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DECEMBER 26, 2005

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium

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

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.

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

Screening and management of substance use disorders. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tobacco control. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Clopidogrel and modified-release dipyridamole in the prevention of occlusive vascular events.

Dual-chamber pacemakers for symptomatic bradycardia due to sick sinus syndrome and/or atrioventricular block.

HealOzone for the treatment of tooth decay (occlusal pit and fissure caries and root caries).

The use of autologous chondrocyte implantation for the treatment of cartilage defects in knee joints.

DECEMBER 19, 2005

American Academy of Pediatrics

Emergency contraception.

Lead exposure in children: prevention, detection, and management.

The changing concept of sudden infant death syndrome: diagnostic coding shifts, controversies regarding the sleeping environment, and new variables to consider in reducing risk. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Association of Poison Control Centers

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

Beta-blocker ingestion: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

Calcium channel blocker ingestion: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

Diphenhydramine and dimenhydrinate poisoning: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

Ethylene glycol exposure: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of hospital management.

Guideline on the use of ipecac syrup in the out-of-hospital management of ingested poisons.

Iron ingestion: an evidence-based consensus guideline for out-of-hospital management.

American College of Chest Physicians

American College of Chest Physicians guidelines for the prevention and management of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.

American Heart Association

Exercise testing in asymptomatic adults: a statement for professionals From the American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology, Subcommittee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention.

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Society of Clinical Oncology guideline recommendations for sentinel lymph node biopsy in early-stage breast cancer.

Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

(1) Clinical practice guideline for the management of cataract among adults. (2) Updated recommendation #14. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

DECEMBER 12, 2005

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling.

Antenatal corticosteroids to prevent respiratory distress syndrome.

Hormone replacement therapy and venous thromboembolism.

Long-term consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Management of HIV in pregnancy.

Methods and materials used in perineal repair.

Ovarian cysts in postmenopausal women.

Pregnancy and breast cancer.

Prevention of early onset neonatal group B streptococcal disease.

Surgical treatment of urodynamic stress incontinence.

The initial management of chronic pelvic pain.

The investigation and treatment of couples with recurrent miscarriage.

The management of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia.

The management of tubal pregnancy.

Thromboprophylaxis during pregnancy, labour and after vaginal delivery.

Venous thromboembolism and hormonal contraception.

DECEMBER 5, 2005

American College of Cardiology Foundation

ACC/AHA 2005 guideline update for the diagnosis and management of chronic heart failure in the adult. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Public Health Service Task Force recommendations for use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-1-infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the United States. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Psoriasis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Skin cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

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

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

New York State Department of Health

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

Hepatitis B virus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Hepatitis C virus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, Research Translation and Dissemination Core

Detection of depression in the cognitively intact older adult. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Increasing physical activity in schools: kindergarten through eighth grade.

Management of relocation in cognitively intact older adults.

NOVEMBER 28, 2005

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

ASGE guideline: guideline on the use of endoscopy in the management of constipation.

ASGE guideline: the role of ERCP in diseases of the biliary tract and the pancreas.

European Society of Cardiology

Guidelines for percutaneous coronary interventions.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Drotrecogin alfa (activated) for severe sepsis.

Frequency of application of topical corticosteroids for atopic eczema.

Imatinib for the treatment of unresectable and/or metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumours.

Immunosuppressive therapy for renal transplantation in adults.

Laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernia repair.

NOVEMBER 21, 2005

Alzheimer's Association

Dementia care practice recommendations for assisted living residences and nursing homes.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Managing elevated blood lead levels among young children: recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention.

Preventing lead poisoning in young children.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Gynaecological ultrasound examination. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

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

Thrombolytic therapy and balloon angioplasty in acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Viral hepatitis.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Tacrolimus and pimecrolimus for atopic eczema.

New York State Department of Health

Pain in the HIV-infected substance user.

NOVEMBER 14, 2005

American College of Cardiology Foundation

ACC/AHA 2004 guideline update for coronary artery bypass graft surgery: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1999 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Prevention of falls in long-term care facilities.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Benign prostatic hyperplasia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and treatment of childhood hypercholesterolaemia.

HIV infection.

Metabolic syndrome.

Urinary incontinence in women. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Adult low back pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Breast cancer treatment. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Hypertension. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

University of Michigan Health System

Knee pain or swelling: acute or chronic. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Osteoporosis: prevention and treatment. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NOVEMBER 7, 2005

Academy for Chiropractic Education

Manual medicine guidelines for musculoskeletal injuries.

American Academy of Pediatrics

Health supervision for children with achondroplasia.

Infant methemoglobinemia: the role of dietary nitrate in food and water.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Rhabdomyolysis.

Systemic diseases in pregnancy.

Tonsillitis and pharyngitis in children.

Treatment of acute exacerbation of asthma.

Treatment of obesity.

Tularaemia.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Menopause and hormone therapy (HT): collaborative decision-making and management. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

OCTOBER 31, 2005

American Academy of Pediatrics

The evaluation of sexual abuse in children.

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

AASLD position paper: the management of acute liver failure.

AASLD practice guidelines: evaluation of the patient for liver transplantation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Medical Directors Association

Dementia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pharmacotherapy companion to the depression. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Australian & New Zealand Intensive Care Society

Evidence-based guidelines for nutritional support of the critically ill: results of a Bi-National Guideline Development Conference.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Aortic aneurysm and dissection.

Eating disorders among children and adolescents.

Food hypersensitivity and allergy.

Haematuria.

Nephropathia epidemica (NE).

Prevention of venous thrombosis.

OCTOBER 24, 2005

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Evidence-based care guideline for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) among very low birth weight infants.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Routine prenatal care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

International Lactation Consultant Association

Clinical guidelines for the establishment of exclusive breastfeeding. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Ottawa Panel

Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for therapeutic exercises and manual therapy in the management of osteoarthritis.

Program in Evidence-based Care

Neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy for resectable esophageal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The role of single-agent docetaxel (Taxotere®) as a second-line treatment for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia with imatinib.

Use of raltitrexed (Tomudex) in the management of metastatic colorectal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Male and female sterilisation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Wisconsin Medical Society

Guidelines for the assessment and management of chronic pain.

OCTOBER 17, 2005

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists position statement on metabolic and cardiovascular consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome.

American Diabetes Association

Care of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a statement of the American Diabetes Association.

Dietary carbohydrate (amount and type) in the prevention and management of diabetes: a statement of the American Diabetes Association.

Weight management through lifestyle modification for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes: rationale and strategies.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Updated U.S. Public Health Service guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to HIV and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis.

Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

The use of contraception outside the terms of the product licence.

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.

Intracorp

Multiple gestation.

Nephrolithiasis.

Osteomyelitis.

Ovarian cyst.

Pelvic inflammatory disease.

Placenta previa: antepartum hemorrhage.

Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation (Chattanooga, TN)

Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for interdisciplinary rehabilitation of chronic non-malignant pain syndrome patients. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

OCTOBER 10, 2005

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Clinical guideline on adolescent oral health care.

Clinical guideline on antibiotic prophylaxis for dental patients at risk for infection.

Clinical guideline on appropriate use of antibiotic therapy for pediatric dental patients.

Clinical guideline on appropriate use of local anesthesia for pediatric dental patients.

Clinical guideline on appropriate use of nitrous oxide for pediatric dental patients.

Clinical guideline on behavior guidance for the pediatric dental patient.

Clinical guideline on management of the developing dentition and occlusion in pediatric dentistry.

Clinical guideline on pediatric oral surgery.

American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

The vulvodynia guideline.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for medical management of bronchiolitis in infants less than 1 year of age presenting with a first time episode. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Association of Orthopedic Nurses

Skeletal pin site care.

New York State Department of Health

Antiretroviral therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Drug-drug interactions between HAART, medications used in substance use treatment, and recreational drugs.

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

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Overweight children and adolescents: a clinical report of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society

Guideline for management of wounds in patients with lower-extremity venous disease.

OCTOBER 3, 2005

American Academy of Family Physicians

Summary of policy recommendations for periodic health examinations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC), formerly trial of labor versus elective repeat cesarean section for the woman with a previous cesarean section. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Practice parameters for the treatment of perianal abscess and fistula-in-ano (revised). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(1) Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). (2) Update: influenza activity -- United States and worldwide, May 22-September 3, 2005, and 2005-06 season vaccination recommendations. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Heart failure in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Practice parameter for the diagnosis and management of primary immunodeficiency. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

New York State Department of Health

Diagnostic, monitoring, and resistance tests for HIV. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Program in Evidence-based Care

Rituximab in lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia: a clinical guideline

University of Michigan Health System

Essential hypertension. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

Wisconsin essential diabetes mellitus care guidelines.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2005

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Screening for depression in primary care: recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.

Intracorp

Hyperemesis gravidarum.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: pre-eclampsia, eclampsia.

Laryngeal cancer.

Lung cancer.

Meningitis.

Migraine.

National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care

The diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer.

New York State Department of Health

Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among substance users.

Program in Evidence-based Care

Cervical screening.

Chemotherapy with radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The role of postoperative chemoradiotherapy for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Use of irinotecan in the second-line treatment of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac surgery.

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

Substance abuse treatment for adults in the criminal justice system.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2005

American Pain Society

Guideline for the management of cancer pain in adults and children.

Guideline for the management of fibromyalgia syndrome pain in adults and children.

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Practice parameters for the management of hemorrhoids (revised). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Practice parameters for the management of rectal cancer (revised). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Prevention of influenza in the general population: recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.

Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Drug interactions with hormonal contraception.

Intracorp

Abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Abnormal uterine bleeding/dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

Bunions.

Calcaneal/hindfoot injury.

Cervical incompetence.

Colon cancer.

Concussion, mild head injury.

Diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diabetic ketoacidosis.

Diverticular disease.

Gestational diabetes.

Hematuria.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2005

American Academy of Pediatrics

Adolescent pregnancy: current trends and issues.

Pediatric care recommendations for freestanding urgent care facilities.

Prevention and control of meningococcal disease: recommendations for use of meningococcal vaccines in pediatric patients.

Screening for retinopathy in the pediatric patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Patient safety in office-based surgery facilities: I. Procedures in the office-based surgery setting.

Patient safety in office-based surgery facilities: II. Patient selection.

Practice advisory on liposuction.

Association for the Advancement of Wound Care

Summary algorithm for venous ulcer care with annotations of available evidence.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Nursing management of oral hygiene.

Nursing management of patients with urinary incontinence.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility: recommendation statement.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2005

American Academy of Neurology

Practice parameter: therapies for essential tremor: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Contraception for women aged over 40 years.

Contraceptive choices for breastfeeding women.

Contraceptive choices for women with inflammatory bowel disease.

Contraceptive choices for young people.

Emergency contraception.

First prescription of the combined oral contraception.

The copper intrauterine device as long-term contraception.

The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) in contraception and reproductive health.

New Zealand Guidelines Group

The management of people with atrial fibrillation and flutter.

AUGUST 29, 2005

American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.

The management of erectile dysfunction: an update.

British Association of Dermatologists

Guidelines for the management of cutaneous warts.

Guidelines for the management of pemphigus vulgaris.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for medical management of first time acute urinary tract infection in children 12 years of age or less. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine

Preservation of upper limb function following spinal cord injury: a clinical practice guideline for health-care professionals.

Respiratory management following spinal cord injury: a clinical practice guideline for health-care professionals.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Lipid management in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Fibromyalgia treatment guideline.

Guidelines for the treatment and management of acute bacterial conjunctivitis in children and adults.

Practice parameters for the nonpharmacologic treatment of chronic primary insomnia in the elderly.

AUGUST 22, 2005

American Diabetes Association

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

Standards of medical care in diabetes. II. Screening for diabetes. 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.

American Medical Directors Association

Stroke management and prevention in the long-term care setting.

Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)

Contraception and family planning. A guide to counseling and management.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Immunizations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario

Stroke assessment across the continuum of care.

University of Michigan Health System

Peptic ulcer disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Urinary tract infection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

AUGUST 15, 2005

American Academy of Pediatrics

Death of a child in the emergency department: joint statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Emergency Physicians.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons position statement on the diagnosis and management of primary hyperparathyroidism.

American College of Chest Physicians

Management of community-acquired pneumonia in the home: an American College of Chest Physicians clinical position statement.

Association of Coloproctology of Britain and Ireland

Guidelines for the management of colorectal cancer.

Referral guidelines for bowel cancer.

British Association of Dermatologists

Guidelines for dosimetry and calibration in ultraviolet radiation therapy: a report of a British Photodermatology Group workshop.

Guidelines for the management of lichen sclerosus.

Guidelines for topical photodynamic therapy: report of a workshop of the British Photodermatology Group.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

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

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

Community-acquired pneumonia in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Bipolar affective disorder. A national clinical guideline.

Task Force on Community Preventive Services

Improving influenza, pneumococcal polysaccharide, and hepatitis B vaccination coverage among adults aged <65 years at high risk. A report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services.

AUGUST 8, 2005

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

ASGE guideline: the management of low-molecular-weight heparin and nonaspirin antiplatelet agents for endoscopic procedures.

American Society of Anesthesiologists

Practice advisory for preanesthesia evaluation: a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Preanesthesia Evaluation.

Practice advisory for the perioperative management of patients with cardiac rhythm management devices: pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Perioperative Management of Patients with Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices.

Practice guidelines for acute pain management in the perioperative setting: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Acute Pain Management. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Practice guidelines for management of the difficult airway: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Management of the Difficult Airway. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Practice guidelines for postanesthetic care: a report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Postanesthetic Care.

Practice guidelines for pulmonary artery catheterization: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Pulmonary Artery Catheterization. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Practice guidelines for sedation and analgesia by non-anesthesiologists: an updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Health Care Association of New Jersey

Fall management guidelines.

Pain management guidelines.

National Kidney Foundation

K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients.

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease in children: recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Guideline for the evaluation of cholestatic jaundice in infants: recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.

Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario

Care and maintenance to reduce vascular access complications.

Interventions for postpartum depression.

AUGUST 1, 2005

American Gastroenterological Association Institute

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: role of the gastroenterologist in the management of esophageal carcinoma.

American Heart Association

Overweight in children and adolescents: pathophysiology, consequences, prevention, and treatment.

Percutaneous coronary intervention and adjunctive pharmacotherapy in women: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association.

Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center

Neonatal hypoglycemia: initial and follow up management.

Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)

Cervical cancer: screening recommendations, with algorithms, for managing women with abnormal Pap test results.

Menopause: a guide to management.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease in HIV-infected patients: recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Acute pharyngitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Venous thromboembolism. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Practice parameters for hemodynamic support of sepsis in adult patients: 2004 update.

Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: the Ethics Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Recommendations for nonheartbeating organ donation: a position paper by the Ethics Committee, American College of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for peripheral arterial disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 25, 2005

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(1) Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents. (2) Update to the guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Anticoagulation therapy supplement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Stable coronary artery disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care

Infection control. Prevention of healthcare-associated infection in primary and community care.

Society of Nuclear Medicine, Inc

Procedure guideline for 111in-leukocyte scintigraphy for suspected infection/inflammation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for 99m Tc-Exametazime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy for suspected infection/inflammation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for brain death scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for breast scintigraphy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for gallium scintigraphy in inflammation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for gastric emptying and motility. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for general imaging. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for lung scintigraphy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for lymphoscintigraphy and the use of intraoperative gamma probe for sentinel lymph node localization in melanoma of intermediate thickness.

Procedure guideline for parathyroid scintigraphy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for telenuclear medicine.

Veterans Health Administration

VHA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in the primary care setting. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 18, 2005

New York State Department of Health

Anxiety disorders in patients with HIV/AIDS. Mental health care for people with HIV infection.

Cognitive disorders and HIV/AIDS. Mental health care for people with HIV infection.

Depression and mania in patients with HIV/AIDS. Mental health care for people with HIV infection.

Family issues for patients with HIV/AIDS. Mental health care for people with HIV infection.

HIV testing and diagnosis in infants and children.

Medical care of HIV-infected substance-using women.

Psychiatric/mental status evaluations in primary care settings. Mental health care for people with HIV infection.

Screening and ongoing assessment for substance use.

Suicidality in patients with HIV/AIDS. Mental health care for people with HIV infection.

The role of the primary care practitioner in assessing and treating mental health in persons with HIV. Mental health care for people with HIV infection.

Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in patients with HIV/AIDS. Mental health care for people with HIV infection.

Working with patients' personalities and styles. Mental health care for people with HIV infection.

Society of Nuclear Medicine, Inc

Procedure guideline for bone scintigraphy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for diagnosis of renovascular hypertension. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for gated equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for hepatic and splenic imaging 3.0. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for myocardial perfusion imaging. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for palliative treatment of painful bone metastases. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for pediatric sedation in nuclear medicine. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Procedure guideline for radionuclide cystography in children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 11, 2005

American Academy of Pediatrics

Providing care for immigrant, homeless, and migrant children.

Use of performance-enhancing substances.

British Association of Dermatologists

Guidelines for care of contact dermatitis.

Guidelines for the management of alopecia areata.

Guidelines for the management of bullous pemphigoid.

Guidelines for treatment of onychomycosis.

Joint British Association of Dermatologists and U.K. Cutaneous Lymphoma Group guidelines for the management of primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas.

Management and diagnostic guidelines for urticaria and angio-oedema.

Multiprofessional guidelines for the management of the patient with primary cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.

U.K. guidelines for the management of cutaneous melanoma.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

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

Thrombocytopenia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Urinary incontinence in women. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

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

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

Singapore Ministry of Health

Lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening and interventions for overweight in children and adolescents: recommendation statement.

JULY 4, 2005

Action on Pre-eclampsia

Pre-eclampsia community guideline.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Chlamydial urethritis and cervicitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prevention and screening of colorectal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario

Assessment and management of foot ulcers for people with diabetes.

Nursing care of dyspnea: the 6th vital sign in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Prevention of constipation in the older adult population. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prevention of falls and fall injuries in the older adult. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Primary prevention of childhood obesity.

Promoting continence using prompted voiding. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Risk assessment & prevention of pressure ulcers. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Women abuse: screening, identification & initial response.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for HIV: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 27, 2005

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

The role of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in the management of portal hypertension.

American Heart Association

Role of noninvasive testing in the clinical evaluation of women with suspected coronary artery disease.

European Society of Cardiology

Guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of acute heart failure.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Lipid management in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Intracorp

Asthma.

Blunt chest trauma/chest wall contusions.

Bronchitis.

Cirrhosis.

Gastritis.

Hemorrhoids.

Hernias.

Pulmonary embolism/infarction.

Rib fractures.

Program in Evidence-based Care

Adjuvant chemotherapy following complete resection of soft tissue sarcoma in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The role of erythropoietin in the management of cancer patients with non-hematologic malignancies receiving chemotherapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 20, 2005

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Diagnosis and treatment of adult flatfoot.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Intracorp

Acute lymphocytic/lymphoblastic leukemia.

Acute myelogenous leukemia.

Appendicitis.

Breast cancer.

Breast masses.

Gastric cancer.

Kidney neoplasms - benign and malignant.

Lymphoma - non-Hodgkin’s.

Malignant melanoma.

Oropharyngeal cancer.

Prostate cancer.

Stem cell transplant for acute lymphocytic/lymphoblastic leukemia (adult).

Stem cell transplant for acute myelogenous leukemia.

Thyroid cancer.

Uterine cancer.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, Research Translation and Dissemination Core

Elder abuse prevention.

JUNE 13, 2005

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Practice parameters for clinical use of the multiple sleep latency test and the maintenance of wakefulness test.

Practice parameters for the dopaminergic treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder.

American College of Physicians

Pharmacologic and surgical management of obesity in primary care: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

ASGE guideline: guidelines for endoscopy in pregnant and lactating women.

ASGE guideline: the role of endoscopy in the diagnosis and the management of cystic lesions and inflammatory fluid collections of the pancreas.

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

Interventional techniques in the management of chronic spinal pain: evidence-based practice guidelines.

National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care

Preoperative tests: the use of routine preoperative tests for elective surgery: evidence, methods, & guidance.

Newcastle Guideline Development and Research Unit

Dyspepsia: managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Diagnosis and management of epilepsies in children and young people.

JUNE 6, 2005

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Practice parameter for psychiatric consultation to schools.

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with enuresis.

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with substance use disorders. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of youth in juvenile detention and correctional facilities.

Practice parameter for use of electroconvulsive therapy with adolescents.

American Society of Addiction Medicine

Management of alcohol withdrawal delirium. An evidence-based practice guideline.

Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Disease management of atopic dermatitis: an updated practice parameter. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Stinging insect hypersensitivity: a practice parameter update.

Symptom severity assessment of allergic rhinitis: part 1.

The diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis: an updated practice parameter. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for gonorrhea: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

University of Michigan Health System

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

MAY 30, 2005

American College of Cardiology Foundation

ACC/AHA/ASNC guidelines for the clinical use of cardiac radionuclide imaging: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines (ACC/AHA/ASNC Committee to revise the 1995 guidelines for the clinical use of cardiac radionuclide imaging). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric flatfoot.

American Heart Association

Recommendations for blood pressure measurement in humans and experimental animals: Part 1: blood pressure measurement in humans: a statement for professionals from the Subcommittee of Professional and Public Education of the American Heart Association Council on High Blood Pressure Research.

American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.

Report on the management of staghorn calculi.

Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)

Domestic violence. A guide to screening and intervention.

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults.

International Society for Clinical Densitometry

Diagnosis of osteoporosis in men, premenopausal women, and children.

National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care

Violence: the short-term management of disturbed/violent behaviour in psychiatric in-patient settings and emergency departments.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Management of patients with lung cancer. A national clinical guideline. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

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

Substance abuse treatment for persons with co-occurring disorders.

MAY 23, 2005

American Academy of Pediatrics

Chronic abdominal pain in children.

American College of Cardiology Foundation

ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines for the management of patients with supraventricular arrhythmias. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Supraventricular Arrhythmias).

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Society of Clinical Oncology technology assessment on the use of aromatase inhibitors as adjuvant therapy for postmenopausal women with hormone receptor–positive breast cancer: status report 2004. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care

Head injury: triage, assessment, investigation and early management of head injury in infants, children and adults.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Hormone therapy for the prevention of chronic conditions in postmenopausal women: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Work Loss Data Institute

Ankle and foot. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Burns.

Carpal tunnel syndrome. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Elbow. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Eye.

Forearm, wrist, & hand.

Hernia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Knee & leg. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Lower back (lumbar & thoracic). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Neck and upper back. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Shoulder. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Stress and other mental disorders.

MAY 16, 2005

American Academy of Pediatrics

Breastfeeding and the use of human milk. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Helping families raise children with special health care needs at home.

Tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs: the role of the pediatrician in prevention, identification, and management of substance abuse.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus to prevent vascular complications: updated recommendations from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Program in Evidence-based Care

The prevention and management of acute skin reactions related to radiation therapy.

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline series: aspirin and other anti-platelet agents during operative coronary revascularization.

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline series: transmyocardial laser revascularization.

Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care

Recommendations for management of diabetes in Vermont.

MAY 9, 2005

American Association for Respiratory Care

Application of continuous positive airway pressure to neonates via nasal prongs, nasopharyngeal tube, or nasal mask — 2004 revision & update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Metabolic measurement using indirect calorimetry during mechanical ventilation — 2004 revision & update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Nasotracheal suctioning — 2004 revision & update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Resuscitation and defibrillation in the health care setting — 2004 revision & update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Transcutaneous blood gas monitoring for neonatal & pediatric patients — 2004 revision & update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Headache Foundation

Diagnosis and classification of primary headache disorders. In: Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.

Special treatment situations: alternative headache treatments. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.

Special treatment situations: behavioral interventions for management of primary head pain. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.

Special treatment situations: inpatient headache treatment. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.

Special treatment situations: menstrual migraine and menstrually-related migraine. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.

Special treatment situations: pediatric migraine. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.

Treatment of primary headache: acute migraine treatment. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.

Treatment of primary headache: chronic daily headache. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.

Treatment of primary headache: cluster headache. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.

Treatment of primary headache: episodic tension-type headache. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.

Treatment of primary headache: patient education. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.

Treatment of primary headache: preventive treatment of migraine. Standards of care for headache diagnosis and treatment.

Newcastle Guideline Development and Research Unit

Essential hypertension: managing adult patients in primary care.

Program in Evidence-based Care

The use of bisphosphonates in men with hormone-refractory prostate cancer.

MAY 2, 2005

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Clinical guideline on dental management of pediatric patients receiving chemotherapy, hematopoietic cell transplantation, and/or radiation.

Clinical guideline on fluoride therapy.

Clinical guideline on infant oral health care.

Clinical guideline on management of acute dental trauma.

Clinical guideline on management of persons with special health care needs.

Clinical guideline on pediatric restorative dentistry.

Clinical guideline on periodicity of examination, preventive dental services, anticipatory guidance, and oral treatment for children.

Clinical guideline on the role of dental prophylaxis in pediatric dentistry.

Guideline on pulp therapy for primary and young permanent teeth.

American College of Cardiology Foundation

ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 guideline update for the clinical application of echocardiography: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/ASE Committee to update the 1997 guidelines for the clinical application of echocardiography). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Medical Directors Association

Common infections in the long-term care setting.

European Society of Cardiology

Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. The Task Force on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology.

Family Violence Prevention Fund

National consensus guidelines on identifying and responding to domestic violence victimization in health care settings.

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Gender-specific practice guidelines for coronary artery bypass surgery.

APRIL 25, 2005

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Practice parameters for the management of anal fissures (revised). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

European Society of Cardiology

Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope - update 2004. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Ottawa Panel

Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for electrotherapy and thermotherapy interventions in the management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults.

Ottawa Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for therapeutic exercises in the management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults.

Philadelphia Panel

Philadelphia Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on selected rehabilitation interventions for knee pain.

Philadelphia Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on selected rehabilitation interventions for low back pain.

Philadelphia Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on selected rehabilitation interventions for neck pain.

Philadelphia Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on selected rehabilitation interventions for shoulder pain.

APRIL 18, 2005

American College of Chest Physicians

Device selection and outcomes of aerosol therapy: evidence-based guidelines: American College of Chest Physicians/American College of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery.

American Pain Society Fibromyalgia Panel

Management of fibromyalgia syndrome.

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

ASGE guideline: the role of endoscopy in acute non-variceal upper-GI hemorrhage.

ASGE guideline: the role of endoscopy in the diagnosis, staging, and management of colorectal cancer.

Guideline for the management of ingested foreign bodies.

The role of endoscopy in dyspepsia.

The role of endoscopy in the assessment and treatment of esophageal cancer.

Tissue sampling and analysis.

Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)

Urinary incontinence: guide to diagnosis and management.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

Difficult Airway Society

Difficult Airway Society guidelines for management of the unanticipated difficult intubation.

National Kidney Foundation

K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines on hypertension and antihypertensive agents in chronic kidney disease.

APRIL 11, 2005

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy: procedural sedation and analgesia in the emergency department.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

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

Dietary guidelines for Americans, 2005.

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Pain management in blunt thoracic trauma (BTT).

National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health

Schizophrenia: core interventions in the treatment and management of schizophrenia in primary and secondary care.

Self-harm: the short-term physical and psychological management and secondary prevention of self-harm in primary and secondary care.

National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care

The diagnosis and management of the epilepsies in adults and children in primary and secondary care.

New York State Department of Health

Antiretroviral therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Aspects of primary care for the HIV-infected substance user.

Diagnostic, prognostic, and resistance tests for HIV.

Hepatitis C virus.

HIV post-exposure prophylaxis for children beyond the perinatal period. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

HIV prophylaxis following non-occupational exposure including sexual assault.

Identification and ambulatory care of HIV-exposed and -infected adolescents.

Smoking cessation in HIV-infected patients.

APRIL 4, 2005

American Gastroenterological Association Institute

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: clinical use of esophageal manometry.

American Heart Association

Cardiovascular health promotion in the schools: a statement for health and education professionals and child health advocates from the Committee on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in Youth (AHOY) of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association.

Practice standards for electrocardiographic monitoring in hospital settings: an American Heart Association scientific statement from the Councils on Cardiovascular Nursing, Clinical Cardiology, and Cardiovascular Disease in the Young.

National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health

Eating disorders. Core interventions in the treatment and management of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and related eating disorders.

National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care

Clinical guidelines for the classification and care of women at risk of familial breast cancer in primary, secondary and tertiary care.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Management of urinary incontinence in primary care. A national clinical guideline.

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

Substance abuse treatment: group therapy.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for glaucoma: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MARCH 28, 2005

American Academy of Neurology

Practice parameter: corticosteroid treatment of Duchenne dystrophy: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: pharmacological treatment of migraine headache in children and adolescents: report of the American Academy of Neurology Quality Standards Subcommittee and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

American Academy of Pediatrics

Do-not-resuscitate orders for pediatric patients who require anesthesia and surgery.

Role of pediatricians in advocating life support training courses for parents and the public.

American Diabetes Association

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

Diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Heart Association

Clinical implications of obesity with specific focus on cardiovascular disease: a statement for professionals from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism.

Diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of Kawasaki disease: a statement for health professionals from the Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Diagnosis and initial treatment of ischemic stroke. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in primary care for school age children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care

Clinical practice guideline for the assessment and prevention of falls in older people.

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

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

New Zealand Guidelines Group

Care of women with breech presentation or previous caesarean birth.

Program in Evidence-based Care

The role of octreotide in the management of patients with cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, Research Translation and Dissemination Core

Bathing persons with dementia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Improving medication management for older adult clients.

Non-pharmacologic management of agitated behaviors in persons with Alzheimer disease and other chronic dementing illnesses. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Veterans Health Administration

Management of persons with psychoses.

MARCH 21, 2005

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Public health guidance for community-level preparedness and response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Version 3. Supplement E: managing international travel-related transmission risk. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Atrial fibrillation: drug treatment and electric cardioversion. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Coronary angiography and indications for CABG or angioplasty. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Coronary heart disease (CHD): symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Deep venous thrombosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Determining the volume of residual urine by ultrasonography. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Differential diagnosis of chest pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Myocardial infarction. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Physical activity in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Skin cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

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

Ultrasonographic examinations: indications and preparation of the patient. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Ultrasound scanning during pregnancy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Unstable angina pectoris. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Urinary incontinence in women. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for genital herpes: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Veterans Health Administration

The pharmacologic management of chronic heart failure. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for management of ischemic heart disease.

MARCH 14, 2005

American College of Cardiology Foundation

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). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Public Health Service Task Force recommendations for use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-1-infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the United States. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium

Management of adults with left-ventricular systolic dysfunction, including heart failure. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

New York State Department of Health

Dermatologic manifestations.

Growth, body composition, and metabolism.

HIV drug - drug interactions.

Long-term complications of antiretroviral therapy.

Pediatric antiretroviral therapy.

Pediatric malignancies.

Primary care approach to the HIV-infected patient.

Program in Evidence-based Care

Postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy in stage II or IIIA completely resected non-small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Veterans Health Administration

VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of opioid therapy for chronic pain.

VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of tobacco use. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MARCH 7, 2005

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Practice parameters for colon cancer.

Association of Clinical Biochemists

Guidelines for the performance of the sweat test for the investigation of cystic fibrosis in the UK.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and treatment of chest pain and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Emergency and inpatient management of asthma.

National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care

Dental recall - recall interval between routine dental examinations.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Panel on Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for Diagnosis and Therapy

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for diagnosis and therapy.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Panel on Management of the Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Mass ("Incidentaloma")

Management of the clinically inapparent adrenal mass (Incidentaloma).

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Panel on Symptom Management in Cancer: Pain, Depression, and Fatigue

Symptom management in cancer: pain, depression and fatigue.

Rhode Island Department of Health

Nonoccupational human immunodeficiency virus postexposure prophylaxis guidelines for Rhode Island healthcare practitioners.

US Headache Guidelines Consortium

Inpatient treatment of headache: an evidence-based assessment.

FEBRUARY 28, 2005

American Academy of Neurology

Practice parameter: treatment of postherpetic neuralgia. An evidence-based report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

American Academy of Pediatrics

Levels of neonatal care.

Relief of pain and anxiety in pediatric patients in emergency medical systems.

American Gastroenterological Association Institute

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: diagnosis and treatment of gastroparesis.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fetal alcohol syndrome. Guidelines for referral and diagnosis.

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

Managing asthma during pregnancy: recommendations for pharmacologic treatment.

New York State Department of Health

Hepatitis A virus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

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

Oral health management of children and adolescents with HIV infections. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Program in Evidence-based Care

The role of taxanes in neoadjuvant chemotherapy for women with non-metastatic breast cancer.

FEBRUARY 21, 2005

American College of Chest Physicians

Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy during percutaneous coronary intervention: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy for coronary artery disease: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolic disease: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation: The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy in children: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy in patients with saphenous vein and internal mammary artery bypass grafts: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy in peripheral arterial occlusive disease: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy in valvular heart disease -- native and prosthetic: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: recognition, treatment, and prevention: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy.

Prevention of venous thromboembolism: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The pharmacology and management of the vitamin K antagonists: The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy.

Thrombolysis and adjunctive therapy in acute myocardial infarction: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of antithrombotic agents during pregnancy: the Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

FEBRUARY 14, 2005

American Academy of Family Physicians

Summary of policy recommendations for periodic health examinations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy: evidence-based approach to pharmacologic agents used in pediatric sedation and analgesia in the emergency department.

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

Antiretroviral postexposure prophylaxis after sexual, injection-drug use, or other nonoccupational exposure to HIV in the United States: recommendations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Practice guidelines for the management of bacterial meningitis.

Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute

Adult primary care depression guidelines.

National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions

Chronic heart failure. National clinical guideline for diagnosis and management in primary and secondary care.

Multiple sclerosis. National clinical guideline for diagnosis and management in primary and secondary care.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

(1) Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults. A national clinical guideline. (2) Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults. Update to printed guideline. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

(1) Perioperative blood transfusion for elective surgery. A national clinical guideline. (2) Perioperative blood transfusion for elective surgery. Update to printed guideline. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

Management of patients with stroke: identification and management of dysphagia. A national clinical guideline.

Postoperative management in adults. A practical guide to postoperative care for clinical staff.

Safe sedation of children undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. A national clinical guideline. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Society of Interventional Radiology

Emergency interventional stroke therapy: a statement from the American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology and the Society of Interventional Radiology.

Guidelines regarding HIV and other bloodborne pathogens in vascular/interventional radiology. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Patient care and uterine artery embolization for leiomyomata.

Position statement on the use of the ankle brachial index in the evaluation of patients with peripheral vascular disease: a consensus statement developed by the Standards Division of the Society of Interventional Radiology.

Strategic National Stockpile

Medical management of the acute radiation syndrome: recommendations of the Strategic National Stockpile Radiation Working Group.

FEBRUARY 7, 2005

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule: United States, 2005. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Consensus Conference Panel on Subclinical Thyroid Disease

Subclinical thyroid disease: scientific review and guidelines for diagnosis and management.

Expert Clinical Benchmarks

Cervical/thoracic.

Hand-wrist.

Lower extremity (hip, knee and ankle).

Upper extremity (shoulder and elbow).

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

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

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

Joint Epilepsy Council

National statement of good practice for the treatment and care of people who have epilepsy.

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium

Management of adults with major depression.

Management of diabetes mellitus.

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

New Zealand Guidelines Group

Management of dyspepsia and heartburn.

Surveillance and management of groups at increased risk of colorectal cancer.

The diagnosis and management of soft tissue shoulder injuries and related disorders.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Management of helicobacter pylori infection.

The North American Menopause Society

Recommendations for estrogen and progestogen use in peri- and postmenopausal women: October 2004 position statement of The North American Menopause Society. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JANUARY 31, 2005

American College of Radiology

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® for congestive heart failure.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for acute respiratory illness in HIV-positive patients.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for evaluation of multiple gestations.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for pretreatment staging of clinically localized prostate cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for radiologic investigation of patients with renovascular hypertension.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for routine admission and preoperative chest radiography.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for medical management of acute otitis media in children 2 months to 13 years of age. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for medical management of otitis media with effusion in children 2 months to 13 years of age. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections.

Primary care guidelines for the management of persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Atrial fibrillation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Domestic violence. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Menopause and hormone therapy (HT): collaborative decision-making and management. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. National clinical guideline on management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults in primary and secondary care.

National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care

The use of pressure-relieving devices (beds, mattresses and overlays) for the prevention of pressure ulcers in primary and secondary care.

National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care

Clinical guidelines for type 2 diabetes. Prevention and management of foot problems.

National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health

Caesarean section.

JANUARY 24, 2005

American College of Physicians

Primary care management of chronic stable angina and asymptomatic suspected or known coronary artery disease: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

American College of Radiology

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic hip pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® for appropriate imaging work-up of palpable breast masses. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® for bone metastases. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for chronic wrist pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for evaluation of left lower quadrant pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Psychiatric Association

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Andalusian Society of Internal Medicine

Prevention of thromboembolic venous disease in medical patients (PRETEMED).

European Society of Cardiology

Expert consensus document on angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in cardiovascular disease.

Expert consensus document on beta-adrenergic receptor blockers.

Healthways

Inpatient management guidelines for people with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Cardiac stress test supplement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and treatment of adult degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the knee. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prevention and management of obesity (mature adolescents and adults).

Society of Interventional Radiology

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections: recommendations relevant to interventional radiology.

JANUARY 17, 2005

American Academy of Pediatrics

Providing a primary care medical home for children and youth with cerebral palsy.

The pediatrician’s role in the prevention of missing children.

American Heart Association

Coronary risk evaluation in patients with transient ischemic attack and ischemic stroke.

Exercise and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Guidelines and recommendations for perfusion imaging in cerebral ischemia.

Physical activity and exercise recommendations for stroke survivors.

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Practice parameters for the surveillance and follow-up of patients with colon and rectal cancer.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Treating opportunistic infections among HIV-exposed and infected children: recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for fever of uncertain source in children 2 to 36 months of age. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Intrapartum fetal heart rate management. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of failure to progress in obstetrical labor. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Intracorp

Diabetes mellitus.

Intradiscal electrotherapy.

Rotator cuff tear.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

(1) British guideline on the management of asthma. A clinical national guideline. (2) British guideline on the management of asthma. Update to printed guideline. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The management of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence in primary care. A national clinical guideline.

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society

Guideline for management of wounds in patients with lower-extremity neuropathic disease.

JANUARY 10, 2005

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(1) Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). (2) Interim influenza vaccination recommendations — 2004–05 influenza season. (3) Influenza antiviral medications: 2004-05 interim chemoprophylaxis and treatment guidelines. (4) Updated interim influenza vaccination recommendations --- 2004-05 influenza season. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

Treating opportunistic infections among HIV-infected adults and adolescents. Recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association/Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Expert Clinical Benchmarks

Low back.

Intracorp

Allergies: occupational/environmental.

Angina pectoris.

Aortic regurgitation.

Aortic stenosis.

Arrhythmia.

Atherosclerosis.

Burns.

Chemical inhalants/carbon monoxide inhalation.

Chronic fatigue syndrome.

Fibromyalgia.

Program in Evidence-based Care

The role of taxanes in first-line therapy of advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Veterans Health Administration

VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of post-traumatic stress.

VHA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of adults with gastroesophageal reflux disease in primary care practice.

JANUARY 3, 2005

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Antibiotic prophylaxis for gynecologic procedures.

Assessment of risk factors for preterm birth.

Chronic hypertension in pregnancy.

Diagnosis and management of preeclampsia and eclampsia.

Emergency oral contraception.

Fetal macrosomia.

Gestational diabetes.

Management of infertility caused by ovulatory dysfunction.

Management of recurrent early pregnancy loss.

Medical management of abortion.

Prenatal diagnosis of fetal chromosomal abnormalities.

Use of botanicals for management of menopausal symptoms.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Public Health Service Task Force recommendations for use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-1-infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the United States. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Inc

Surgery for hepatic colorectal metastases.

Surgical treatment of disease and injuries of the spleen.

Surgical treatment of gastric cancer.


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