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
393 guidelines in progress.
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
- Breastfeeding promotion in the prenatal setting.
- Engorgement.
- Hospital guidelines for the use of supplementary feedings in the healthy term breastfed neonate, revised 2009.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Practice parameter for the psychiatric assessment and management of physically ill children and adolescents.
American Academy of Dermatology
- Guidelines of care for the management of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: Section 3. Guidelines of care for the management and treatment of psoriasis with topical therapies.
American Academy of Neurology
- Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy-focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society.
- Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy-focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society.
- Practice parameter update: management issues for women with epilepsy-focus on pregnancy (an evidence-based review): vitamin K, folic acid, blood levels, and breastfeeding. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee and Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Treatment of pediatric diaphyseal femur fractures.
American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation
- Clinical practice guideline: hoarseness (dysphonia).
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- New Guideline on appropriate use of local anesthesia for pediatric dental patients.
- New Guideline on infant oral health care.
- New Guideline on management of the developing dentition and occlusion in pediatric dentistry.
- New Guideline on perinatal oral health care.
- New Guideline on periodicity of examination, preventive dental services, anticipatory guidance/counseling, and oral treatment for infants, children, and adolescents.
- New Guideline on pulp therapy for primary and young permanent teeth.
- New Guideline on use of anesthesia personnel in the administration of office-based deep sedation/general anesthesia to the pediatric dental patient.
- New Guideline on use of nitrous oxide for pediatric dental patients.
- New Guideline on use of antibiotic therapy for pediatric dental patients.
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Clinical guideline for the evaluation and management of chronic insomnia in adults.
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- Diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C: an update.
- Liver biopsy.
- Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: an update.
- Primary biliary cirrhosis.
- Vascular disorders of the liver.
American Association of Diabetes Educators
- Guidelines for the practice of diabetes education.
American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
- Care of the movement disorder patient with deep brain stimulation.
- 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 Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians
- Appropriateness of physical and sporting activity for those with scoliosis.
American College of Cardiology Foundation
- 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 Foot and Ankle Surgeons
- New Diagnosis and treatment of forefoot disorders. Section 1. Digital deformities.
- New Diagnosis and treatment of forefoot disorders. Section 2. Central metatarsalgia.
- New Diagnosis and treatment of forefoot disorders. Section 3. Morton's intermetatarsal neuroma.
- New Diagnosis and treatment of forefoot disorders. Section 4. Tailor's bunion.
- New Diagnosis and treatment of forefoot disorders. Section 5. Trauma.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Induction of labor.
- Intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring: nomenclature, interpretation, and general management principles.
- Polycystic ovary syndrome.
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
American College of Radiology
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® definitive external beam irradiation in stage T1 and T2 prostate cancer.
- 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® nonsurgical treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer: poor performance status or palliative intent.
American Dietetic Association
- Celiac disease (CD) evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.
- Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.
- Spinal cord injury (SCI) evidence-based nutrition practice guideline.
American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
- The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of acute myeloid leukemia in adults.
- The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of acute myeloid leukemia in children.
- The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of myelodysplastic syndromes.
- The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults.
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Enteral access devices: selection, insertion, and maintenance considerations. In: Enteral nutrition practice recommendations.
- Enteral formula (medical foods) and infant formula regulation. In: Enteral nutrition practice recommendations.
- Enteral nutrition administration. In: Enteral nutrition practice recommendations.
- Medication administration. In: Enteral nutrition practice recommendations.
- Monitoring enteral nutrition administration. In: Enteral nutrition practice recommendations.
- Ordering and labeling of enteral nutrition. In: Enteral nutrition practice recommendations.
- Water and enteral formula safety and stability. In: Enteral nutrition practice recommendations.
American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Practice advisory on anesthetic care for magnetic resonance imaging. A report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Anesthetic Care for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
- Practice guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of respiratory depression associated with neuraxial opioid administration. An updated report by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Neuraxial Opioids.
American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Society of Clinical Oncology 2008 clinical practice guideline update: Use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy protectants.
- American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline update on the use of pharmacologic interventions including tamoxifen, raloxifene, and aromatase inhibition for breast cancer risk reduction.
- Use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors for prostate cancer chemoprevention: American Society of Clinical Oncology-American Urological Association 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline.
American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
- Comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for interventional techniques in the management of chronic spinal pain.
American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.
- Guideline for management of the clinical stage 1 renal mass.
- Prostate-specific antigen best practice statement: 2009 update.
Association of Comprehensive Cancer Centres
- Colon cancer.
- Gliomas.
- Rectal cancer.
Breast Health Global Initiative
- Guideline implementation for breast healthcare in low- and middle-income countries: breast healthcare program resource allocation.
- Guideline implementation for breast healthcare in low- and middle-income countries: diagnosis resource allocation.
- Guideline implementation for breast healthcare in low- and middle-income countries: early detection resource allocation.
- Guideline implementation for breast healthcare in low- and middle-income countries: treatment resource allocation.
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.
British Columbia Injury Research and Prevention Unit & Fraser Health Authority
- Fall prevention guidelines. In: Promoting active living: best practice guidelines for fall prevention in assisted living.
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
- Level of renal function at which to initiate dialysis.
- Mode of dialysis at initiation.
- Other criteria for starting dialysis.
- Predialysis education.
- Renal artery stenosis.
- Specific management of IgA nephropathy: role of fish oil.
- Specific management of IgA nephropathy: role of steroid therapy.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2009.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Airway clearance technique with patients with cystic fibrosis.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Audiologic management for children with permanent unilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Blood pressure measurement in children.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Confirmation of nasogastric tube placement in pediatric patients.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Cystic fibrosis - effects of massage therapy on quality of life.
- New Best evidence statement (BESt). Deep-pressure proprioceptive protocols 1 to improve sensory processing skills in children.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Evidenced based benefits of palliative care programs on patient/family quality of life.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Failure to thrive treatment protocol.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Formal education plan for pediatric inpatient discharge.
- New Best evidence statement (BESt). Growth hormone therapy in duchenne muscular dystrophy.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Infection control in cystic fibrosis (CF).
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Inpatient support groups for families of children with intractable epilepsy.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Intra-hospital registered nurse (RN) transport teams impact on patient safety.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Long-term outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Management of low molecular weight heparin therapy (LMWH).
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Management of therapeutic unfractionated heparin (UFH).
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Management of warfarin therapy.
- New Best evidence statement (BESt). Maternal dietary antigen avoidance in lactation.
- New Best evidence statement (BESt). Outcomes assessment tool for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Pediatric patient rounds: sharing information with families.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Readiness for transition to adult care: pediatric kidney transplant patients.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Screening for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
- New Best evidence statement (BESt). Technique for suctioning pediatric tracheotomies.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Treatment of amblyopia in children.
- New Best evidence statement (BESt). Use of motor and self-care assessment tools for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- New Best evidence statement (BESt). Use of sensory assessment tools with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- New Best evidence statement (BESt). Use of sensory diet in children with sensory processing difficulties.
- Best evidence statement (BESt). Waste blood volume - undiluted specimens from adult patients with a saline well.
- Evidence-based care guideline for pediatric constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT).
- Evidence-based care guideline for pneumocystis carinii pneumonia prophylaxis following solid organ transplants.
- Evidence-based care guideline for serial casting of the lower extremity.
- Evidence-based care guideline for therapy management of congenital muscular torticollis in children age 0 to 36 months.
ConvaTec
- SOLUTIONS® wound care algorithm.
Council on Chiropractic Guidelines & Practice Parameters
- Chiropractic management of fibromyalgia syndrome: summary of clinical practice recommendations for the Commission of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters.
- Chiropractic management of myofascial trigger points and myofascial pain syndrome: summary of clinical practice recommendations for the Commission of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters.
- Chiropractic management of tendinopathy: summary of clinical practice recommendations for the Commission of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters.
- Manipulative therapy for lower extremity conditions: summary of clinical practice recommendations for the Commission of the Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters.
- Practice management of low back disorders: Report from a consensus process.
Dutch Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Guideline recurrent miscarriage.
European Association of Urology
- Annual screening. In: Guidelines on renal transplantation.
- Bladder trauma. In: Guidelines on urological trauma.
- Cancer pain management (general). In: Guidelines on pain management.
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections. In: Guidelines on urological infections.
- Complicated urinary tract infections due to urological disorders. In: Guidelines on urological infections.
- 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.
- Epididymitis and orchitis. In: Guidelines on urological infections.
- Genital trauma. In: Guidelines on urological trauma.
- Graft and patient survival. In: Guidelines on renal transplantation.
- Guidelines on male sexual dysfunction: erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.
- Guidelines on penile cancer.
- Guidelines on prostate cancer.
- Guidelines on TaT1 (non-muscle invasive) bladder cancer.
- Guidelines on testicular cancer.
- Immunological complications. In: Guidelines on renal transplantation.
- Immunosuppression after kidney transplantation. In: Guidelines on renal transplantation.
- Incontinence in men. In: Guidelines on urinary incontinence.
- Incontinence in women. In: Guidelines on urinary incontinence.
- Kidney donation. In: Guidelines on renal transplantation.
- Kidney recipient. In: Guidelines on renal transplantation.
- Malignancy. In: Guidelines on renal transplantation.
- Management of neurogenic bladder in children. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.
- Mass casualty events, triage and damage control. In: Guidelines on urological trauma.
- Matching of donors and recipients. In: Guidelines on renal transplantation.
- Monosymptomatic enuresis. In: Guidelines on paediatric urology.
- Pain management in urological cancers. In: Guidelines on pain management.
- Peri-operative antibacterial prophylaxis in urology. In: Guidelines on urological infections.
- Pharmacotherapy. In: Guidelines on urinary incontinence.
- Post-operative pain management. In: Guidelines on pain management.
- Prostatitis and chronic pelvic pain syndrome. In: Guidelines on urological infections.
- Renal trauma. In: Guidelines on urological trauma.
- Sepsis syndrome in urology (urosepsis). In: Guidelines on urological infections.
- Sexually transmitted infections. In: Guidelines on urological infections.
- Specific infections. In: Guidelines on urological infections.
- Transplantation techniques. In: Guidelines on renal transplantation.
- Uncomplicated urinary tract infections in adults. In: Guidelines on urological infections.
- Ureteral trauma. In: Guidelines on urological trauma.
- Urethral trauma. In: Guidelines on urological trauma.
- Urethritis. In: Guidelines on urological infections.
- Urinary incontinence in frail / older men and women. In: Guidelines on urinary incontinence.
- Urinary tract infections in children. In: Guidelines on urological infections.
- Urinary tract infections in renal insufficiency, transplant recipients, diabetes mellitus and immunosuppression. In: Guidelines on urological infections.
European Federation of Neurological Societies
- Report of an EFNS task force on management of sleep disorders in neurologic disease (degenerative neurologic disorders and stroke).
HealthPartners Dental Group
- HealthPartners Dental Group and Clinics treatment planning guideline.
- HealthPartners Dental Group guideline for diagnosing and treating endodontic emergencies.
Infectious Diseases Society of America
- Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intravascular catheter-related infection: 2009 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
- Antithrombotic therapy supplement.
- Diagnosis and initial treatment of ischemic stroke.
- Diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults.
- Major depression in adults in primary care.
- Management of labor.
- Primary prevention of chronic disease risk factors.
- Rapid response team. Health care protocol.
- Routine prenatal care.
- Stable coronary artery disease.
International Chiropractors Association of California
- Management of whiplash associated disorders.
International Diabetes Center
- Diabetes in pregnancy. In: Prevention, detection and treatment of diabetes in adults. 4th edition.
- Type 1 diabetes. In: Prevention, detection and treatment of diabetes in adults. 4th edition.
- Type 2 diabetes. In: Prevention, detection and treatment of diabetes in adults. 4th edition.
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.
Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening clinical practice guideline.
- Colorectal cancer screening clinical practice guideline.
- Coronary artery disease (CAD) clinical practice guidelines.
Medical Services Commission, British Columbia
- Chronic kidney disease - identification, evaluation and management of patients.
Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium
- Management of overweight and obesity in the adult.
- Prevention of unintended pregnancy in adults 18 years and older.
- Routine preventive services for children and adolescents (ages 2 - 21).
- Routine preventive services for infants and children (birth - 24 months).
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 Collaborating Centre for Cancer
- Prostate cancer. Diagnosis and treatment.
National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions
- Chronic kidney disease. Early identification and management of chronic kidney disease in adults in primary and secondary care.
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health
- Schizophrenia. Core interventions in the treatment and management of schizophrenia in adults in primary and secondary care.
National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health
- Antenatal care. Routine care for the healthy pregnant woman.
- Induction of labour.
- Surgical management of otitis media with effusion in children.
National Consensus Project
- Clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care, second edition.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
- New (1) Donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine (review) and memantine for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. (2) 2007 addendum. (3) 2009 addendum.
- Amantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir for the treatment of influenza.
- 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.
- Cetuximab for the treatment of recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell cancer of the head and neck.
- Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy): diagnosis and management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy) in adults and children.
- 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.
- 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.
- Endovascular stent-grafts for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
- Faecal incontinence: the management of faecal incontinence in adults.
- 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.
- Identification and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia.
- Inadvertent perioperative hypothermia. The management of inadvertent perioperative hypothermia in adults.
- Intrapartum care.
- Lenalidomide for the treatment of multiple myeloma in people who have received at least one prior therapy.
- Lipid modification. Cardiovascular risk assessment and the modification of blood lipids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
- Low back pain. Early management of persistent non-specific low back pain.
- 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.
- Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis. Antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis in adults and children undergoing interventional procedures.
- 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.
- Rivaroxaban for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip or total knee replacement in adults.
- Stroke. Diagnosis and initial management of acute stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA).
- Sunitinib for the first-line treatment of advanced and/or metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
- 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 York State Department of Health
- Aspects of primary care for the HIV-infected substance user.
- Care of the hospitalized HIV-infected substance user.
- Medical care of HIV-infected substance-using women.
- Prevention of secondary disease: preventive medicine. Gynecological care.
- Prevention of secondary disease: preventive medicine. Viral hepatitis.
- Somatic symptoms: mental health approach and differential diagnosis.
- Substance use and dependence among HIV-infected adolescents and young adults.
- Syphilis.
New Zealand Ministry of Health
- Diagnosis and initial assessment of ASD. In: New Zealand autism spectrum disorder guideline.
- Education for learners with ASD. In: New Zealand autism spectrum disorder guideline.
- Living in the community. In: New Zealand autism spectrum disorder guideline.
- Mäori perspectives. In: New Zealand autism spectrum disorder guideline.
- Pacific peoples’ perspectives. In: New Zealand autism spectrum disorder guideline.
- Support for individuals, families and carers. In: New Zealand autism spectrum disorder guideline.
- Treatment and management of ASD. In: New Zealand autism spectrum disorder guideline.
North American Spine Society
- Antithrombotic therapies in spine surgery.
Office of Medical Applications of Research (NIH)
- National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement: management of hepatitis B.
Program in Evidence-based Care
- Bortezomib in multiple myeloma and lymphoma.
- Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) targeted therapy in stage III and IV head and neck cancer: guideline recommendations.
- Gastroscopy following a positive fecal occult blood test and negative colonoscopy: guideline recommendations.
- Guideline for optimization of surgical pathological quality performance for radical prostatectomy in prostate cancer management: surgical and pathological guidelines.
- Interferon-alfa in the treatment of patients with inoperable locally advanced metastatic renal cell cancer: guideline recommendations.
- Intraspinal techniques for pain management in cancer patients: guideline recommendations.
- Management of squamous cell cancer of the anal canal: guideline recommendations.
- Optimization of surgical and pathological quality performance in radical surgery for colon and rectal cancer: margins and lymph nodes. Guideline recommendations.
- PET imaging in brain cancer: recommendations.
- PET imaging in cervical cancer: recommendations.
- PET imaging in colorectal cancer: recommendations.
- PET imaging in esophageal cancer: recommendations.
- PET imaging in head and neck cancer: recommendations.
- PET imaging in melanoma: recommendations.
- PET imaging in ovarian cancer: recommendations.
- PET imaging in pancreatic cancer: recommendations.
- PET imaging in small cell lung cancer: recommendations.
- PET imaging in testicular cancer: recommendations.
- Stem cell transplantation in adults: recommendations.
- Treatment of acute myeloid leukemia in older patients: guideline recommendations.
- Use of inhibitors of angiogenesis in patients with inoperable locally advanced or metastatic renal cell cancer: guideline recommendations.
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
- British guideline on the management of asthma. A national clinical guideline.
- Early management of patients with a head injury. A national clinical guideline.
- Management of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection. A national clinical guideline.
- Management of hip fracture in older people. A national clinical guideline.
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
- SAGES guideline for the use of laparoscopic appendectomy.
- SAGES guidelines for the use of laparoscopic ultrasound.
Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
- Antibiotic therapy in preterm premature rupture of the membranes.
- Canadian consensus conference on osteoporosis, 2006 update.
- Cancer. In: Canadian consensus conference on menopause, 2006 update.
- Cardiovascular disease. In: Canadian consensus conference on menopause, 2006 update.
- Evaluation of prenatally diagnosed structural congenital anomalies.
- Guidelines for the management of vasa previa.
- Initial evaluation and referral guidelines for management of pelvic/ovarian masses.
- Management guidelines for obstetric patients and neonates born to mothers with suspected or probable severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
- Management of meconium at birth.
- Menopause and age-related concerns. In: Canadian consensus conference on menopause, 2006 update.
- Mood and memory. In: Canadian consensus conference on menopause, 2006 update.
- Preimplantation genetic testing.
- Sexual concerns-menopause and sexual function. In: Canadian consensus conference on menopause, 2006 update.
- Specific medical considerations. In: Canadian consensus conference on menopause, 2006 update.
- Urogenital concerns. In: Canadian consensus conference on menopause, 2006 update.
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons practice guideline series: guidelines for the management of Barrett's esophagus with high-grade dysplasia.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (U.S.)
- Incorporating alcohol pharmacotherapies into medical practice. A treatment improvement protocol.
The Endocrine Society
- Endocrine treatment of transsexual persons: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline.
- Evaluation and management of adult hypoglycemic disorders: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline.
The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), Inc.
- Heel pain - plantar fasciitis: clinical practice guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
- Hip pain and mobility deficits - hip osteoarthritis: clinical practice guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
- Neck pain: clinical practice guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association.
University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, Research Translation and Dissemination Core
- Evidence-based practice guideline. Acute confusion/delirium.
University of Michigan Health System
- Managing chronic non-terminal pain including prescribing controlled substances.
University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Management of acute lower gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.
University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program
- Management of fibromyalgia syndrome in adults.
- Management of initial gout in adults.
- Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of vitamin D deficiency in adults.
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
- Work-related acute cauda equina syndrome (CES) diagnosis and treatment.
- Work-related carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis and treatment guideline.
- Work-related proximal median nerve entrapment (PMNE) diagnosis and treatment.
World Gastroenterology Organisation
- New World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guideline. Inflammatory bowel disease: a global perspective.
- New World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guideline. Irritable bowel syndrome: a global perspective.
- New World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guideline. Obesity.
World Health Organization
- Case-finding strategies. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Category IV recording and reporting system. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- DR-TB and HIV infection. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Drug resistance and infection control. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Improving the diagnosis and treatment of smear-negative pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis among adults and adolescents. Recommendations for HIV-prevalent and resource-constrained settings.
- Initial evaluation, monitoring of treatment and management of adverse effects. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Laboratory aspects. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Management of contacts of MDR-TB patients. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Management of patients after MDR-TB treatment failure. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Management of second-line antituberculosis drugs. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Managing DR-TB through patient-centred care. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Mono-resistant and poly-resistant strains. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Treatment delivery and community-based DR-TB support. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Treatment of DR-TB in special conditions and situations. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- Treatment strategies for MDR-TB and XDR-TB. In: Guidelines for the programmatic management of drug-resistant tuberculosis.
- WHO guidelines for pharmacological management of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza and other influenza viruses.
- WHO rapid advice guidelines on pharmacological management of humans infected with avian influenza A (H5N1) virus.