Jan 27th, 2023 - Anticoagulation of patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is challenging because of a high risk of both bleeding and thrombotic complications, and often empirical. Practice in anticoagulation management is therefore highly variable. The scope of this guidance document is to provide clinicians with practical advice on the choice of an anticoagulant agent, dosing, and the optim...

Jan 26th, 2023 - Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a life-threatening complication in sepsis and other critical conditions. The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) released the diagnostic criteria for overt DIC in 2001. Since then, ISTH overt DIC has been used as the global standard criterion for a decompensated stage of DIC. Because detecting an earlier stage of DIC would b...

Jan 26th, 2023 - Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is not a disease criterion but a pathomechanistic process that accompanies various underlying diseases. According to the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis definition, endothelial injury is an essential component in addition to systemic coagulation activation. Despite this definition, current diagnostic criteria for DIC do not includ...

Dec 26th, 2022 - This guideline aims to provide evidence for prevention, recognition, and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage including severe hemorrhage leading to hemorrhagic shock. All pregnant patients. Appropriate recognition and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage can prevent serious morbidity while reducing costs to the health care system by minimizing more costly interventions and length of hospital stays...

Dec 23rd, 2022 - The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists/American Society of Extracorporeal Technology Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention of Adult Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury.|2022|Brown JR,Baker RA,Shore-Lesserson L,Fox AA,Mongero LB,|adverse effects,etiology,prevention & control,

Dec 15th, 2022 - American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on post-ERCP pancreatitis prevention strategies: summary and recommendations.|2022|Buxbaum JL,Freeman M,Amateau SK,Chalhoub JM,Coelho-Prabhu N,|adverse effects,etiology,prevention & control,

Dec 15th, 2022 - American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy guideline on post-ERCP pancreatitis prevention strategies: methodology and review of evidence.|2022| ,Buxbaum JL,Freeman M,Amateau SK,Chalhoub JM,|adverse effects,methods,etiology,prevention & control,

Nov 28th, 2022 - Chronic elbow pain can be osseous, soft tissue, cartilaginous, and nerve related in etiology. Imaging plays an important role in differentiating between these causes of chronic elbow pain. This document provides recommendations for imaging of chronic elbow pain in adult patients. The ACR Appropriateness Criteria are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed an...

Nov 17th, 2022 - The 2022 International Task Force guidelines for chronic hypoparathyroidism will be published within several months in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. These guidelines update the original guidelines published in 2016, and include new information from literature published since then. Chronic postsurgical hypoparathyroidism is now defined as lasting for at least 12 months after surgery,...

Nov 16th, 2022 - Current prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the US is not well established; however, based on cohort and survey data, in 2007-2010 the estimated prevalence of at least mild OSA (defined as an apnea-hypoxia index [AHI] ≥5) plus symptoms of daytime sleepiness among adults aged 30 to 70 years was 14% for men and 5% for women, and the estimated prevalence of moderate to severe OSA (defin...

Oct 15th, 2022 - 2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Evaluation and Disposition of Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee.|2022| ,Kontos MC,de Lemos JA,Deitelzweig SB,Diercks DB,|diagnosis,etiology,therapy,

Sep 28th, 2022 - Patients presenting with acute abdominal pain that occurs after months or years following bariatric surgery may present for assessment and management in the local emergency units. Due to the large variety of surgical bariatric techniques, emergency surgeons have to be aware of the main functional outcomes and long-term surgical complications following the most performed bariatric surgical proce...

Sep 20th, 2022 - Refeeding hypophosphatemia in hospitalized adolescents with anorexia nervosa is correlated with degree of malnutrition, with a high index of suspicion for severely malnourished patients (<70% median body mass index). Weight history (greater magnitude or rate of weight loss prior to admission) regardless of presentation weight has also been associated with lower serum phosphate. Higher energy me...

Sep 9th, 2022 - The purpose of this American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Clinical Practice Update is to review the available published evidence and expert advice regarding the clinical management of patients with suspected acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis. This article provides practical advice for the management of patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney injury based on the ...

Sep 3rd, 2022 - 2022 ACC/AHA Key Data Elements and Definitions for Chest Pain and Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Data Standards.|2022| ,Anderson HVS,Masri SC,Abdallah MS,Chang AM,|epidemiology,complications,diagnosis,diagnosis,etiology,

Aug 26th, 2022 - The purpose of this American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Clinical Practice Update Expert Review is to provide practical, evidence-based guidance to clinicians regarding the role of endoscopy for recurrent acute and chronic pancreatitis. This expert review was commissioned and approved by the AGA Institute Clinical Practice Updates Committee and the AGA Governing Board to provide guida...

Aug 24th, 2022 - Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and death in the US and is the cause of more than 1 of every 4 deaths. Coronary heart disease is the single leading cause of death and accounts for 43% of deaths attributable to CVD in the US. In 2019, an estimated 558 000 deaths were caused by coronary heart disease and 109 000 deaths were caused by ischemic stroke. To update its 2...

Aug 16th, 2022 - Periarticular Injection in Total Joint Arthroplasty: The Clinical Practice Guidelines of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Hip Society, and Knee Society.|2022|Hannon CP,Fillingham YA,Spangehl MJ,Karas V,Kamath AF,|drug therapy,etiology,prevention & control,

Jul 20th, 2022 - ACOG Clinical Practice Guideline No. 3: Headaches in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Correction.|2022||diagnosis,etiology,therapy,

Jul 17th, 2022 - To provide guidance on the use of anticoagulant and antithrombotic agents in pediatric patients undergoing interventional radiology procedures. A multidisciplinary writing group conducted a comprehensive literature search to identify studies on the topic of interest. Recommendations were developed for procedural risk and medication dosage and withholding. A modified Delphi technique was used to...