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October 18, 2004

The following new/updated information was posted to the NGC Web site the week of October 18, 2004.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly.


European Society of Cardiology

American College of Cardiology/European Society of Cardiology clinical expert consensus document on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines.

ESC-ERC recommendations for the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in Europe.

European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice.

Expert consensus document on the use of antiplatelet agents. The task force on the use of antiplatelet agents in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease of the European Society of Cardiology.

Guidelines on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis. The task force on infective endocarditis of the European Society of Cardiology.

Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases. The task force on the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases of the European Society of Cardiology.


Infectious Diseases Society of America

Practice guidelines for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.


Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Colorectal cancer screening. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Immunizations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.


Kaiser Permanente Care Management Institute

Adult diabetes clinical practice guidelines.


Singapore Ministry of Health

Obesity.



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Newly Submitted
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has submitted: Clinical Policy: Evidence-based Approach to Pharmacologic Agents Used in Pediatric Sedation and Analgesia in the Emergency Department.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recently released Practice Guidelines for the Management of Bacterial Meningitis.

The University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) has updated the following guidelines:
Look for these summaries in NGC in the future.

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