Clinical Practice Committee

Clinical Practice Obstetrics Committee

OCTOBER 2002 Abstract Objectives: To review the evidence-based management of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) and hyperemesis gravidarum. Evidence: MEDLINE and Cochrane database searches were performed using the medical subject headings (MeSH) of treatment, nausea, vomiting, pregnancy, and hyperemesis gravidarum. The quality of evidence reported in these guidelines has been described usin...

Clinical Practice Gynaecology Committee

Objective: To identify the indications for hysterectomy, preoperative assessment, and available alternatives required prior to hysterectomy. Patient self-reported outcomes of hysterectomy have revealed high levels of patient satisfaction.These may be maximized by careful preoperative assessment and discussion of other treatment choices. In most cases hysterectomy is performed to relieve symptom...

Clinical Practice Obstetrics Committee Members

Objective: the primary objective of these guidelines is to review the clinical aspects of Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) and provide guidelines to help clinicians prevent and manage excessive bleeding postpartum. Options: prevention, appropriate intervention, keys to minimizing its impact. Outcomes: establish practices to facilitate the identification of women who may be at particularly high risk...

AAEM Clinical Practice Committee Statement

Background: Medical diagnostic ultrasound has been used by various specialties since the 1950s. Contemporary point of care ultrasound (POCUS) was first researched and utilized by emergency physicians in the mid 1980s. Emergency physicians have formally defined and pioneered POCUS over the past two decades. Research in a broad array of applications indicate improved patient care via procedural s...

Professional Practice Committee for the 2013 Clinical Practice Recommendations