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SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Association of Comprehensive Cancer Centres

Leptomeningeal metastases.

Non-small cell lung cancer.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Prevention and control of influenza. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2008. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC)

Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC): I. Identification, assessment, and initial management.

Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (GLAD-PC): II. Treatment and ongoing management.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Colorectal cancer screening. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

University of Michigan Health System

Acute rhinosinusitis in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Adult preventive health care: immunizations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Advance directives. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Assessing cognitive function. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Assessment of function. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Delirium: prevention, early recognition, and treatment. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Depression. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Excessive sleepiness. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Mealtime difficulties. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pain management. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventing falls in acute care. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventing pressure ulcers and skin tears. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

AUGUST 25, 2008

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation

Clinical practice guideline: adult sinusitis.

American College of Cardiology Foundation

(1) ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/SCAI Writing Committee to update the 2001 guidelines for percutaneous coronary intervention). (2) 2007 focused update of the ACC/AHA/SCAI 2005 guideline update for percutaneous coronary intervention. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Management of herpes in pregnancy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prevention of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of psychiatric medications during pregnancy and lactation.

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Low back disorders. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

2007 national guideline for the management of genital herpes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

BASHH 2006 national guidelines - consultations requiring sexual history-taking.

UK guideline for the use of post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV following sexual exposure.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Public Health Service Task Force recommendations for use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV transmission in the United States. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for prostate cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

AUGUST 18, 2008

American College of Cardiology Foundation

(1) ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to revise the 1999 guidelines for the Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction). (2) 2007 focused update of the ACC/AHA 2004 guidelines for the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Modifications in endoscopic practice for pediatric patients. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Labeling parenteral nutrition formulations. In: Safe practices for parenteral nutrition.

Nutrient requirements. In: Safe practices for parenteral nutrition.

Ordering parenteral nutrition. In: Safe practices for parenteral nutrition.

Parenteral nutrition administration. In: Safe practices for parenteral nutrition.

Stability and compatibility of parenteral nutrition formulations. In: Safe practices for parenteral nutrition.

Sterile compounding of parenteral nutrition formulations. In: Safe practices for parenteral nutrition.

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium

Management of adults with major depression. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Abatacept for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Infliximab for subacute manifestations of ulcerative colitis.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) State-of-the-Science Panel

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on manifestations and management of chronic insomnia in adults.

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society

Guideline for management of wounds in patients with lower-extremity arterial disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

AUGUST 11, 2008

American Society of Anesthesiologists

Practice advisory for the prevention and management of operating room fires.

Association of Comprehensive Cancer Centres

Prostate cancer.

Skin melanoma.

Thyroid carcinoma.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Major depression in adults in primary care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Palliative care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium

Management of uncomplicated acute bronchitis in adults.

AUGUST 4, 2008

American Academy of Dermatology

Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: section 1. overview of psoriasis and guidelines of care for the treatment of psoriasis with biologics.

Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: section 2. psoriatic arthritis: overview and guidelines of care for treatment with an emphasis on the biologics.

American College of Physicians

Screening for osteoporosis in men: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

Opioids in the management of chronic non-cancer pain: an update of American Society of the Interventional Pain Physicians' (ASIPP) guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Brazilian Society of Cardiology

Additional perioperative assessment. In: I guidelines for perioperative evaluation.

General approach to the patient. In: I guidelines for perioperative evaluation.

Specific assessment. In: I guidelines for perioperative evaluation.

Steps to reduce surgical risk. In: I guidelines for perioperative evaluation.

Urgent surgery. In: I guidelines for perioperative evaluation.

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium

Management of acute low back pain.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Universal screening for hearing loss in newborns: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 28, 2008

Brain Trauma Foundation

Assessment: Glasgow Coma Scale score. In: Guidelines for the prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury, second edition. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Assessment: oxygenation and blood pressure. In: Guidelines for the prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury, second edition. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Assessment: pupil examination. In: Guidelines for the prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury, second edition. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Decision making within the EMS system: dispatch, scene, transportation, and destination. In: Guidelines for the prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury, second edition. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment: airway, ventilation, and oxygenation. In: Guidelines for the prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury, second edition. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment: cerebral herniation. In: Guidelines for the prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury, second edition. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment: fluid resuscitation. In: Guidelines for the prehospital management of severe traumatic brain injury, second edition. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for lipid disorders in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 21, 2008

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

United Kingdom national guideline on the management of molluscum contagiosum. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United Kingdom national guideline on the management of phthirus pubis infestation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United Kingdom national guideline on the management of scabies infestation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

British Committee for Standards in Haematology

Guideline for blood grouping and antibody testing in pregnancy.

Guidelines for policies on alternatives to allogeneic blood transfusion. 1. Predeposit autologous blood donation and transfusion.

Guidelines for the use of fresh-frozen plasma, cryoprecipitate and cryosupernatant.

Guidelines for the use of prophylactic anti-D immunoglobulin.

Guidelines on the management of acute myeloid leukaemia in adults.

Guidelines on the management of massive blood loss.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 14, 2008

Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma Workshop Group

Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Emergency contraception. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Female barrier methods.

First prescription of the combined oral contraception. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Intrauterine contraception.

Male and female condoms.

New York State Department of Health

Clinical management of alcohol use and abuse in HIV-infected patients.

Gastrointestinal complications of HIV.

Gonococcal and chlamydial infections.

Medical care for menopausal and older women with HIV infection.

Severe and persistent mental illness in HIV-infected patients.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (U.S.)

Substance abuse: clinical issues in intensive outpatient treatment.

JULY 7, 2008

American College of Preventive Medicine

Screening for prostate cancer in U.S. men: ACPM position statement on preventive practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Medical Directors Association

Delirium and acute problematic behavior in the long-term care setting. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diabetes management in the long-term care setting. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pressure ulcers in the long-term care setting. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Smoking cessation services in primary care, pharmacies, local authorities and workplaces, particularly for manual working groups, pregnant women and hard to reach communities.

National Society of Genetic Counselors

Neurofibromatosis type 1 in genetic counseling practice: recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

New York State Department of Health

Growth, body composition, and metabolism. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

HIV prophylaxis following non-occupational exposure including sexual assault. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

HIV prophylaxis following occupational exposure. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

World Gastroenterology Organisation

Colorectal cancer screening.

JUNE 30, 2008

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Practice parameters for the use of autotitrating continuous positive airway pressure devices for titrating pressures and treating adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: an update for 2007. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

Calcium x phosphate product.

Calcium.

Membranous nephropathy: role of alkylating agents.

Membranous nephropathy: role of steroids.

Parathyroid hormone.

Serum phosphate.

Specific management of IgA nephropathy: role of cyclosporine and other therapies.

Specific management of IgA nephropathy: role of tonsillectomy.

Specific management of IgA nephropathy: role of triple therapy and cytotoxic therapy.

National Society of Genetic Counselors

Risk assessment and genetic counseling for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer: recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

JUNE 23, 2008

Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

Donor sepsis.

Micronutrient intake in children.

Minerals in pre-dialysis patients.

Potassium in pre-dialysis patients.

Protein in pre-dialysis patients.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Prevention of herpes zoster. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Prevention of pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria among pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention (EGAPP) Working Group

Recommendations from the EGAPP working group: testing for cytochrome P450 polymorphisms in adults with nonpsychotic depression treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

New York State Department of Health

Cognitive disorders and HIV/AIDS: HIV-associated dementia and delirium. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Drug-drug interactions between HAART, medications used in substance use treatment, and recreational drugs. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Mycobacterial infections. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Smoking cessation in HIV-infected patients. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Substance use treatment modalities for HIV-infected persons. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with HIV/AIDS. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 16, 2008

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Practice parameters for the clinical evaluation and treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders.

Practice parameters for the treatment of narcolepsy and other hypersomnias of central origin. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy: critical issues in the sedation of pediatric patients in the emergency department.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Elective and risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Physicians

Glycemic control and type 2 diabetes mellitus: the optimal hemoglobin A1c targets. A guidance statement from the American College of Physicians.

Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Clinician's Network

Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations for homeless patients with asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

New York State Department of Health

Hepatitis A. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

HIV drug - drug interactions. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

North American Spine Society

Antibiotic prophylaxis in spine surgery.

JUNE 9, 2008

American Academy of Pediatrics

Prevention of influenza: recommendations for influenza immunization of children, 2007-2008. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Evidence-based care guideline for loss of elbow motion following surgery or trauma in children aged 4 to 18.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Primary prevention of chronic disease risk factors.

Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer

Updated clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of mucositis.

Program in Evidence-based Care

18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer: a clinical practice guideline.

Adjuvant hormonal therapy for stage I endometrial cancer: recommendations.

The management of dyspnea in cancer patients: a clinical practice guideline.

The role of oxaliplatin combined with 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid in the first and second-line treatment of advanced colorectal cancer: a clinical practice guideline. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Management of cervical cancer.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 2, 2008

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy: critical issues in the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

American Diabetes Association

Diabetes management in correctional institutions. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Nutrition recommendations and interventions for diabetes: a position statement of the American Diabetes Association. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. I. Classification and diagnosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. II. Testing for prediabetes and diabetes in asymptomatic patients. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. III. Detection and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. IV. Prevention/delay of type 2 diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. V. Diabetes care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. VI. Prevention and management of diabetes complications. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. VII. Diabetes care in specific populations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. VIII. Diabetes care in specific settings. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MAY 26, 2008

American College of Physicians

Current pharmacologic treatment of dementia: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome.

Inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of chronic asthma in adults and in children aged 12 years and over.

New York State Department of Health

Mental health disorders among substance-using HIV-infected patients.

Public Health Service (U.S.)

Treating tobacco use and dependence: 2008 update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Anticoagulation - warfarin.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MAY 19, 2008

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Clinical guideline on management of acute dental trauma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Clinical guideline on periodicity of examination, preventive dental services, anticipatory guidance, and oral treatment for infants, children, and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Clinical guideline on the role of dental prophylaxis in pediatric dentistry. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guideline on oral health care for the pregnant adolescent.

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Endoscopy in patients with implanted electronic devices.

Informed consent for GI endoscopy.

Reprocessing failure.

Role of endoscopy in the management of GERD.

Role of EUS.

The role of endoscopy in dyspepsia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MAY 12, 2008

Program in Evidence-based Care

Chemotherapy or radiotherapy for resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: clinical practice guidelines.

The management of depression in cancer patients: a clinical practice guideline.

The role of Bevacizumab (Avastin®) combined with chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer: a clinical practice guideline. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The use of gabapentin and tricyclic antidepressants in the treatment of neuropathic pain in cancer patients: a clinical practice guideline.

The use of prophylactic anticonvulsants in patients with brain tumours: a clinical practice guideline.

University of Pennsylvania Health System

Use of ultrasound for the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis in asymptomatic inpatients: A recommendation statement from the University of Pennsylvania Health System Center for Evidence-based Practice.

Washington State Agency Medical Directors' Group

Interagency guideline on opioid dosing for chronic non-cancer pain: an educational pilot to improve care and safety with opioid treatment.

MAY 5, 2008

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(1) Preventing pneumococcal disease among infants and young children. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). (2) Updated recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for use of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) in children aged 24--59 months who are not completely vaccinated. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Evidence based clinical practice guideline hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Evidence-based care guideline for cytomegalovirus prophylaxis following solid organ transplants. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Assessment and management of acute pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Rituximab for the treatment of relapsed or refractory stage III or IV follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Structural neuroimaging in first-episode psychosis.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Diagnosis and management of headache. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

APRIL 28, 2008

American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.

2007 guideline for the management of ureteral calculi. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Best practice policy statement on urological surgery antimicrobial prophylaxis.

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Diagnosis and management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and treatment of otitis media in children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory illness in children and adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium

Management and prevention of osteoporosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Management of adults with major depression. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

APRIL 21, 2008

British Committee for Standards in Haematology

Guideline for laboratory diagnosis of malaria.

Guideline for the diagnosis, investigation and management of polycythaemia/erythrocytosis.

Guideline for the management of patients on oral anticoagulants requiring dental surgery.

Guideline for the use of imaging in the management of myeloma.

Guideline on the assessment of bleeding risk prior to surgery or invasive procedures.

Guidelines for point care testing: haematology.

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry and IFCC Committee for standardization of markers of cardiac damage laboratory medicine practice guidelines: Analytical issues for biochemical markers of acute coronary syndromes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry and IFCC Committee for standardization of markers of cardiac damage laboratory medicine practice guidelines: Analytical issues for biomarkers of heart failure. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry laboratory medicine practice guidelines: Clinical utilization of cardiac biomarker testing in heart failure. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry laboratory medicine practice guidelines: Clinical characteristics and utilization of biochemical markers in acute coronary syndromes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry laboratory medicine practice guidelines: Point of care testing, oversight and administration of cardiac biomarkers for acute coronary syndromes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry laboratory medicine practice guidelines: Use of cardiac troponin and B-type natriuretic peptide or N-terminal proB-type Natriuretic Peptide for Etiologies other than acute coronary syndromes and heart failure. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

APRIL 14, 2008

British Committee for Standards in Haematology

Guidelines on the insertion and management of central venous access devices in adults.

Obtaining consent for chemotherapy.

Recommendations for the management of BCR-ABL-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia.

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium

Medical management of adults with osteoarthritis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Outpatient management of uncomplicated deep venous thrombosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prevention of unintended pregnancy in adults 18 years and older.

Routine preventive services for children and adolescents (ages 2 - 18).

Routine preventive services for infants and children (birth - 24 months).

Tobacco control. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)

The diagnosis, evaluation, and management of von Willebrand disease.

National Kidney Foundation

(1) KDOQI clinical practice guidelines and clinical practice recommendations for anemia in chronic kidney disease. (2) 2007 update of hemoglobin target. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

APRIL 7, 2008

American Cancer Society

(1) ACS guidelines for breast cancer screening: update 2003. (2) American Cancer Society Guideline for breast screening with MRI as an adjunct to mammography (2007). This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

American Cancer Society guideline for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine use to prevent cervical cancer and its precursors.

American Cancer Society guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention: reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after cancer resection: A consensus update by the American Cancer Society and US Multi-Society Task Force on colorectal cancer.

Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: A consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society.

Nutrition and physical activity during and after cancer treatment: An American Cancer Society guide for informed choices.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1) General recommendations on immunization: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). 2) Update: recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding administration of combination MMRV vaccine. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

1) Prevention of varicella: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). 2) Update: recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) regarding administration of combination MMRV vaccine. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Infliximab for the treatment of adults with psoriasis.

MARCH 31, 2008

American College of Physicians

Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Evidence-based interventions to improve the palliative care of pain, dyspnea, and depression at the end of life: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Managing drug interactions in the treatment of HIV-related tuberculosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Global Initiative for Asthma

Global strategy for asthma management and prevention. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Diagnosis of breast disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium

Medical management of adults with hypertension. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening and management of hyperlipidemia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening, diagnosis and referral for substance use disorders. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Veterans Health Administration

VA/DoD Clinical practice guideline for rehabilitation of lower limb amputation.

MARCH 24, 2008

Brain Trauma Foundation

Guidelines for the field management of combat-related head trauma. Assessment: Glasgow Coma Scale scoring and assessment of pupils.

Guidelines for the field management of combat-related head trauma. Assessment: oxygenation and blood pressure.

Guidelines for the field management of combat-related head trauma. Treatment: airway, ventilation, and oxygenation.

Guidelines for the field management of combat-related head trauma. Treatment: brain-targeted therapy.

Guidelines for the field management of combat-related head trauma. Treatment: fluid resuscitation.

Guidelines for the field management of combat-related head trauma. Treatment: pain management and the use of analgesics for sedation.

Guidelines for the field management of combat-related head trauma. Triage and transport decisions.

Fourth International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain

Pharmacologic management of neuropathic pain: evidence-based recommendations. This updates a previous published guideline summary.

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario

Adult asthma care guidelines for nurses: promoting control of asthma. This updates a previous published guideline summary.

Assessment and management of pain. This updates a previous published guideline summary.

Assessment and management of venous leg ulcers. This updates a previous published guideline summary.

Breastfeeding best practice guidelines for nurses. This updates a previous published guideline summary.

Integrating smoking cessation into daily nursing practice. This updates a previous published guideline summary.

MARCH 17, 2008

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Amblyopia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Esotropia and exotropia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pediatric eye evaluations: I. Screening. II. Comprehensive ophthalmic evaluation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Refractive errors and refractive surgery. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Vision rehabilitation for adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.

Guideline for the management of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: (stages Ta,T1, and Tis): 2007 update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Recommended adult immunization schedule: United States, October 2007-September 2008.

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Treatment of Aspergillosis: clinical practice guidelines of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and use of laparoscopy for surgical problems during pregnancy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for congenital hypothyroidism: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for phenylketonuria (PKU): U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MARCH 10, 2008

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy: critical issues in the management of patients presenting to the emergency department with acetaminophen overdose.

American Gastroenterological Association Institute

Eosinophilic esophagitis in children and adults: a systematic review and consensus recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Society of Clinical Oncology 2007 update recommendations for the use of tumor markers in breast cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline: recommendations for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis and treatment in patients with cancer.

Cancer Care Ontario and American Society of Clinical Oncology adjuvant chemotherapy and adjuvant radiation therapy for stages I-IIIA resectable non-small-cell lung cancer guideline.

Use of epoetin and darbepoetin in patients with cancer: 2007 American Society of Clinical Oncology/American Society of Hematology clinical practice guideline update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

2006 national guideline for the management of lymphogranuloma venereum. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National guideline for the management of bacterial vaginosis (2006). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United Kingdom national guideline for the management of anogenital warts, 2007. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United Kingdom national guideline on the management of trichomonas vaginalis (2007). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

New Zealand Guidelines Group

Management of burns and scalds in primary care.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using spirometry: U.S Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

MARCH 3, 2008

Brain Trauma Foundation

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Anesthetics, analgesics, and sedatives. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Antiseizure prophylaxis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Blood pressure and oxygenation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Brain oxygen monitoring and thresholds. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Cerebral perfusion thresholds. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Hyperosmolar therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Hyperventilation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Indications for intracranial pressure monitoring. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Infection prophylaxis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Intracranial pressure monitoring technology. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Intracranial pressure thresholds. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Nutrition. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Prophylactic hypothermia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. Steroids. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

American Heart Association

Implementation strategies for emergency medical services within stroke systems of care: A policy statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association expert panel on emergency medical services systems and the Stroke Council.

Physical activity and public health in older adults: recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.

Physical activity and public health: updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association.

Prevention of infective endocarditis: guidelines from the American Heart Association.

Prevention of premature discontinuation of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary artery stents.

Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in nursing practice: focus on children and youth.

Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.)

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Interventions in schools to prevent and reduce alcohol use among children and young people.

University of Michigan Health System

Allergic rhinitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Common breast problems.

Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Otitis media. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

American College of Chest Physicians

Bronchial intraepithelial neoplasia/early central airways lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Bronchioloalveolar lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Complementary therapies and integrative oncology in lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Diagnostic surgical pathology in lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition)

Evaluation of patients with pulmonary nodules: when is it lung cancer?: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Follow-up and surveillance of the lung cancer patient following curative-intent therapy: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guideline. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Initial diagnosis of lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Initial evaluation of the patient with lung cancer: symptoms, signs, laboratory tests, and paraneoplastic syndromes: ACCP evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Invasive mediastinal staging of lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Lung cancer chemoprevention: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Management of small cell lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Palliative care consultation, quality-of-life measurements, and bereavement for end-of-life care in patients with lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Palliative care in lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Special treatment issues in lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The noninvasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: ACCP evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The physiologic evaluation of patients with lung cancer being considered for resectional surgery: ACCP evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer stage I and stage II: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, stage IIIB: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, stage IV: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer-stage IIIA: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. (2nd Edition) This updates a previously published guideline summary.

FEBRUARY 11, 2008

American Association of Poison Control Centers

Atypical antipsychotic medication poisoning: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

Dextromethorphan poisoning: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

Elemental mercury exposure: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

Methylphenidate poisoning: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor poisoning: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

Valproic acid poisoning: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)

Control of environmental factors and comorbid conditions that affect asthma: Expert panel report 3: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Education for a partnership in asthma care: Expert panel report 3: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Managing asthma long term in children 0-4 years of age and 5-11 years of age: Expert panel report 3: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Managing asthma long term in youths >12 years of age and Adults: Expert panel report 3: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Managing asthma long term-special situations: Expert panel report 3: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Managing exacerbations of asthma: Expert panel report 3: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Measures of asthma assessment and monitoring: Expert panel report 3: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Medications: Expert panel report 3: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy to prevent preterm delivery: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

American College of Physicians

See the related Expert Commentary.

Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: A joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Ezetimibe for the treatment of primary (heterozygous-familial and non-familial) hypercholesterolaemia.

Inhaled corticosteroids for the treatment of chronic asthma in children under the age of 12 years.

Omalizumab for severe persistent allergic asthma.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

External cephalic version and reducing the incidence of breech presentation.

Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes.

The investigation and management of endometriosis.

The management of early pregnancy loss.

The management of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.

The management of third- and fourth-degree perineal tears.

Thromboembolic disease in pregnancy and the puerperium: acute management.

JANUARY 28, 2008

American Psychiatric Association

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Thrombocytopenia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tonsillitis and pharyngitis in children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of acute exacerbation of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of hyperlipidaemia: aims and selection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tularaemia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Joslin Diabetes Center

Guideline for the care of the older adult with diabetes.

Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute

Adult asthma clinical practice guidelines.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Birth after previous caesarean birth.

The management of breech presentation.

JANUARY 21, 2008

American College of Cardiology Foundation

ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina/non ST-Elevation myocardial infarction. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACC/AHA 2007 guidelines on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and care for noncardiac surgery. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute heart failure syndromes.

American College of Radiology

Anal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Dementia and movement disorders. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Limping child: ages 0-5 years.

Resectable rectal cancer.

Suspected spine trauma.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Multiple myeloma (MM). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Nephropathia epidemica (NE). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Palliative treatment of cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Rhabdomyolysis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Seborrhoeic dermatitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Systemic diseases in pregnancy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for illicit drug use: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JANUARY 14, 2008

American College of Radiology

Growth disturbances: risk of intrauterine growth restriction. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Staging and follow-up of ovarian cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Interpreting and managing blood lead levels <10 micrograms/dL in children and reducing childhood exposures to lead: recommendations of CDC's Advisory Committee on childhood lead poisoning prevention.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Eating disorders among children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

HIV infection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Long-term management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Metabolic syndrome. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

1) Immunizations. 2) Immunization update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive services for adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive services for children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Osteoarthritis of the knees.

The Endocrine Society

Management of thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy and postpartum: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline.

JANUARY 7, 2008

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Practice parameter for the assessment of the family.

Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorders. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Academy of Family Physicians

Summary of recommendations for clinical preventive services. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Cervical cytology screening.

Cervical insufficiency.

Chronic pelvic pain.

Diagnosis and treatment of gestational trophoblastic disease.

Dystocia and augmentation of labor.

Multiple gestation: complicated twin, triplet, and high-order multifetal pregnancy.

Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy.

Prophylactic antibiotics in labor and delivery.

European Federation of Neurological Societies

EFNS guidelines on neurostimulation therapy for neuropathic pain.

North American Spine Society

Diagnosis and treatment of degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.


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