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AUGUST 3, 2009

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Contact dermatitis: a practice parameter.

American College of Radiology

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® focal neurologic deficit. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® head trauma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® low back pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® myelopathy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

(1) 2006 consensus guidelines for the management of women with abnormal cervical cancer screening tests. (2) 2009 addendum. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

Association of Comprehensive Cancer Centres

Hypopharyngeal cancer.

Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

The diagnosis and management of sinusitis: a practice parameter update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Management of patients with stroke or TIA: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention. A national clinical guideline. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

SAGES guidelines for office endoscopic services. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Antenatal fetal surveillance. In: Fetal health surveillance: antepartum and intrapartum consensus guideline.

Intrapartum fetal surveillance. In: Fetal health surveillance: antepartum and intrapartum consensus guideline.

University of Michigan Health System

Adult immunizations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

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

Venous thromboembolism (VTE). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 27, 2009

American College of Radiology

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

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up of malignant or aggressive musculoskeletal tumors. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nontraumatic knee pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® stress/insufficiency fracture, including sacrum, excluding other vertebrae. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

Acidosis in pre-dialysis patients.

Anaemia and growth in children.

Bone disease and growth in children.

Carbohydrates in predialysis patients.

Complementary medicines in pre-dialysis patients.

Other agents.

Other forms of dietary interventions.

Pregnancy.

Smoking.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for field triage of injured patients. Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage.

Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Allergen immunotherapy: a practice parameter second update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter. Part 1. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter. Part 2. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 20, 2009

American College of Radiology

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute hand and wrist trauma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

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

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

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® needle biopsy in the thorax. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

British Association of Dermatologists

Guideline for the diagnosis and management of vitiligo.

Guidelines for the management of basal cell carcinoma.

Guidelines for topical photodynamic therapy: update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

European Federation of Neurological Societies

EFNS guideline on diagnosis and management of limb girdle muscular dystrophies.

Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services

Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation health screening recommendations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium

Acute pharyngitis in children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Adults with systolic heart failure. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and management of adults with chronic kidney disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement.

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

Evidence-based practice guideline. Family preparedness and end of life support before the death of a nursing home resident. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 13, 2009

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Critical care in pregnancy.

Management of abnormal cervical cytology and histology. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Radiology

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® mesenteric ischemia.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right lower quadrant pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right upper quadrant pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected liver metastases. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

United Kingdom national guideline on the management of sexually acquired reactive arthritis 2008. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United Kingdom national guideline on the management of the viral hepatitides A, B, and C 2008. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: correction of secondary causes.

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: cytotoxic therapy.

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: use of other therapies.

Iron.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Aspirin for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 6, 2009

American Academy of Family Physicians

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

American College of Radiology

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® dysphagia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® jaundice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® left lower quadrant pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® palpable abdominal mass. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment staging of colorectal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Pregnant women and novel influenza A (H1N1): considerations for clinicians.

National Collaborating Centre for Cancer

Improving outcomes for people with brain and other CNS tumours.

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

Heavy menstrual bleeding.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Counseling and interventions to prevent tobacco use and tobacco-caused disease in adults and pregnant women: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Folic acid for the prevention of neural tube defects: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 29, 2009

American College of Radiology

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain - suspected aortic dissection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® assessment of gravid cervix. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic chest pain - low to intermediate probability of coronary artery disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® rectal cancer - metastatic disease at presentation.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent rectal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected osteomyelitis in patients with diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Position statement on routine laboratory testing before endoscopic procedures.

Sedation and anesthesia in GI endoscopy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: treatment with steroids.

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: use of cyclosporine A.

Reflux nephropathy.

European Federation of Neurological Societies

Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease and other disorders associated with dementia: EFNS guideline.

European Society of Cardiology

ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening and treatment for major depressive disorder in children and adolescents: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 22, 2009

American Academy of Pediatrics

Prevention of rickets and vitamin D deficiency in infants, children, and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

2006 consensus guidelines for the management of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or adenocarcinoma in situ. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

Dialysis adequacy in children.

Energy intake in children.

Energy intake in pre-dialysis patients.

Evaluation and management of nutrition in children.

Lipids/fats in pre-dialysis patients.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents. Recommendations from CDC, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 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.

European Federation of Neurological Societies

EFNS guideline on the management of community-acquired bacterial meningitis: report of an EFNS Task Force on acute bacterial meningitis in older children and adults.

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Canadian contraception consensus - update on depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Missed hormonal contraceptives: new recommendations.

Stillbirth and bereavement: guidelines for stillbirth investigation.

JUNE 15, 2009

Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

Assessment of donors with sub-optimal kidney function/structure.

Donor cancer.

Haemodialysis anticoagulation and adequacy.

Monitoring patients on peritoneal dialysis.

Non-heart-beating donors.

Optimising small solute clearances in peritoneal dialysis.

Peritoneal transport and ultrafiltration.

Selection of patients for automated peritoneal dialysis versus continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Small solute clearance targets in peritoneal dialysis.

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Bone health. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009.

Cardiovascular disease. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009.

Hormone therapy and breast cancer. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009.

Mood, memory, and cognition. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009.

Urogenital health. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009.

Vasomotor symptoms. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009.

JUNE 8, 2009

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Bacterial keratitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Blepharitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Conjunctivitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diabetic retinopathy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Dry eye syndrome. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Idiopathic macular hole. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Posterior vitreous detachment, retinal breaks, and lattice degeneration. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

Acidosis.

Erythropoietin.

Exercise.

Lipids.

Phosphate.

Uric acid.

Global Initiative for Asthma

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

JUNE 1, 2009

American Academy of Neurology

Practice parameter: evaluation of distal symmetric polyneuropathy: role of autonomic testing, nerve biopsy, and skin biopsy (an evidence-based review).

Practice parameter: evaluation of distal symmetric polyneuropathy: role of laboratory and genetic testing (an evidence-based review).

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee (non-arthroplasty). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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

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.

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

Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations for homeless children with otitis media. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations on reproductive health care for homeless patients. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Atrial fibrillation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

International Diabetes Federation

Guideline for management of postmeal glucose.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Alendronate, etidronate, risedronate, raloxifene and strontium ranelate for the primary prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures in postmenopausal women.

Alendronate, etidronate, risedronate, raloxifene, strontium ranelate and teriparatide for the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fragility fractures in postmenopausal women. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Erlotinib for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.

MAY 25, 2009

Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

ACE inhibitor and angiotensin II antagonist combination treatment.

Blood urea sampling methods.

Dialysis membranes.

Dose of haemodialysis.

Duration and frequency of haemodialysis therapy.

Idiopathic membranous nephropathy: use of other therapies.

Lipid lowering therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Membranous nephropathy: role of cyclosporine therapy.

Metabolic acidosis and growth in children.

Treatment of secondary membranous nephropathy.

Water quality for haemodialysis.

MAY 18, 2009

American Academy of Pediatrics

Effects of early nutritional interventions on the development of atopic disease in infants and children: the role of maternal dietary restriction, breastfeeding, timing of introduction of complementary foods, and hydrolyzed formulas.

Lipid screening and cardiovascular health in childhood.

Medical conditions affecting sports participation.

Preservation of fertility in pediatric and adolescent patients with cancer.

Prevention of influenza: recommendations for influenza immunization of children, 2008-2009. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Clinical practice guidelines for the management of candidiasis: 2009 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Seasonal influenza in adults and children - diagnosis, treatment, chemoprophylaxis, and institutional outbreak management: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Strategies to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections in acute care hospitals.

Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute care hospitals.

Strategies to prevent Clostridium difficile infections in acute care hospitals.

Strategies to prevent surgical site infections in acute care hospitals.

Strategies to prevent transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in acute care hospitals.

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals.

MAY 11, 2009

American College of Physicians

Using second-generation antidepressants to treat depressive disorders: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

California Diabetes Program

Basic guidelines for diabetes care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Hypertension diagnosis and treatment. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

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

National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health

Dementia: supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care.

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Conservative management of urinary incontinence.

Guideline for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting.

Management of squamous cell cancer of the vulva.

Midurethral minimally invasive sling procedures for stress urinary incontinence.

Postpartum maternal and newborn discharge.

SOGC committee opinion on urodynamics testing.

The Endocrine Society

Prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline.

Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes in patients at metabolic risk: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline.

MAY 4, 2009

Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

ACE inhibitor treatment in diabetic nephropathy.

Angiotensin II antagonists.

Antihypertensive therapy in diabetic nephropathy.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Adult low back pain. 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.

National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care

Irritable bowel syndrome in adults. Diagnosis and management of irritable bowel syndrome in primary care.

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

Surgical site infection: prevention and treatment of surgical site infection.

Urinary tract infection in children: diagnosis, treatment and long-term management.

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Carrier screening for genetic disorders in individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

Pre-conceptional vitamin/folic acid supplementation 2007: the use of folic acid in combination with a multivitamin supplement for the prevention of neural tube defects and other congenital anomalies.

Pregnancy outcomes after assisted reproductive technology.

Teratogenicity associated with pre-existing and gestational diabetes.

APRIL 27, 2009

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years: United States, 2009. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health

Bipolar disorder. The management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Drug misuse: opioid detoxification.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Acutely ill patients in hospital: recognition of and response to acute illness in adults in hospital.

Program in Evidence-based Care

Fulvestrant for systemic therapy of locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in postmenopausal women: guideline recommendations.

The management of thymoma: guideline recommendations.

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Diagnosis and classification. In: Diagnosis, evaluation and management of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Prediction, prevention, and prognosis of preeclampsia. In: Diagnosis, evaluation and management of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

Treatment of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. In: Diagnosis, evaluation and management of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

University of Michigan Health System

Functional constipation and soiling in children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

Wisconsin essential diabetes mellitus care guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

APRIL 20, 2009

American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation

Clinical practice guideline: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Clinical practice guideline: cerumen impaction.

l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Diagnostic imaging guideline for musculoskeletal complaints in adults - an evidence-based approach. Part 2: upper extremity disorders.

Diagnostic imaging practice guidelines for musculoskeletal complaints in adults - an evidence-based approach. Part 1: lower extremity disorders.

Diagnostic imaging practice guidelines for musculoskeletal complaints in adults - an evidence-based approach. Part 3: spinal disorders.

National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health

Obsessive-compulsive disorder: core interventions in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder.

National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care

Obesity: the prevention, identification, assessment and management of overweight and obesity in adults and children.

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

Urinary incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women.

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Carrier screening for thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies in Canada.

Fragile X testing in obstetrics and gynaecology in Canada.

Guidelines for the management of pregnancy at 41+0 to 42+0 weeks.

Obstetrical complications associated with abnormal maternal serum markers analytes.

Rubella in pregnancy.

APRIL 13, 2009

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

Diagnostic laparoscopy for acute abdominal pain. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnostic laparoscopy for liver diseases. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnostic laparoscopy for pelvic pain and endometriosis. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnostic laparoscopy for trauma. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnostic laparoscopy in primary and secondary infertility. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnostic laparoscopy in the ICU. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Laparoscopy for non-palpable testicle. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Staging laparoscopy for biliary tract tumors. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Staging laparoscopy for colorectal cancer. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Staging laparoscopy for esophageal tumors. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Staging laparoscopy for gastric cancer. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Staging laparoscopy for lymphoma. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Staging laparoscopy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Staging laparoscopy for primary hepatic tumors. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

APRIL 6, 2009

American Academy of Pediatrics

Communicating with children and families: from everyday interactions to skill in conveying distressing information.

American Association for Respiratory Care

Infant/toddler pulmonary function tests-2008 revision & update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Physicians

Screening for HIV in health care settings: a guidance statement for the American College of Physicians and HIV Medicine Association.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis among infants and children. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions

Parkinson's disease. National clinical guideline for diagnosis and management in primary and secondary care.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Occupational therapy interventions and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary care and residential care.

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Diagnosis and management of placenta previa.

Genital herpes: gynaecological aspects.

Guidelines for the management of herpes simplex virus in pregnancy.

Guidelines for the number of embryos to transfer following in vitro fertilization.

HIV screening in pregnancy.

Laparoscopic entry: a review of techniques, technologies, and complications.

Screening and management of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy.

The use of progesterone for prevention of preterm birth.

MARCH 30, 2009

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Ultrasonography in pregnancy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Gastroenterological Association Institute

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.

Best practice policy statement for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing urologic surgery.

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

2007 UK national guideline on the management of non-gonococcal urethritis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Trichomonas vaginalis infection. In: sexually transmitted infections: UK national screening and testing guidelines.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Reducing the rate of premature deaths from cardiovascular disease and other smoking-related diseases: finding and supporting those most at risk and improving access to services.

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Breast self-examination.

Canadian consensus guideline on continuous and extended hormonal contraception, 2007.

Mastalgia.

Prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidy.

Progesterone-only and non-hormonal contraception in the breast cancer survivor: joint review and committee opinion of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists of Canada.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

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

MARCH 23, 2009

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Recommended adult immunization schedule - United States, 2009. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

European Association of Urology

Chronic pelvic pain. In: Guidelines on chronic pelvic pain.

General treatment of chronic pelvic pain. In: Guidelines on chronic pelvic pain.

Neurogenic conditions. In: Guidelines on chronic pelvic pain.

Neurological aspects. In: Guidelines on chronic pelvic pain.

Pelvic floor function and dysfunction. In: Guidelines on chronic pelvic pain.

Pelvic pain in gynaecological practice. In: Guidelines on chronic pelvic pain.

Psychological factors in chronic pelvic pain. In: Guidelines on chronic pelvic pain.

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

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on cesarean delivery on maternal request.

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on improving end-of-life care.

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on management of menopause-related symptoms.

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on multivitamin/mineral supplements and chronic disease prevention.

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on preventing violence and related health-risking social behaviors in adolescents.

NIH State-of-the-Science Conference Statement on tobacco use: prevention, cessation, and control.

MARCH 16, 2009

American Heart Association

Management of cocaine-associated chest pain and myocardial infarction. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Acute Cardiac Care Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology.

The role of endomyocardial biopsy in the management of cardiovascular disease. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology.

American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.

Best practice policy statement on cryosurgery for the treatment of localized prostate cancer.

National Heart Foundation of Australia

Guide to management of hypertension 2008. Assessing and managing raised blood pressure in adults.

Work Loss Data Institute

Hip & pelvis (acute & chronic). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Knee & leg (acute & chronic). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Low back - lumbar & thoracic (acute & chronic). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Mental illness. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Neck and upper back (acute & chronic). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pain (chronic). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Shoulder (acute & chronic). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

World Gastroenterology Organisation

WGO practice guideline: acute diarrhea.

World Gastroenterology Organisation practice guideline: esophageal varices.

MARCH 9, 2009

Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment

Protein intake in children.

Sodium chloride and water intake in children.

Sodium in pre-dialysis patients.

Vitamins in pre-dialysis patients.

Water/fluid in pre-dialysis patients.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

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

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

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

Qatif Primary Health Care

Cardiometabolic risk management in primary care.

The Endocrine Society

Case detection, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline.

World Health Organization

WHO recommendations for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage.

MARCH 2, 2009

European Association of Urology

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections. In: Guidelines on the management of urinary and male genital tract infections.

Complicated urinary tract infections due to urological disorders. In: Guidelines on the management of urinary and male genital tract infections.

Epididymitis and orchitis. In: Guidelines on the management of urinary and male genital tract infections.

Peri-operative antibacterial prophylaxis in urology. In: Guidelines on the management of urinary and male genital tract infections.

Prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome. In: Guidelines on the management of urinary and male genital tract infections.

Sepsis in urology (urosepsis). In: Guidelines on the management of urinary and male genital tract infections.

Uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adults. In: Guidelines on the management of urinary and male genital tract infections.

Urethritis. In: Guidelines on the management of urinary and male genital tract infections.

Urinary tract infections in children. In: Guidelines on the management of urinary and male genital tract infections.

Urinary tract infections in renal insufficiency, transplant recipients, diabetes mellitus and immunosuppression. In: Guidelines on the management of urinary and male genital tract infections.

National Heart Foundation of Australia

(1) Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2006. (2) 2007 addendum to the National Heart Foundation of Australia/Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2006. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Control of pain in adults with cancer. A national clinical guideline. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and management of headache in adults. A national clinical guideline.

University of Pennsylvania Health System

Selection and initiation of specialized nutrition support therapy for the University of Pennsylvania Health System: recommendations of the UPHS Nutrition Task Force.

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

American Academy of Neurology

Practice parameter: evaluating an apparent unprovoked first seizure in adults (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

Reassessment: neuroimaging in the emergency patient presenting with seizure (an evidence-based review). Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery medical guidelines for clinical practice for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Alternatives to hysterectomy in the management of leiomyomas. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Anemia in pregnancy.

Fetal lung maturity.

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

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

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Panel on Sickle Cell Disease

National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference statement: hydroxyurea treatment for sickle cell disease.

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

Prevention of fecal and urinary incontinence in adults.

Program in Evidence-based Care

Preoperative or postoperative therapy for resectable esophageal cancer: guideline recommendations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preoperative or postoperative therapy for the management of patients with stage II or III rectal cancer: guideline recommendations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery. A national clinical guideline. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding. A national clinical guideline.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

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

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

American College of Chest Physicians

Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy for peripheral artery occlusive disease. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolic disease. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Antithrombotic therapy in neonates and children. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Parenteral anticoagulants. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pharmacology and management of the vitamin K antagonists. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prevention of venous thromboembolism. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The perioperative management of antithrombotic therapy. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition).

The primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment and prevention of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Valvular and structural heart disease. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition).

Venous thromboembolism, thrombophilia, antithrombotic therapy, and pregnancy. American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (8th edition). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.

American Academy of Periodontology

Guidelines for the management of patients with periodontal diseases.

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy: neuroimaging and decisionmaking in adult mild traumatic brain injury in the acute setting.

American College of Physicians

Pharmacologic treatment of low bone density or osteoporosis to prevent fractures: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Contact precautions in hospitals. In: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Massachusetts.

Environmental measures for the prevention and management of multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs). In: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Massachusetts.

Hand hygiene recommendations. In: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Massachusetts.

Prevention of bloodstream infections. In: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Massachusetts.

Prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections. In: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Massachusetts.

Prevention of surgical site infections. In: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Massachusetts.

Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. In: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Massachusetts.

Standard precautions in hospitals. In: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Massachusetts.

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Acute coronary syndromes: unstable angina pectoris and non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of obesity. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tularaemia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

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

Viral hepatitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

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

Immunizations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Initial management of abnormal cervical cytology (Pap smear) and HPV testing. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Menopause and hormone therapy (HT): collaborative decision-making and management. 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.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Dabigatran etexilate for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after hip or knee replacement surgery in adults.

Oseltamivir, amantadine (review) and zanamivir for the prophylaxis of influenza. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain of neuropathic or ischaemic origin.

JANUARY 26, 2009

American Academy of Neurology

Assessment: botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of movement disorders (an evidence-based review). Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Assessment: botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of spasticity (an evidence-based review). Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Assessment: botulinum neurotoxin in the treatment of autonomic disorders and pain (an evidence-based review). Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: assessing patients in a neurology practice for risk of falls (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

The diagnosis and management of rhinitis. An updated practice parameter. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Stroke Foundation (Australia)

Acute medical and surgical management. In: Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management.

Assessment and management of the consequences of stroke. In: Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management.

Discharge planning, transfer of care and integrated community care. In: Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management.

Early assessment and diagnosis. In: Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management.

Organisation of services. In: Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management.

Pre-hospital care. In: Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management.

Prevention and management of complications. In: Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management.

Secondary prevention. In: Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management.

New Zealand Guidelines Group

Identification of common mental disorders and management of depression in primary care.

JANUARY 19, 2009

European Association of Urology

Acute scrotum in children. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Congenital penile curvature. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Cryptorchidism. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Daytime lower urinary tract conditions. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Dilatation of the upper urinary tract (ureteropelvic junction and ureterovesical junction obstruction). In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Disorders of sex development. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Hydrocele. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Hypospadias. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Management of neurogenic bladder in children. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Micropenis. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Monosymptomatic enuresis. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Obstructive pathology of renal duplication: ureterocele and ectopic ureter. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Phimosis. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Posterior urethral values. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Urinary stone disease. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Varicocele in children and adolescents. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

Vesicoureteric reflux (VUR). In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.

JANUARY 12, 2009

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

Entecavir for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.

Ranibizumab and pegaptanib for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration.

Routine antenatal anti-D prophylaxis for women who are rhesus D negative.

Telbivudine for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B.

National Stroke Foundation (Australia)

Discharge planning, transfer of care and integrated community care. In: Clinical guidelines for stroke rehabilitation and recovery.

Living with stroke. In: Clinical guidelines for stroke rehabilitation and recovery.

Management of consequences of stroke. In: Clinical guidelines for stroke rehabilitation and recovery.

Organisation of care. In: Clinical guidelines for stroke rehabilitation and recovery.

Work Loss Data Institute

Forearm, wrist, & hand (acute & chronic), not including carpal tunnel syndrome. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Head (trauma, headaches, etc., not including stress & mental disorders). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Hernia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JANUARY 5, 2009

American Academy of Neurology

Assessment: the use of natalizumab (Tysabri) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (an evidence-based review). Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: the diagnostic evaluation and treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the European Federation of Neurological Societies.

Practice parameter: therapies for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

American Dietetic Association

ADA heart failure evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Adult weight management evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Critical illness evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Oncology evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Pediatric weight management evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.

Work Loss Data Institute

Carpal tunnel syndrome (acute & chronic). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Elbow (acute & chronic). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Eye. This updates a previously published guideline summary.


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