus – Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (free)

Role of gastrointestinal endoscopy in the screening of digestive tract cancers in Europe: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Position Statement – Endoscopy (free)

Brazilian Guidelines for Early Mobilization in Intensive Care Unit – Revista Brasileira de Medicina Intensiva (free)

Bloodstream infections in critically ill patients: an expert statement – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Comparing American and European Guidelines for the Initial Diagnosis of Stable Ischaemic Heart Disease: A Paradigm Shift from Exercise ECG Testing to Imaging-based Modalities – European Heart Journal (free)

Practice guideline: Treatment for insomnia and disrupted sleep behavior in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder – Neurology (free PDF)

Commentaries: Addressing Sleep Issues in Children, Teens With Autism – AJMC (free) AND Recommendations Issued for Sleep Disturbance in Pediatric Autism – Clinical Advisor (free)

Guidelines for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Related: WHO Guideline: Latent TB Infection (free) AND Study: Rifampicin is Likely to be the Safest Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment Option (free)

Commentary: Guidelines Updated on Treating Latent TB – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

German recommendations for physical activity and physical activity promotion in adults with noncommunicable diseases – International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (free)

Related: Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (free resources)

Updated nomenclature of delirium and acute encephalopathy: statement of ten Societies – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2020 – Pediatrics (free)

Table 1. Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for ages 18 years or younger, United States, 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (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, 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Table 3. Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule by Medical Indication, United States, 2020 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)

Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines – World Journal of Emergency Surgery (free)

Related: Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections (free guidelines on the subject)

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia: 2019 Update – Wilderness and Environmental Medicine (free)

See also: Wilderness Medical Society Full List of Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines (free articles

Leg ulcer infection: antimicrobial prescribing – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

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

Related Commentary on Twitter

Using antibiotics when they're not needed means they may not work as well in the future.

Today, we've published final guidance that sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for adults with leg ulcer infection.https://t.co/4UIa6VcHr8 pic.twitter.com/Wk3V93Ycp7

— NICE (@NICEComms) February 11, 2020

Virtual care: Recommendations for Scaling up Virtual Medical Services – Canadian Medical Association (free PDF)

News Release: New report: a roadmap to improve virtual care in Canada – Canadian Medical Association (free)

Noncommunicable Diseases Progress Monitor 2020 – World Health Organization (free PDF)

Related Publications: Tackling NCDs: “Best buys” and other recommended interventions for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases – World Health Organization (free PDF) AND Bridging the Gap on NCDs: From global promises to local progress – Policy brief – NCD Alliance (free PDF)

Commentary: Countries Falling Behind In Meeting Noncommunicable Disease Control Targets – Health Policy Watch (free)

Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children – Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (free)

Executive Summary: Executive Summary: Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Septic Shock and Sepsis-Associated Organ Dysfunction in Children (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

The #SurvivingSepsis Campaign has released NEW peds sepsis guidelines that recommend child-specific care for this deadly condition. Access the full guidelines published in @PedCritCareMed: https://t.co/Yjfa5kaXtb

More resources: https://t.co/R4bivYQWuA#SCCMSoMe #PedsICU pic.twitter.com/o9FslT2c6I

— SCCM (@SCCM) February 8, 2020

De-implementing wisely: developing the evidence base to reduce low-value care – BMJ Quality & Safety (free) (via @brhospitalist)

Primary lateral sclerosis: consensus diagnostic criteria – Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry (free)

Practice Advisory for the Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter–Defibrillators 2020: An Updated Report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices – Anesthesiology (free)

Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia – JAMA (free for a limited period)

See also: Treatment Algorithm (free)

Original Article: ATS/IDSA Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia (free resources)

Related Guideline: NICE Guideline: Management of Pneumonia in Adults (free resources)

PROSPECT guideline for oncological breast surgery: a systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations – Anaesthesia (free)

Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity – Nature Reviews Endocrinology (free)

Canadian practice guidelines for the treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders – Journal of Eating Disorders (free)

ACG Clinical Guideline: Chronic Pancreatitis – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free PDF)

Guidelines for the management of glucocorticoids during the peri‐operative period for patients with adrenal insufficiency – Anaesthesia (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

🔐Patients with adrenal insufficiency can be better identified and supplemented with glucocorticoids during the peri-operative period.

This is the first national guidance on this topic and of relevant to all.@AAGBI @RCPLondon @Soc_Endo

🔗https://t.co/eSg158Hjlh pic.twitter.com/1hdYjlJBYk

— Anaesthesia (@Anaes_Journal) February 4, 2020

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

See Resources: Toolkit for safe listening devices and systems (free PDF) AND Safe listening devices and systems: a WHO-ITU standard (free PDF)

Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2020 – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Commentary: ACIP releases updated vaccination schedule with several changes – ACP Hospitalist (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Just out in @AnnalsofIM

New Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (#ACIP) Adult #Immunization Schedule recommends changes to several vaccineshttps://t.co/wa31QMpWct

Nice simplified tables, too. 👇#vaccines pic.twitter.com/u2EoD1gNbe

— Chris Hendel (@chrishendel) February 3, 2020

Clinical guidelines on perioperative management strategies for enhanced recovery after lung surgery – Translational Lung Cancer Research (free)

Related: Guidelines for enhanced recovery after lung surgery: recommendations of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS^®) Society and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) – European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free) AND Enhanced recovery programs in lung cancer surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – Cancer Management and Research (free)

See also other Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines (free)

WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer – World Health Organization (free)

See Report: World Cancer Report: Cancer Research for Cancer Prevention – World Health Organization (free PDF)

Related: Is the world making progress against cancer? – Our World in Data (free)

Best Practice Statement on Urologic Procedures and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis – The Journal of Urology (free)

Prophylaxis and management of graft versus host disease after stem-cell transplantation for haematological malignancies: updated consensus recommendations of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation – The Lancet Haematology (free registration required)

Management of cardiac disease in cancer patients throughout oncological treatment: ESMO consensus recommendations – Annals of Oncology (free)

Related guidelines: Cardio-Oncology: Vascular and Metabolic Perspectives: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF) AND Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free)

Management of Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer: Report of the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference 2019 – European Urology (free)

The management of desmoid tumours: A joint global consensus-based guideline approach for adult and paediatric patients – European Journal of Cancer (free)

Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Complex Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics (free PDF)

Commentary: New clinical practice guideline for complex ADHD in children and adolescents – Boston Children’s Hospital (free)

Related: AAP Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents (free)

Colorectal cancer – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Laboratory diagnosis of G6PD deficiency. A British Society for Haematology Guideline – British Journal of Haematology (free)

Bone Health and Bone-Targeted Therapies for Prostate Cancer: ASCO Endorsement of a Cancer Care Ontario Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Eliminating Medication Overload: A National Action Plan – Lown Institute (free PDF)

Press Release: Millions of Older Americans Harmed by Too Many Medications – Lown Institute (free)

Commentary: ‘Small’ tactics to counter Big Pharma’s influence on medication overload – STAT (free)

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

Related Commentary on Twitter

After a year of collaboration and hard work, our comprehensive action plan to eliminate medication overload is published! Find out how you can help reduce harm from multiple #medication use here: https://t.co/pHjKbpVsIY

— Lown Institute (@lowninstitute) January 28, 2020

ACG Clinical Guideline: Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth – The American Journal of Gastroenterology (free PDF)

American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: transfusion support – Blood Advances (free)

Clinical management of severe acute respiratory infection when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected – World Health Organization (free PDF)

See Other Documents: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) technical guidance – World Health Organization (free)

Germline and Somatic Tumor Testing in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Physical Therapist Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Individuals With Heart Failure – Physical Therapy (free)

Atrial fibrillation in acute heart failure: A position statement from the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association and European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology – European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care (free)

Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (free)

News Release: Surgeon General Releases First Report Focused on Smoking Cessation in 30 Years – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (free)

Commentaries: E-cigarettes don’t help smokers quit, U.S. Surgeon General says – UPI (free) AND New U.S. Surgeon General’s Report Focuses on Smoking Cessation Efforts – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Surgeon General Releases Report Focused on Smoking Cessation – The ASCO Post (free)

EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2019 update – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases (free)

WN-CoV: interim guidance for primary care – Public Health England (free)

Commentary: GPs Given China Coronavirus Guidance – Medscape (free registration required)

Related: Interim Guidance: Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected – World Health Organization (free PDF)

Recommendations of the Spanish Society of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Disease as regards the use of drugs in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents with a known heart disease, as well as in the general paediatric population: position statement by the Spanish Paediatric Association – Anales de Pediatría (free)

Related: AAP Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents (free)

British Society for Rheumatology guideline on diagnosis and treatment of giant cell arteritis – Rheumatology (free)

Executive Summary: British Society for Rheumatology guideline on diagnosis and treatment of giant cell arteritis – Rheumatology (free)

Related: Giant Cell Arteritis: An Updated Review of an Old Disease (free review and guidelines)

A management algorithm for adult patients with both brain oxygen and intracranial pressure monitoring: the Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC) – Intensive Care Medicine (free)

Use of Tetanus Toxoid, Reduced Diphtheria Toxoid, and Acellular Pertussis Vaccines: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2019 – Centers for disease Control and Prevention (free)

Commentaries: CDC: Tdap Acceptable Alternative to Td Vaccine – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND ACIP: Updated Recommendations for Tdap Vaccination – MPR (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Vaccine providers: New ACIP recommendations allow more flexibility for use of either #Tdap or #Td for decennial #tetanus boosters, tetanus prophylaxis during wound management, and catch-up immunizations. Learn more: https://t.co/TMQhK5F4aq pic.twitter.com/3CTJpYxEwM

— Dr. Robert R. Redfield (@CDCDirector) January 24, 2020

EHS and AHS guidelines for treatment of primary ventral hernias in rare locations or special circumstances – British Journal of Surgery (free)

Related: Guidelines for treatment of umbilical and epigastric hernias from the European Hernia Society and Americas Hernia Society – British Journal of Surgery (free)

The Diagnosis of Fungal Neglected Tropical Diseases (Fungal NTDs) and the Role of Investigation and Laboratory Tests: An Expert Consensus Report – Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (free)

Diagnosis, prevention and treatment of common lower extremity muscle injuries in sport – grading the evidence: a statement paper commissioned by the Danish Society of Sports Physical Therapy (DSSF) – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free)

Evidence-Based Recommendations for Local Antimicrobial Strategies and Dead Space Management in Fracture-Related Infection – Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (free)

Update on cardiovascular prevention in clinical practice: A position paper of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology – European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (free)

Children Exposed to Maltreatment: Assessment and the Role of Psychotropic Medication – Pediatrics (free)

News Releases: Report guides pediatricians in care of maltreated children, including pharmacotherapy – AAP News (free) AND Pediatricians and Child Psychiatrists Suggest Comprehensive Approach in Caring for Children who Have Been Maltreated – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)

Commentary: Pediatrics Groups Offer Guidance on Caring for Maltreated Children – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: WHO recommendations – Bulletin of the World Health Organization (free)

The 2019 ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Supraventricular Tachycardia: What you need to know about the 2019 ESC Guidelines are discussed by Professor Hugh Calkins, Member of the Guideline Writing Group – European Heart Journal (free)

Original Guideline: The Task Force for the management of patients with supraventricular tachycardia of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC): Developed in collaboration with the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) (free)

Evidence-based guidelines on the therapeutic use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS): An update (2014–2018) – Clinical Neurophysiology (free)

Lung Cancer Surveillance After Definitive Curative-Intent Therapy: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Molecular Biomarkers in Localized Prostate Cancer: ASCO Guideline – Journal of Clinical Oncology (free)

Current AATS guidelines on surgical treatment of infective endocarditis – Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (free)

Original Guideline: 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) consensus guidelines: Surgical treatment of infective endocarditis: Executive summary (free)

Related Guidelines: Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association (free) AND 2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis (free)

Society of Onco-Anaesthesia and Perioperative Care consensus guidelines for perioperative management of patients for cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) – Indian Journal of Anaesthesia (free)

Use of Intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media in Patients with Kidney Disease: Consensus Statements from the American College of Radiology and the National Kidney Foundation – Radiology (free)

Commentary: Risk of kidney injury in contrast CT imaging overstated, experts say – UPI (free)

Related: Another Study Questions the Association of Contrast Use and Acute Kidney Injury (studies on the subject)

Diagnosis and risk stratification of chest pain patients in the emergency department: focus on acute coronary syndromes. A position paper of the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association – European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care (free for a limited period)

Prehospital Activation of Hospital Resources (PreAct) ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): A Standardized Approach to Prehospital Activation and Direct to the Catheterization Laboratory for STEMI Recommendations From the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline Program – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)

Smoking greatly increases risk of complications after surgery – World Health Organization (free)

See also: Tobacco and Surgical outcomes: WHO Knowledge Summary