Advance Notice for Transition-Related Problem Behavior: Practice Guidelines

Evaluation of the Quality of Cancer-Related Fatigue Clinical Practice Guidelines

Background: Improvement of the quality ofcancer-related fatigue clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is an important issue in oncology. Aim: This study aimed to determine the methodological quality of CPGs about cancer-related fatigue management using the AGREE II instrument. Method: This study involved a systematic search, followed by a descriptive study, to evaluate the methodological quality ...

CMS overturns its rule on advance patient notice.

PRACTICE GUIDELINES Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain

OPTIONS 1. Control of burn pain must begin upon initiation of medical care. Once intravenous access is gained and resuscitation started, intravenous opioids should be administered. The opioid dose occasionally exceeds the standard weight-based recommendations and is necessary to achieve adequate pain control. 2. Opioids, along with other adjuncts such as benzodiazepines, are used to control bac...

A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Cancer constitutes a huge burden on societies in countries with any level of economic development. Prostate cancer is the first most diagnosed cancer of men in developed countries and the forth one in developing countries in terms of incidence rate. It is also the third incident cancer of men in Iran along with a prevalence of about 10,000 cases. Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a...

Clinical Practice Guidelines: Principles for Clinical Practice

S5 print and electronic media where they come across lay guidelines; doctors need to inform the patients regarding available treatment alternatives, their potential harms and benefits, where clinical guidelines work as the best available educative tool. CPGs highlight gaps in known literature where treatment recommendations are not clear cut; hence it helps in identifying areas where future res...