The list below identifies guidelines submitted to the National Guideline Clearinghouse
(NGC) that have not yet been posted to the Web site. This list includes both new and
updated guidelines that meet the NGC Inclusion Criteria
and for which NGC has received the necessary copyright permissions for posting to the Web
site. Guideline titles are listed alphabetically by submitting organization.
The National Guideline Clearinghouse currently contains
484 guidelines in progress.
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
- Guideline on co-sleeping and breastfeeding.
- Guidelines for breastfeeding infants with cleft lip, cleft palate, or cleft lip and palate.
- Mastitis.
- Peripartum breastfeeding management for the healthy mother and infant at term.
- Use of antidepressants in nursing mothers.
Alzheimer's Association
- Dementia care practice recommendations for assisted living residences and nursing homes: phase 3 end-of-life care.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
- Contact dermatitis: a practice parameter.
American Academy of Family Physicians
- New Summary of recommendations for clinical preventive services.
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 Ophthalmology
- Age-related macular degeneration.
- Bacterial keratitis.
- Blepharitis.
- Conjunctivitis.
- Diabetic retinopathy.
- Dry eye syndrome.
- Idiopathic macular hole.
- Posterior vitreous detachment, retinal breaks, and lattice degeneration.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee (non-arthroplasty).
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- Guideline on antibiotic prophylaxis for dental patients at risk for infection.
- Guideline on behavior guidance for the pediatric dental patient.
- Guideline on dental management of pediatric patients receiving chemotherapy, hematopoietic cell transplantation, and/or radiation.
- Guideline on fluoride therapy.
- Guideline on management of dental patients with special health care needs.
- Guideline on oral health care/dental management of heritable dental developmental anomalies.
- Guideline on pediatric restorative dentistry.
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.
- Prevention of rickets and vitamin D deficiency in infants, children, and adolescents.
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
- Care of the patient with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- Care of the patient with seizures. 2nd edition.
- Guide to the care of the hospitalized patient with ischemic stroke. 2nd edition.
- Neurologic assessment of the older adult. A guide for nurses.
- Nursing management of adults with severe traumatic brain injury.
American Cancer Society
- Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology.
American College of Cardiology Foundation
- 2008 focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease).
- Atrial septal defect. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Atrioventricular septal defect. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Coronary artery abnormalities. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Dextro-transposition of the great arteries. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Ebstein’s anomaly. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Left-sided heart obstructive lesions: aortic valve disease, subvalvular and supravalvular aortic stenosis, associated disorders of the ascending aorta, and coarctation. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Patent ductus arteriosus. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Pulmonary hypertension/Eisenmenger physiology. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Recommendations for delivery of care and ensuring access. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Tetralogy of Fallot. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Tricuspid atresia/single ventricle. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
- Ventricular septal defect. In: ACC/AHA 2008 guidelines for the management of adults with congenital heart disease. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines on the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease).
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Antibiotic prophylaxis for gynecologic procedures.
- Critical care in pregnancy.
- Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome.
- Management of abnormal cervical cytology and histology.
- Management of stillbirth.
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
American College of Radiology
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® abnormal vaginal bleeding.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain - low probability of coronary artery disease.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain - suspected aortic dissection.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute hand and wrist trauma.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute pyelonephritis.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute respiratory illness in HIV-positive patient.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute respiratory illness.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® assessment of gravid cervix.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® bone metastases.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic chest pain - low to intermediate probability of coronary artery disease.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic elbow pain.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic hip pain.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® chronic neck pain.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® conservative surgery and radiation-stage I and II breast carcinoma.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® definitive external beam irradiation in stage T1 and T2 prostate cancer.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® developmental dysplasia of the hip - child.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® dysphagia.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® endometrial cancer of the uterus.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® fever without source - child.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® focal neurologic deficit.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® follow-up of malignant or aggressive musculoskeletal tumors.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® head trauma.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® headache - child.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin's lymphoma-favorable prognosis stage I and II.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Hodgkin's lymphoma-stage III and IV.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® jaundice.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® left lower quadrant pain.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® local excision in early-stage rectal cancer.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® locally advanced breast cancer.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® low back pain.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® mesenteric ischemia.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® multiple gestations.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® myelopathy.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® needle biopsy in the thorax.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® neuroendocrine imaging.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nonsurgical treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer: poor performance status or palliative intent.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® nontraumatic knee pain.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® ovarian cancer screening.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® palpable abdominal mass.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® postmastectomy radiotherapy.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® pretreatment staging of colorectal cancer.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® rectal cancer - metastatic disease at presentation.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent lower urinary tract infections in women.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent rectal cancer.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® recurrent symptoms following lower extremity angioplasty.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® renal failure.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® rib fractures.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right lower quadrant pain.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® right upper quadrant pain.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® solitary pulmonary nodule.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® staging of bronchogenic carcinoma.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® staging of invasive cancer of the cervix.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® stress/insufficiency fracture, including sacrum, excluding other vertebrae.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® sudden onset of cold, painful leg.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected liver metastases.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® suspected osteomyelitis in patients with diabetes mellitus.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® vomiting in infants up to 3 months of age.
- Practice guideline for breast conservation therapy in the management of invasive breast carcinoma.
- Practice guideline for the management of ductal carcinoma in-situ of the breast (DCIS).
American Psychiatric Association
- Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with panic disorder.
American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
- 2006 consensus guidelines for the management of women with abnormal cervical cancer screening tests.
- 2006 consensus guidelines for the management of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or adenocarcinoma in situ.
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- Position statement on routine laboratory testing before endoscopic procedures.
- Sedation and anesthesia in GI endoscopy.
Association of Comprehensive Cancer Centres
- Colon cancer.
- Gliomas.
- Hypopharyngeal cancer.
- Rectal cancer.
- Renal cell carcinoma.
- Soft tissue tumours.
Breast Health Global Initiative
- Guideline implementation for breast healthcare in low-income and middle-income countries.
British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
- 2007 UK national guideline on the management of vulval conditions.
- UK national guidelines for HIV testing 2008.
- UK national guidelines on the management of syphilis 2008.
- United Kingdom national guideline for the management of prostatitis.
- United Kingdom national guideline on the management of sexually acquired reactive arthritis 2008.
- United Kingdom national guideline on the management of the viral hepatitides A, B, and C 2008.
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.
British Committee for Standards in Haematology
- An evidence-based review and guidelines for patient self-testing and management of oral anticoagulation.
- Guidelines on oral anticoagulation (warfarin): third edition - 2005 update.
- Guidelines on the use and monitoring of heparin.
- Guidelines on use of vena cava filters.
- Procedures for the outpatient management of patient with deep venous thrombosis.
- Safety indicators for inpatient and outpatient oral anticoagulant care: recommendations from the British Committee for Standards in Haematology and National Patient Safety Agency.
- The management of heparin induced thrombocytopenia.
British Society of Gastroenterology
- Guidelines for oesophageal manometry and pH monitoring.
- Guidelines for osteoporosis in inflammatory bowel disease and coeliac disease.
Canadian Stroke Network
- Acute inpatient stoke care. Stroke unit care. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Acute inpatient stroke care. Components of acute inpatient care. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Hyperacute stroke management. Acute ASA therapy. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Hyperacute stroke management. Acute management of transient ischemic attack and minor stroke. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Hyperacute stroke management. Acute thrombolytic therapy. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Hyperacute stroke management. Blood glucose abnormalities. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Hyperacute stroke management. Emergency medical services management of acute stroke patients. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Hyperacute stroke management. Management of subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Hyperacute stroke management. Neurovascular imaging. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Prevention of stroke. Antiplatelet therapy. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Prevention of stroke. Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Prevention of stroke. Blood pressure management. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Prevention of stroke. Carotid intervention. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Prevention of stroke. Diabetes management. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Prevention of stroke. Lifestyle and risk factor management. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Prevention of stroke. Lipid management. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Public awareness and patient education. Patient and family education. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Public awareness and patient education. Public awareness and responsiveness. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Selected topics in stroke management. Dysphagia assessment. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Selected topics in stroke management. Identification and management of post-stroke depression. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Selected topics in stroke management. Shoulder pain assessment and treatment. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Selected topics in stroke management. Vascular cognitive impairment and dementia. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Stroke rehabilitation and community reintegration. Components of inpatient stroke rehabilitation. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Stroke rehabilitation and community reintegration. Follow-up and community reintegration. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Stroke rehabilitation and community reintegration. Initial stroke rehabilitation assessment. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Stroke rehabilitation and community reintegration. Outpatient and community-based rehabilitation. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
- Stroke rehabilitation and community reintegration. Provision of inpatient stroke rehabilitation. In: Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care.
Caring for Australasians with Renal Impairment
- ACE inhibitor and angiotensin II antagonist combination treatment.
- Acidosis in pre-dialysis patients.
- Acidosis.
- Anaemia and growth in children.
- Analgesic-associated kidney disease.
- Assessment of donors with sub-optimal kidney function/structure.
- Blood pressure control: role of specific anti-hypertensives.
- Blood pressure control: targets.
- Blood urea sampling methods.
- Bone disease and growth in children.
- Carbohydrates in pre-dialysis patients.
- Complementary medicines in pre-dialysis patients.
- Control of hypercholesterolaemia and progression of diabetic nephropathy.
- Dialysis adequacy in children.
- Dialysis membranes.
- Donor cancer.
- Dose of haemodialysis.
- Duration and frequency of haemodialysis therapy.
- Energy intake in children.
- Energy intake in pre-dialysis patients.
- Erythropoietin.
- Evaluation and management of nutrition in children.
- Exercise.
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: correction of secondary causes.
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: cytotoxic therapy.
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: treatment with steroids.
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: use of cyclosporine A.
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: use of other therapies.
- Glucose control and progression of diabetic nephropathy.
- Haemodialysis anticoagulation and adequacy.
- Haemoglobin.
- Idiopathic membranous nephropathy: use of other therapies.
- Iron.
- Level of renal function at which to initiate dialysis.
- Lipid lowering therapy in patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Lipids.
- Lipids/fats in pre-dialysis patients.
- Membranous nephropathy: role of cyclosporine therapy.
- Metabolic acidosis and growth in children.
- Mode of dialysis at initiation.
- Monitoring patients on peritoneal dialysis.
- Multifactorial therapy and the progression of diabetic nephropathy.
- Non-heart-beating donors.
- Optimising small solute clearances in peritoneal dialysis.
- Other agents.
- Other criteria for starting dialysis.
- Other forms of dietary interventions.
- Peritoneal transport and ultrafiltration.
- Phosphate.
- Predialysis education.
- Pregnancy.
- Protein restriction to prevent the progression of diabetic nephropathy.
- Reducing proteinuria.
- Reflux nephropathy.
- Renal artery stenosis.
- Selection of patients for automated peritoneal dialysis versus continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
- Small solute clearance targets in peritoneal dialysis.
- Smoking and the progression of diabetic nephropathy.
- Smoking.
- Specific effects of calcium channel blockers in diabetic nephropathy.
- Specific management of IgA nephropathy: role of fish oil.
- Specific management of IgA nephropathy: role of steroid therapy.
- Treatment of secondary membranous nephropathy.
- Uric acid.
- Use of calcimimetic drugs.
- Use of phosphate binders in kidney disease.
- Vitamin D in dialysis patients.
- Water quality for haemodialysis.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Guidelines for field triage of injured patients. Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage.
- 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.
- Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection.
- New 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.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Airway clearance technique with patients with cystic fibrosis.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Blood pressure measurement in children.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Infection control in cystic fibrosis (CF).
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Long-term outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Readiness for transition to adult care: pediatric kidney transplant patients.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Treatment of amblyopia in children.
- Evidence-based care guideline for pediatric constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT).
- Evidence-based care guideline for serial casting of the lower extremity.
Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine
- Early acute management in adults with spinal cord injury: a clinical practice guideline for health-care professionals.
ConvaTec
- SOLUTIONS® wound care algorithm.
Council on Chiropractic Practice
- Vertebral subluxation in chiropractic practice.
Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
- Practice management guidelines for the screening of thoracolumbar spine fracture.
European Association of 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.
- Management of neurogenic bladder in children. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.
- Monosymptomatic enuresis. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.
European Federation of Neurological Societies
- EFNS guideline on diagnosis and management of limb girdle dystrophies.
- 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.
- EFNS guidelines for the use of intravenous immunoglobulin in treatment of neurological diseases.
- Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer's disease and other disorders associated with dementia: EFNS guideline.
- Report of an EFNS task force on management of sleep disorders in neurologic disease (degenerative neurologic disorders and stroke).
European Society of Cardiology
- ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008.
- Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism.
Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention (EGAPP) Working Group
- Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: can tumor gene expression profiling improve outcomes in patients with breast cancer?
- Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: can UGT1A1 genotyping reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer treated with irinotecan?
- Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: genetic testing strategies in newly diagnosed individuals with colorectal cancer aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality from Lynch syndrome in relatives.
Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Progestogen-only injectable contraception.
- Progestogen-only pills.
Global Initiative for Asthma
- Global strategy for asthma management and prevention.
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
- Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Health Care Association of New Jersey
- Fall management guideline.
- Medication management guideline.
Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Clinician's Network
- Adapting your practice. Treatment and recommendations for homeless patients with chlamydial or gonococcal infections.
- Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations for homeless children with otitis media.
- Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations on reproductive health care for homeless patients.
HealthPartners Dental Group
- HealthPartners Dental Group and Clinics third molar guideline.
Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Clinical practice guideline for the evaluation of fever and infection in older adult residents of long-term care facilities: 2008 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
- Clinical practice guidelines for the management of candidiasis: 2009 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
- Seasonal influenza in adults and children - diagnosis, treatment, chemoprophylaxis, and institutional outbreak management: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
- The management of encephalitis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
- Atrial fibrillation.
- New Diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- New Diagnosis and treatment of headache.
- Pressure ulcer treatment. Health care protocol.
- Prevention and management of obesity (mature adolescents and adults).
- Prevention of falls (acute care). Health care protocol.
- Prevention of unintentionally retained foreign objects during vaginal deliveries. Health care protocol.
- Rapid response team. Health care protocol.
- Safe site invasive procedure - non-operating room. Health care protocol.
- Skin safety protocol: risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers. Health care protocol.
- New Venous thromboembolism diagnosis and treatment.
International Diabetes Federation
- Guideline for management of postmeal glucose.
International Society for Clinical Densitometry
- Clinical use of quantitative computed tomography and peripheral quantitative computed tomography in the management of osteoporosis in adults: the 2007 ISCD official positions.
- Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry assessment in children and adolescents with diseases that may affect the skeleton: the 2007 ISCD pediatric official positions.
- Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry interpretation and reporting in children and adolescents: the 2007 ISCD pediatric official positions.
- Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry technical issues: the 2007 ISCD official positions.
- Fracture prediction and the definition of osteoporosis in children and adolescents: the 2007 ISCD pediatric official positions.
- Peripheral dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in the management of osteoporosis: the 2007 ISCD official positions.
- Peripheral quantitative computed tomography in children and adolescents: the 2007 ISCD pediatric official positions.
- Quantitative ultrasound in the management of osteoporosis: the 2007 ISCD official positions.
- Vertebral fracture assessment: the 2007 ISCD official positions.
IRSA
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with intractable typical trigeminal neuralgia who have failed medical management.
Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
- Allergen immunotherapy: a practice parameter second update.
- Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter. Part 1.
- Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter. Part 2.
- The diagnosis and management of sinusitis: a practice parameter update.
Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute
- Colorectal cancer screening clinical practice guideline.
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) clinical practice guidelines.
- Osteoporosis/fracture prevention clinical practice guidelines.
Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation
- Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation health screening recommendations.
Medical Services Commission, British Columbia
- Cardiovascular disease - primary prevention.
- Hypertension - detection, diagnosis and management.
Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium
- Acute pharyngitis in children.
- Adults with systolic heart failure.
- Diagnosis and management of adults with chronic kidney disease.
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry
- Follow-up testing for metabolic diseases identified by expanded newborn screening using tandem mass spectrometry.
- Use of tumor markers in clinical practice: quality requirements.
National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care
- Triage, assessment, investigation and early management of head injury in infants, children and adults.
- Venous thromboembolism. Reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in inpatients undergoing surgery.
National Consensus Project
- Clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care, second edition.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
- (1) Essential hypertension: managing adult patients in primary care. (2) Hypertension. Management of hypertension in adults in primary care: partial update.
- Advanced breast cancer. Diagnosis and treatment.
- 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.
- New Amantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir for the treatment of influenza.
- Antenatal care. Routine care for the healthy pregnant woman.
- Antisocial personality disorder. Treatment, management and prevention.
- Atopic eczema in children: management of atopic eczema in children from birth up to the age of 12 years.
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Diagnosis and management of ADHD in children, young people and adults.
- Borderline personality disorder: treatment and management.
- Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy): diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy) in adults and children.
- Chronic kidney disease. Early identification and management of chronic kidney disease in adults in primary and secondary care.
- Cochlear implants for children and adults with severe to profound deafness.
- Diabetes in pregnancy. Management of diabetes and its complications from pre-conception to the postnatal period.
- New Diarrhoea and vomiting in children. Diarrhoea and vomiting caused by gastroenteritis: diagnosis, assessment and management in children younger than 5 years.
- Drug misuse: psychosocial interventions.
- Early and locally advanced breast cancer. Diagnosis and treatment.
- New Endovascular stent-grafts for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
- Erlotinib for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.
- Faecal incontinence: the management of faecal incontinence in adults.
- Familial breast cancer. The classification and care of women at risk of familial breast cancer in primary, secondary and tertiary care.
- Febuxostat for the management of hyperuricaemia in people with gout.
- Feverish illness in children: assessment and initial management in children younger than 5 years.
- New Glaucoma. Diagnosis and management of chronic open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
- Guidance on the use of drugs for early thrombolysis in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction.
- Guidance on the use of electroconvulsive therapy.
- Guidance on the use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes.
- Guidance on the use of ultrasound locating devices for placing central venous catheters.
- Heavy menstrual bleeding.
- Identification and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia.
- Improving outcomes for people with brain and other CNS tumours.
- Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia. The management of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia in adults.
- Induction of labour.
- Infliximab for acute exacerbations of ulcerative colitis.
- Intrapartum care.
- Lipid modification. Cardiovascular risk assessment and the modification of blood lipids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
- Machine perfusion systems and cold static storage of kidneys from deceased donors.
- Medicines adherence. Involving patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence.
- Metastatic spinal cord compression. Diagnosis and management of adults at risk of and with metastatic spinal cord compression.
- Osteoarthritis. The care and management of osteoarthritis in adults.
- Pemetrexed for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
- Post myocardial infarction: secondary prevention in primary and secondary care for patients following a myocardial infarction.
- Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis. Antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis in adults and children undergoing interventional procedures.
- Prostate cancer. Diagnosis and treatment.
- Rehabilitation after critical illness.
- Respiratory tract infections - antibiotic prescribing. Prescribing of antibiotics for self-limiting respiratory tract infections in adults and children in primary care.
- Rheumatoid arthritis. The management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults.
- New Rivaroxaban for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip or total knee replacement in adults.
- Schizophrenia. Core interventions in the treatment and management of schizophrenia in adults in primary and secondary care.
- Stroke. Diagnosis and initial management of acute stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA).
- New Sunitinib for the first-line treatment of advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
- Surgical management of otitis media with effusion in children.
- Type 2 diabetes. The management of type 2 diabetes.
National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference
- National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement: management of hepatitis B.
New Zealand Guidelines Group
- Adjuvant systemic therapy of melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.
- Appropriate investigations. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.
- Biopsy. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.
- Classification and staging of melanoma. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.
- Clinical diagnosis. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.
- Clinical trials. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.
- Complementary and alternative medicine. In: Clinical practice guidelines for the management of melanoma in Australia and New Zealand.
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New Zealand Ministry of Health
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Program in Evidence-based Care
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- Optimization of surgical and pathological quality performance in radical surgery for colon and rectal cancer: margins and lymph nodes. Guideline recommendations.
- Stem cell transplantation in adults: recommendations.
- The use of bisphosphonates in men with hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
- Treatment of acute myeloid leukemia in older patients: guideline recommendations.
REED Group
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Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
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- Management of patients with stroke or TIA: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention. A national clinical guideline.
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.
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
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Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
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- Content of a complete routine second trimester obstetrical ultrasound examination and report.
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- Immunization in pregnancy.
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- Stillbirth and bereavement: guidelines for stillbirth investigation.
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- Urogenital concerns. In: Canadian consensus conference on menopause, 2006 update.
- Urogential health. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009.
- Vasomotor symptoms. In: Menopause and osteoporosis update 2009.
Spanish Society of Rheumatology
- Clinical practice guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis in Spain.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, ANGELS (Antenatal & Neonatal Guidelines, Education and Learning System)
- Eating disorders during pregnancy and postpartum.
University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, Research Translation and Dissemination Core
- Evidence-based practice guideline. Acute confusion/delirium.
- Evidence-based practice guideline. Detection and assessment of late life anxiety.
- Evidence-based practice guideline. Family preparedness and end of life support before the death of a nursing home resident.
University of Michigan Health System
- Adult immunizations.
- Screening and management of lipids.
- Venous thromboembolism (VTE).
World Health Organization
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