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Updated NGC Summaries

Use the index below to find guidelines (listed by guideline developer) that have been updated. Select "All" to see a complete list of updated NGC Guideline Summaries (organized alphabetically by guideline developer). In each case the withdrawn guideline has been replaced with a new/revised guideline. For a list of guidelines that have been permanently withdrawn from the site, go to Withdrawn NGC Summaries.

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The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ currently contains 1767 guidelines that have been superceded.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association

  1. Clinical practice guideline (second edition) for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of reflex sympathetic dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome (RSD/CRPS). (NGC-2430)
    • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA). Clinical practice guidelines (second edition) for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of reflex sympathetic dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome (RSD/CRPS). Milford (CT): Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association (RSDSA); 2002 Feb. 46 p. [47 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Complex regional pain syndrome: treatment guidelines (third edition). (NGC-5233)

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario

  1. Adult asthma care guidelines for nurses: promoting control of asthma. (NGC-3631)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Adult asthma care guidelines for nurses: promoting control of asthma. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2004 Mar. 104 p. [119 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Adult asthma care guidelines for nurses: promoting control of asthma. (NGC-5958)

  2. Assessment and management of pain. (NGC-2946)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Assessment and management of pain. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2002 Nov. 142 p. [109 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Assessment and management of pain. (NGC-5960)

  3. Assessment and management of stage I to IV pressure ulcers. (NGC-2945)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Assessment and management of stage I to IV pressure ulcers. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2002 Aug. 104 p. [70 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Assessment and management of stage I to IV pressure ulcers. (NGC-5793)

  4. Assessment and management of venous leg ulcers. (NGC-3632)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Assessment and management of venous leg ulcers. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2004 Mar. 112 p. [64 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Assessment and management of venous leg ulcers. (NGC-5961)

  5. Breastfeeding best practice guidelines for nurses. (NGC-3633)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Breastfeeding best practice guidelines for nurses. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2003 Sep. 120 p. [175 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Breastfeeding best practice guidelines for nurses. (NGC-5959)

  6. Client centred care. (NGC-2943)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Client centred care. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2002 Jul. 70 p. [63 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: (1) Client centred care. (2) Client centred care 2006 supplement. (NGC-4949)

  7. Crisis intervention. (NGC-2944)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Crisis intervention. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2002 Aug. 55 p. [46 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: (1) Crisis intervention. (2) Crisis intervention 2006 supplement. (NGC-4950)

  8. Establishing therapeutic relationships. (NGC-2942)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Establishing therapeutic relationships. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2002 Jul. 54 p. [66 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: (1) Establishing therapeutic relationships. (2) Establishing therapeutic relationships 2006 supplement. (NGC-4948)

  9. Integrating smoking cessation into daily nursing practice. (NGC-3634)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Integrating smoking cessation into daily nursing practice. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2003 Oct. 80 p. [59 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Integrating smoking cessation into daily nursing practice. (NGC-5957)

  10. Prevention of constipation in the older adult population. (NGC-2936)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Prevention of constipation in the older adult population. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2002 Jan. 38 p. [44 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Prevention of constipation in the older adult population. (NGC-4213)

  11. Prevention of fall injuries in the older adult. (NGC-2938)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Prevention of falls and fall injuries in the older adult. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2002 Jan. 57 p. [95 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Prevention of falls and fall injuries in the older adult. (NGC-4264)

  12. Promoting continence using prompted voiding. (NGC-2937)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Promoting continence using prompted voiding. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2002 Jan. 40 p. [23 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Promoting continence using prompted voiding. (NGC-4214)

  13. Risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers. (NGC-2939)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2002 Jan. 56 p. [44 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Risk assessment & prevention of pressure ulcers. (NGC-4215)

  14. Supporting and strengthening families through expected and unexpected life events. (NGC-2941)
    • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO). Supporting and strengthening families through expected and unexpected life events. Toronto (ON): Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO); 2002 Jul. 48 p. [77 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: (1) Supporting and strengthening families through expected and unexpected life events. (2) Supporting and strengthening families through expected and unexpected life events 2006 supplement. (NGC-4947)

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

  1. Male and female sterilisation. (NGC-1783)
    • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). Male and female sterilisation. London: RCOG Press; 1999 Apr. 86 p. (Evidence-based clinical guidelines; no. 4). [275 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Male and female sterilisation. (NGC-4468)

  2. The care of women requesting induced abortion. (NGC-1780)
    • Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists. The care of women requesting induced abortion. London: RCOG Press; 2000. 70 p. (Evidence-based clinical guidelines; no. 7). [176 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: The care of women requesting induced abortion. (NGC-4467)

  3. The initial investigation and management of the infertile couple. (NGC-1779)
    • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The initial investigation and management of the infertile couple. London: RCOG Press; 1998 Feb. 82 p. (Evidence-based clinical guidelines; no. 2). [390 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Fertility: assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems. (NGC-3469)

  4. The management of infertility in secondary care. (NGC-1778)
    • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The management of infertility in secondary care. London: RCOG Press; 1998 Feb. 148 p. (Evidence-based clinical guidelines; no. 3). [677 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Fertility: assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems. (NGC-3469)

  5. The management of infertility in tertiary care. (NGC-1781)
    • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The management of infertility in tertiary care. London: RCOG Press; 2000 Jan. 121 p. (Evidence-based clinical guidelines; no. 6). [543 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Fertility: assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems. (NGC-3469)