Revision and update on clinical practice guideline for liver cirrhosis

Management of urticaria: update of Iranian Society of Dermatology clinical practice guideline

Urticaria is a common and challenging skin disorder. Diagnosis and treatment of urticaria is not limited to the field of dermatology. General physicians, allergologists and clinical immunologists are also commonly involved in the management of patients with urticaria. Iranian Society of Dermatology developed a clinical practice guideline concerning diagnosis and treatment of urticaria that was ...

Introduction to the revised American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Practice Guideline management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis 2012.

Ascites is the most common of the three major complications of cirrhosis, the other complications being hepatic encephalopathy and variceal hemorrhage. Cirrhosis is the most common cause of ascites in the United States. Development of ascites may be the first evidence of the presence of cirrhosis. Obesity makes the physical examination less helpful in detecting ascites. Imaging may provide the ...

ESPEN Guidelines on Parenteral Nutrition: hepatology.

Parenteral nutrition (PN) offers the possibility to increase or to ensure nutrient intake in patients, in whom sufficient nutrition by oral or enteral alone is insufficient or impossible. Complementary to the ESPEN guideline on enteral nutrition of liver disease (LD) patients the present guideline is intended to give evidence-based recommendations for the use of PN in LD. For this purpose three...

Adaptation of a clinical practice guideline for Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT)

Abstract: Introduction: Excessive daytime sleepiness is related to significant morbidity and mortality in either the patients or others. Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) is designed to evaluate the ability to maintenance of wakefulness in standard conditions of the test. Regarding the diversity of MWT protocols, and the importance of unification of them in Iran, this clinical practice gui...

AARC clinical practice guideline. Capnography/capnometry during mechanical ventilation--2003 revision & update.

AASLD PRACTICE GUIDELINES Prevention and Management of Gastroesophageal Varices and Variceal Hemorrhage in Cirrhosis

These recommendations provide a data-supported approach to the management of patients with varices and variceal hemorrhage. They are based on the following: (1) formal review and analysis of the recently published world literature on the topic (Medline search); (2) several consensus conferences among experts; (3) the American College of Physicians’ Manual for Assessing Health Practices and Desi...