purpose: to customize clinical practice guidelines (cpgs) for cataract management for iranian population. methods: first, four cpgs (american academy 2006 and 2011, royal college of ophthalmologists 2010 and canadian ophthalmological society evidence-based clinical practice guidelines 2008) were selected from a number of available cpgs for cataract management in the literature. second, all reco...

background: knee pain is one of the most common reasons patients visit their physician. in this regard magnetic resonance imaging (mri) is the tool of preference for diagnosis. the aim of this study was to determine appropriate guidelines for knee mri administration using the rand appropriateness method (ram)-2013   methods: this qualitative study was done in the mashhad university of medical s...

considering the nature of qualitative studies, the interaction between researchers and participants can be ethically challenging for the former, as they are personally involved in different stages of the study. therefore, formulation of specific ethical guidelines in this respect seems to be essential. the present paper aimed to discuss the necessity to develop explicit guidelines for conductin...

This Practice Bulletin was developed by the ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins— Obstetrics with the assistance of William N. P. Herbert, MD, and Carolyn M. Zelop, MD. The information is designed to aid practitioners in making decisions about appropriate obstetric and gynecologic care. These guidelines should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of treatment or procedure. Variatio...

This Practice Bulletin was developed by the ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins— Obstetrics with the assistance of Suneet P. Chauhan, MD and George A. Macones, MD. The information is designed to aid practitioners in making decisions about appropriate obstetric and gynecologic care. These guidelines should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of treatment or procedure. Variations i...

This Practice Bulletin was developed by the ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins—Gynecology with the assistance of Elizabeth A. Stewart, MD. The information is designed to aid practitioners in making decisions about appropriate obstetric and gynecologic care. These guidelines should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of treatment or procedure. Variations in practice may be warran...

abstract aim and background: applying evidence-based treatment guidelines to improve the quality of care for patients with schizophrenia has been increased worldwide. in this study, we evaluated the adherence of clinicians to the guideline for patients with schizophrenia who were admitted to a university hospital in their first episode of disease. methods and materials: in a descriptive study, ...

در سالهای اخیر پیشرفتهای چشمگیری در تشخیص و درمان هپاتیت مزمن ب به دست آمده  و هر چند سال یک بار تغییر و تحولات قابل توجهی در نحوه درمان چنین بیمارانی به دنبال داشته است. اگرچه در چند سال اخیر راهنماهای درمانی متعددی برای هپاتیت مزمن ب در سطح دنیا ارائه شده است(5-1)، با گذشت زمان و انجام تحقیقات جدید، تفاوتهایی بین راهنماهای درمان قابل مشاهده می شود. علاوه بر این بسیاری از داروهای جدید قیمت بسی...