Clinical guidelines

This section contains recommendations for medical practice and public health developed by such organizations as World Health Organization (WHO), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The aim of these directives is to facilitate the implementation of standards in patient care and health services. Systematically developed statements describe generally recommended courses of diagnostic and treatment modalities

• 2022 international clinical practice guidelines for the treatment and prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer, including patients with COVID-19
• A Comprehensive Algorithm for Management of Neuropathic Pain
• A systematic review of tourniquet use in paediatric orthopaedic surgery
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Imaging
• Abdominal Gunshot Wounds
• Abdominal pain - acute symptoms
• Accessory Nerve Injury
• Acetabular fractures: anatomy, evaluation, management
• ACG clinical guideline for the diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease
• ACG clinical guideline: gastroparesis
• Achilles Tendon Rupture
• Acne, the Skin Microbiome, and Antibiotic Treatment
• ACOG Updates Guideline on Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis
• Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Antiretroviral Therapy
• Acromioclavicular Joint Injury
• Acute and chronic pancreatitis - clinical practice guideline
• Acute Headache
• Acute Migraine Headache: Treatment Strategies
• Acute pain management in paediatrics
• Acute Peripheral Facial Palsy: Recent Guidelines and a Systematic Review of the Literature
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) clinical practice guideline
• Acute scaphoid fractures: guidelines for diagnosis and treatment
• Acute Stress Disorder
• Adolescent polycystic ovary syndrome according to the international evidence-based guideline
• Adult female acne: a guide to clinical practice
• Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of keratoconus
• Advances in toxicology and medical treatment of chemical warfare nerve agents
• Advances in tumour endoprostheses: a systematic review
• AGA Clinical Practice Update on Medical Management of Colonic Diverticulitis
• AGA clinical practice update on the diagnosis and management of atrophic gastritis
• Amenorrhea: A Systematic Approach to Diagnosis and Management
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway
• An Update on Peroneal Nerve Entrapment and Neuropathy
• Anaphylaxis in paediatrics
• Ankle fractures in children
• Ankle osteoarthritis: comprehensive review and treatment algorithm proposal
• Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: principles of treatment
• Anxiety: identification and management
• ASGE guideline on the role of endoscopy in the evaluation and management of choledocholithiasis
• Assessment of severity of respiratory conditions
• Basic ultrasound head-to-toe skills for intensivists in the general and neuro intensive care unit population: consensus and expert recommendations of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
• Best Evidence to Guide Management of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures
• Brain death: a clinical overview
• Brain injury after cardiac arrest: pathophysiology, treatment, and prognosis
• Burn injury
• Burns - Acute Management in Children
• Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders
• Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2022
• Chondrosarcomas in children and adolescents
• Clinical and radiological examination of bony-mediated shoulder instability
• Clinical practice guideline exercise and lifestyle in chronic kidney disease
• Clinical practice guideline for the integrated management of major trauma by the Italian National Institute of Health: process and methods
• Clinical practice guideline: evidence, recommendations and algorithm for the preoperative optimization of anemia, hyperglycemia and smoking
• Clinical practice guidelines for influenza
• Clinical practice guidelines for the antibiotic treatment of community-acquired urinary tract infections
• Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atopic dermatitis
• Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atopic dermatitis
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
• Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Practical Diagnostic and Treatment Guidelines
• Complications of the surgical treatment of fractures of the tibial plateau: prevalence, causes, and management
• Consolidated guidelines on differentiated HIV testing services
• COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
• Current solutions for the treatment of chronic articular cartilage defects in the knee
• Current understanding of tandem spinal stenosis: epidemiology, diagnosis, and surgical strategy
• Developmental dysplasia of the hip: update of management
• Diabetes insipidus
• Diagnosing and Managing Lewy Body Dementia
• Diagnosis and Management of Adenocarcinoma in Situ
• Diagnosis and Management of Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder in Adults
• Diagnosis and management of migraine in ten steps
• Diagnosis and treatment of posterior shoulder instability based on the ABC classification
• Diagnosis of coma and other disorders of consciousness
• Diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• Diagnosis, Workup, Risk Reduction of Transient Ischemic Attack in the Emergency Department
• Diagnostic algorithm, prognostic factors and surgical treatment of metastatic cancer diseases of the long bones and spine
• Diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer’s disease
• Difficult intubation and extubation in adult anaesthesia
• Discoid meniscus: current concepts
• Distal humerus nonunion: evaluation and management
• Dutch multidisciplinary guideline on Achilles tendinopathy
• Early-onset scoliosis: a narrative review
• Eczema (atopic dermatitis)
• Emergency airway management in paediatrics
• Episodic and chronic migraine in children
• ERS clinical practice guidelines on treatment of sarcoidosis
• ERS guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough in adults and children
• ESCAP practice guidance for autism: a summary of evidence-based recommendations for diagnosis and treatment
• European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women
• European Respiratory Society guideline on obstructive sleep apnoea
• Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for cholelithiasis
• Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for functional dyspepsia
• Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for liver cirrhosis
• Evidence-based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe
• Executive summary of the KDIGO 2021 guideline for the management of glomerular diseases
• Extensor mechanism ruptures
• Facial nerve electrodiagnostics for patients with facial palsy: a clinical practice guideline
• Foreign body ingestion
• Fracture of the anterior tibial tuberosity in children
• Frostbite
• German Respiratory Society guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of adults suffering from acute, subacute and chronic cough
• Global diversity in bearings in primary THA
• Global strategy for asthma management and prevention
• Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA): updated treatment recommendations for psoriatic arthritis 2021
• Guideline of guidelines: management of recurrenturinary tract infections in women
• Guidelines for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of hand eczema
• Guidelines for histopathological specimen examination and diagnostic reporting of primary bone tumours
• Guidelines for the diagnostic management of incidental solitary bone lesions on CT and MRI in adults
• Guidelines on muscle relaxants and reversal in anaesthesia
• Guidelines, Consensus Statements, and Standards for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
• How to manage a native stiff knee
• How to Prevent Norovirus
• Hypertension Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Immediate management of a stable patient with unstable pelvis
• Immunizations for Respiratory Viruses Prevention
• Infection after fracture fixation
• Initiating Hormonal Contraception
• Injection Techniques for Common Chronic Pain Conditions of the Foot: A Comprehensive Review
• Insomnia in neurological diseases
• Insomnia Overview: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Monitoring, and Nonpharmacologic Therapy
• International Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sarcopenia (ICFSR): Screening, Diagnosis and Management
• ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in congenital infection
• Keloids: a review of therapeutic management
• Kidney and uro-trauma: WSES-AAST guidelines
• Long bone uninfected non-union: grafting techniques
• Management of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) – what works and what does not
• Management of corneal perforations: An update
• Management of Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Adult Patients in Non-Critical Care Settings: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
• Management of persistent air leaks
• Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Recommendations From FIGO
• Management of severe traumatic brain injury (first 24 hours)
• Managing adult asthma: The GINA guidelines
• Muscle ultrasound: Present state and future opportunities
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Technical Guidelines
• Nasal cannula as a respiratory support strategy in adults: a clinical practice guideline
• Nausea and Vomiting in 2021: A Comprehensive Update
• Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Bedside: A Clinical Guide
• Nutritional Management Guidelines for Sarcopenia and Frailty 2025
• Oncoplastic breast surgery: a guide to good practice
• Optimal diagnosis and management of common nail disorders
• Paediatric bone and joint infection
• Paediatric specific dosage forms: Patient and formulation considerations
• Palliative Care in the Global Setting
• Peripheral extravasation injuries: Initial management and washout procedure
• Periprosthetic fractures of the proximal femur: beyond the Vancouver classification
• Periprosthetic hip fractures: an update into their management and clinical outcomes
• Periprosthetic joint infection: current concepts and outlook
• Pharmacological treatment of depression
• Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association
• Physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis in Australia and New Zealand
• Polytrauma in the elderly: a review
• Popular Dietary Patterns: Alignment With American Heart Association 2021 Dietary Guidance
• Posttraumatic stress disorder: from diagnosis to prevention
• Pre-operative fasting in adults and children: clinical practice and guidelines
• Prevention and management of endophthalmitis
• Prevention of infection in primary THA and TKA
• Probiotics in Pediatrics. A Review and Practical Guide
• Procedural sedation in paediatrics
• PROSPECT guideline for hallux valgus repair surgery: a systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations
• PROSPECT guideline for rotator cuff repair surgery: systematic review and procedure‐specific postoperative pain management recommendations
• Pyloric stenosis
• Radiology artificial intelligence: a systematic review and evaluation of methods
• Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment of Lumbosacral Radicular Pain
• Rheumatology recommendations for the management of psoriatic arthritis
• Sacral fractures: issues, challenges, solutions
• Screening for lung cancer CHEST guideline and expert panel report
• Seeking international consensus on approaches to primary tumour treatment in Ewing sarcoma
• SELNET clinical practice guidelines for soft tissue sarcoma and GIST
• Sepsis and septic shock: Guideline-based management
• Surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children
• Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021
• Swiss consensus recommendations on urinary tract infections in children
• Symptoms of Food Poisoning
• The 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Myeloid and Histiocytic/ Dendritic Neoplasms
• The clinical use of biomarkers as prognostic factors in Ewing sarcoma
• The EANM practice guidelines for parathyroid imaging
• The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma
• The geriatric patient: special aspects of peri-operative management
• The growth plate: a physiologic overview
• The knee meniscus: management of traumatic tears and degenerative lesions
• The management of failed cubital tunnel decompression
• The pathology and management of lesser toe deformities
• The Safe and Effective Use of Plant-Based Diets with Guidelines for Health Professionals
• Thermal Burn Evaluation and Management
• Thoracic outlet syndrome: a review for the primary care provider
• Thoracolumbar fractures without neurological impairment: A review of diagnosis and treatment
• Thromboembolism prophylaxis in orthopaedics: an update
• Trauma - Pelvic injury
• Treatment guidelines in psoriatic arthritis
• Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa—New Evidence-Based Guidelines
• Treatment of endometriosis: a review with comparison of 8 guidelines
• Treatment of patients with cleft lip, alveolus, and palate: an executive summary
• Treatment of the common cold- dignostic guidelines for healthcare professionals
• Trends in the treatment of infected knee arthroplasty
• UK guidelines for the management of bone sarcomas
• UK guidelines for the management of soft tissue sarcomas
• Understanding shoulder pseudoparalysis. Part I: Definition to diagnosis
• Understanding shoulder pseudoparalysis. Part II: Treatment
• Update on food allergy
• Updates on Wound Infiltration Use for Postoperative Pain Management: A Narrative Review
• Updates to the modern diagnosis of GERD: Lyon consensus 2.0
• Upper Face Treatment With Botulinum Toxin: A Practical Guide
• Vasectomy: a guidelines-based approach to male surgical contraception
• Vitamin, Mineral, and Multivitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
• Vulvar malignancies: an interdisciplinary perspective
• Weight Gain and Nutrition during Pregnancy
• WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis. Module 1: prevention - tuberculosis preventive treatment, second edition
• WHO guideline on the prevention and diagnosis of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease