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OCTOBER 11, 2004

American Society of Breast Disease

The use of magnetic resonance imaging of the breast (MRIB) for screening of women at high risk of breast cancer.

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Society of Clinical Oncology Technology Assessment: chemotherapy sensitivity and resistance assays.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(1) Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). (2) Interim influenza vaccination recommendations — 2004–05 influenza season. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

European Society of Cardiology

2003 European Society of Hypertension-European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension.

Expert consensus document on management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy.

Management of grown up congenital heart disease.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Benign prostatic hyperplasia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Drug treatment for hyperlipidaemias. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Gynaecological ultrasound examination. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Indications for and techniques of red cell transfusion. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prevention and screening of colorectal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Dyspepsia and GERD. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for adults and mature adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for infants, children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

OCTOBER 4, 2004

American Academy of Neurology

Assessment: transcranial Doppler ultrasonography: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Efficacy and tolerability of the new antiepileptic drugs I: treatment of new onset epilepsy: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee and Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

Efficacy and tolerability of the new antiepileptic drugs II: treatment of refractory epilepsy: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee and Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

Practice parameter: diagnostic assessment of the child with cerebral palsy: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: medical treatment of infantile spasms: report of the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: recurrent stroke with patent foramen ovale and atrial septal aneurysm: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

The use of mitoxantrone (Novantrone) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) clinical guideline on low back pain/sciatica (acute) (phases I and II). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) clinical guideline on sub-acute (non-traumatic) hip pain in adults (>50 years of age). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) clinical guideline on wrist pain - phase I. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Interventions to promote breast-feeding: applying the evidence in clinical practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. Recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Acute sinusitis in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)

The fourth report on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure in children and adolescents.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2004

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Chronic hepatitis B. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C.

Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Domestic violence. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium

Diagnosis and management of substance use disorders.

Management of adults with symptomatic heart failure (left-ventricular systolic dysfunction).

Management of hyperlipidemia.

Management of osteoporosis.

Management of persistent asthma.

Medical management of adults with essential hypertension.

Medical management of adults with osteoarthritis.

Outpatient management of uncomplicated deep venous thrombosis.

Tobacco control.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Depression.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2004

American College of Physicians

Evaluation of primary care patients with chronic stable angina: guidelines from the American College of Physicians.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Diagnosis and management of foodborne illnesses: a primer for physicians and other health care professionals. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Chlamydial urethritis and cervicitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Deep venous thrombosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Long-term management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Physical activity in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Sore throat and tonsillitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Lipid screening in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Lipid screening in children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Clinical practice guidelines for the maintenance of patient physical safety in the intensive care unit: use of restraining therapies.

Guidelines for the inter- and intrahospital transport of critically ill patients.

Guidelines on critical care services and personnel: recommendations based on a system of categorization of three levels of care.

Surviving sepsis campaign guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2004

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with seizures.

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Society of Clinical Oncology recommendations for the initial hormonal management of androgen-sensitive metastatic, recurrent, or progressive prostate cancer.

American Society of Clinical Oncology recommendations on adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II colon cancer.

American Urological Association, Inc.

AUA guideline on the pharmacologic management of premature ejaculation.

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Clinical practice guideline: endpoints of resuscitation.

Practice management guidelines for the evaluation of genitourinary trauma.

National Consensus Project

Clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care.

National Health Care for the Homeless Council, Inc.

Adapting your practice: general recommendations for the care of homeless patients.

New Zealand Guidelines Group

Acute management and immediate rehabilitation after hip fracture amongst people aged 65 years and over.

Life after stroke. New Zealand guideline for management of stroke.

Management of type 2 diabetes.

The assessment and management of people at risk of suicide.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Colorectal cancer.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2004

American Psychiatric Association

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. Second edition. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Diagnosis and treatment of otitis media in children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)

(1)Third report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). (2)Implications of recent clinical trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

New Zealand Guidelines Group

Assessment processes for older people.

Prevention of hip fracture amongst people aged 65 years and over.

The assessment and management of cardiovascular risk.

The diagnosis and management of soft tissue knee injuries: internal derangements.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, Research Dissemination Core

Fall prevention for older adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Hydration management. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Progressive resistance training. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

AUGUST 30, 2004

American Gastroenterological Association

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: osteoporosis in hepatic disorders.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: perianal Crohn’s disease.

California Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

Basic guidelines for diabetes care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Major depression in adults for mental health care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Major depression in adults in primary care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Practice Guidelines Initiative

Adjuvant systemic chemotherapy, following surgery and external beam radiotherapy, for adults with newly diagnosed malignant glioma.

Management of brain metastases: role of radiotherapy alone or in combination with other treatment modalities.

Optimal therapy for patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma and the role of high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell support. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Symptomatic treatment of radiation-induced xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The role of bisphosphonates in the management of skeletal complications for patients with multiple myeloma.

The role of chemotherapy with radiotherapy in the management of patients with newly diagnosed locally advanced squamous cell or undifferentiated nasopharyngeal cancer.

Treatment with fludarabine for patients with follicular and other low grade Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Waldenstrom’s Macroglobulinemia.

Use of dexrazoxane as a cardioprotectant in patients receiving doxorubicin or epirubicin chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons

Guidelines for collaborative practice in endoscopic/thoracoscopic spinal surgery for the general surgeon.

AUGUST 23, 2004

American Medical Directors Association

Acute change of condition in the long-term care setting.

COPD management in the long-term care setting.

Depression. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Falls and fall risk. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Osteoporosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pain management in the long-term care setting. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)

Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive counseling and education - by topic. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Viral upper respiratory infection (VURI) in adults and children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Cutaneous melanoma. A national clinical guideline.

Epithelial ovarian cancer. A national clinical guideline.

Long term follow up of survivors of childhood cancer. A national clinical guideline.

Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome in adults. A national clinical guideline.

Management of osteoporosis. A national clinical guideline.

AUGUST 16, 2004

American Academy of Pediatrics

Admission and discharge guidelines for the pediatric patient requiring intermediate care.

Hospital stay for healthy term newborns.

Otitis media with effusion.

American Association for Respiratory Care

Care of the ventilator circuit and its relation to ventilator-associated pneumonia.

American College of Physicians

Lipid control in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Heart failure in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

IRSA

Stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with pituitary adenomas.

Kaiser Permanente-Southern California

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

University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care

Acute seizures and seizure disorder.

Chronic congestive heart failure.

Chronic COPD. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Chronic stable angina.

Hypertension. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus.

AUGUST 9, 2004

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Breast cancer screening.

Diagnosis and treatment of cervical carcinomas.

Management of preterm labor.

Neural tube defects.

Obstetric analgesia and anesthesia.

Perinatal care at the threshold of viability.

Polycystic ovary syndrome.

Selective estrogen receptor modulators.

Shoulder dystocia.

Thyroid disease in pregnancy.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for preventing health-care--associated pneumonia, 2003: recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Assessment and management of acute pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Hypertension diagnosis and treatment. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Venous thromboembolism. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

AUGUST 2, 2004

American Academy of Pediatrics

Diagnosis and management of acute otitis media.

Protective eyewear for young athletes.

Recommendations for influenza immunization of children.

American Diabetes Association

Diabetes care in the school and day care setting. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diabetes management in correctional institutions. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus.

Dyslipidemia management in adults with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Smoking and diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Standards of medical care in diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Updated recommendations for use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: reinstatement of the third dose. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and treatment of adult degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the knee. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Task Force on Community Preventive Services

First reports evaluating the effectiveness of strategies for preventing violence: early childhood home visitation.

Preventing skin cancer: findings of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services on Reducing Exposure to Ultraviolet Light.

Recommendations to promote healthy social environments.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for syphilis infection: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 26, 2004

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Access for administration of nutrition support.

Administration of specialized nutrition support - issues unique to pediatrics.

Administration of specialized nutrition support.

Drug-nutrient interactions.

Life cycle and metabolic conditions.

Normal requirements - adults.

Normal requirements - pediatrics.

Nutrition assessment - adults.

Nutrition assessment - pediatrics.

Specific guidelines for disease - adults.

Specific guidelines for disease - pediatrics.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Responding to detection of aerosolized Bacillus anthracis by autonomous detection systems in the workplace.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of failure to progress in obstetrical labor. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 19, 2004

American Psychiatric Association

Practice guideline for the assessment and treatment of patients with suicidal behaviors.

American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of diffuse large cell B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: an evidence based review.

Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)

Infertility. A guide to evaluation, treatment and counseling.

Lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders. A guide to diagnosis and treatment.

Obesity in women. A guide to assessment and management.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Managing acute gastroenteritis among children: oral rehydration, maintenance, and nutritional therapy.

Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Clinician's Network

Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations for homeless children with otitis media.

Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations for homeless patients with asthma.

Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations for homeless patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations for homeless patients with chlamydial or gonococcal infections.

Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations for homeless patients with diabetes mellitus.

Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations for homeless patients with HIV/AIDS.

Adapting your practice: treatment and recommendations on reproductive health care for homeless patients.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Stable coronary artery disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 12, 2004

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Guidelines for the evaluation and management of dyslipidemia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected adults receiving antiretroviral therapy: recommendations of the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Disease Society of America and the Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group.

Guidelines for the selection of anti-infective agents for complicated intra-abdominal infections.

Guidelines for treatment of candidiasis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Update of practice guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Nutrition Screening Initiative

Cancer. Nutrition management for older adults.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nutrition management for older adults.

Congestive heart failure. Nutrition management for older adults.

Coronary heart disease. Nutrition management for older adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Dementia. Nutrition management for older adults.

Diabetes mellitus. Nutrition management for older adults.

Hypertension. Nutrition management for older adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Osteoporosis. Nutrition management for older adults.

Veterans Health Administration

DoD/VA clinical practice guideline for management of uncomplicated pregnancy.

VA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of stroke rehabilitation in the primary care setting.

JULY 5, 2004

American Academy of Pediatrics

Families and adoption: the pediatrician's role in supporting communication.

Revised indications for the use of palivizumab and respiratory syncytial virus immune globulin intravenous for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections.

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy for children younger than three years presenting to the emergency department with fever.

American College of Physicians

Management of newly detected atrial fibrillation: a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians.

American Heart Association

Evidence-based guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for infection control in dental health-care settings-2003.

Interim guidelines for the evaluation of infants born to mothers infected with West Nile virus during pregnancy.

Prevention and control of influenza: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Public Health Service Task Force recommendations for use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-1-infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the United States. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Inpatient management of heart failure.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)

Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Use of physical restraints in the acute care setting.

JUNE 28, 2004

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for bladder cancer in adults: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

Cauda equina. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Criteria for ankle/foot. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Criteria for cervical surgery related to entrapment of a single cervical nerve root. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Criteria for entrapment of a single lumbar nerve root. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Criteria for MRI of the lumbar spine. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Criteria for shoulder surgery. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnoses and treatment of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome (OCTS).

Fibromyalgia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guideline for hospitalization for low back pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guideline on facet neurotomy.

Guidelines for lumbar fusion (arthrodesis). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for outpatient prescription of controlled substances, schedules II-IV, for workers on time-loss. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for outpatient prescription of oral opioids for injured workers with chronic, noncancer pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Guidelines for psychiatric and psychological evaluation of injured or chronically disabled workers. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Review criteria for knee surgery. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 21, 2004

American Academy of Dermatology

Guidelines of care for atopic dermatitis.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Treatment of hyperlipidaemia: aims and selection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Kidney Foundation

Clinical practice guidelines for bone metabolism and disease in chronic kidney disease.

Practice Guidelines Initiative

Adjuvant therapy for stage II colon cancer following complete resection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Adjuvant therapy for stage III colon cancer following complete resection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

First-line chemotherapy for postoperative patients with stage II, III or IV epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Follow-up of patients with curatively resected colorectal cancer.

Neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy for resectable esophageal cancer.

Oral capecitabine (Xeloda™) in the first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.

Radiotherapy for newly diagnosed malignant glioma in adults.

The role of amifostine as a radioprotectant in the management of patients with squamous cell head and neck cancer.

The role of colony-stimulating factor (CSF) in patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The role of combination chemotherapy in the initial management of limited-stage small-cell lung cancer.

The use of preoperative radiotherapy in the management of patients with clinically resectable rectal cancer.

Use of irinotecan in the treatment of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 14, 2004

American Academy of Pediatrics

Immunization of preterm and low birth weight infants.

Prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children, with special emphasis on American Indian and Alaska Native children.

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute blunt abdominal trauma.

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Cardiovascular health for women: primary prevention. Second edition.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Acne. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Atrial fibrillation: drug treatment and electric cardioversion. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Differential diagnosis of chest pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Seborrhoeic dermatitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Thrombocytopenia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Ultrasonographic examinations: indications and preparation of the patient. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Unstable angina pectoris. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Urinary incontinence in women. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 7, 2004

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Age-related macular degeneration. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Blepharitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Conjunctivitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diabetic retinopathy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Dry eye syndrome. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Idiopathic macular hole.

Posterior vitreous detachment, retinal breaks, and lattice degeneration. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Primary open-angle glaucoma. Limited revision. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

Consensus recommendations for managing patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Fourth International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain

Advances in neuropathic pain: diagnosis, mechanisms, and treatment recommendations.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Diagnosis of breast disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Oncology Nursing Society

Safe handling of hazardous drugs. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

Autologous chondrocyte implantation.

Meniscal allograft transplantation.

MAY 31, 2004

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

AAOS clinical guideline on osteoarthritis of the knee (phase II).

American Optometric Association

Care of the patient with conjunctivitis. 2nd edition. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Care of the patient with diabetes mellitus. 3rd edition. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Care of the patient with open angle glaucoma. 2nd edition. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy.

Guidelines for conscious sedation and monitoring during gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Guidelines for the use of deep sedation and anesthesia for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy.

New York State Department of Health

HIV prophylaxis following occupational exposure.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for ovarian cancer: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for visual impairment in children younger than age 5 years: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of recurrent aphthous stomatitis.

Recommendations for the management of onychomycosis in adults.

MAY 24, 2004

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage among infants. Recommendations from the Working Group for Investigation and Surveillance.

Recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule - United States, July-December 2004. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Anticoagulation therapy supplement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Atrial fibrillation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Community-acquired pneumonia in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT): collaborative decision-making and management. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for surgical/trauma patients.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)

Global strategy for asthma management and prevention. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Practice Guidelines Initiative

Adjuvant systemic therapy for node-negative breast cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Baseline staging tests in primary breast cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Capecitabine in stage IV breast cancer.

Epirubicin, as a single agent or in combination, for metastatic breast cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prophylactic cranial irradiation in small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The role of aromatase inhibitors in the treatment of postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of gemcitabine in the treatment of advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for suicide risk: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MAY 17, 2004

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for anesthesia, analgesia and sedation following arterial switch operation.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for cytomegalovirus prophylaxis following solid organ, blood and marrow transplants.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for emergency appendectomy.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for inotropic support with phosphodiesterase inhibitors after arterial switch operation.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for management of hypertension following surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta in children greater than 6 months of age.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for management of post transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) following solid organ transplant.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for pneumocystis carinii pneumonia prophylaxis following solid organ or blood and marrow transplants.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for prevention of thromboembolism after cavopulmonary anastomosis (bidirectional Glenn and Fontan operations).

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for the management of systemic hypertension following orthotopic cardiac transplantation.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Ankle sprain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Major depression in adults for mental health care providers. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preoperative evaluation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons

Guidelines for the clinical application of laparoscopic bariatric surgery.

SAGES guidelines for diagnostic laparoscopy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MAY 10, 2004

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for fever of uncertain source in infants 60 days of age or less. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Adult low back pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Cardiac stress test supplement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and initial treatment of ischemic stroke. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

IRSA

Stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVM).

Stereotactic radiosurgery for patients with intractable typical trigeminal neuralgia who have failed medical management.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Lung cancer screening: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Primary care interventions to prevent low back pain in adults: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for hepatitis B virus infection: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for oral cancer: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for pancreatic cancer: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for Rh(D) incompatibility: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for testicular cancer: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MAY 3, 2004

American Academy of Pediatrics

Controversies concerning vitamin K and the newborn.

Family-centered care and the pediatrician's role.

Guidelines for the administration of medication in school.

Increasing immunization coverage.

Prevention and management of positional skull deformities in infants.

Prevention of drowning in infants, children, and adolescents.

Prevention of pediatric overweight and obesity.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Practice parameters for the use of portable monitoring devices in the investigation of suspected obstructive sleep apnea in adults.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for environmental infection control in health-care facilities. Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Acne management.

Lipid management in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Migraine headache. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preterm birth prevention. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The North American Menopause Society

Treatment of menopause-associated vasomotor symptoms: position statement of The North American Menopause Society.

APRIL 26, 2004

American Academy of Neurology

Immunization and multiple sclerosis: a summary of published evidence and recommendations.

Practice parameter: antiepileptic drug prophylaxis in severe traumatic brain injury: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: evaluation of children and adolescents with recurrent headaches: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: immunotherapy for Guillain-Barre syndrome: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: temporal lobe and localized neocortical resections for epilepsy: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology, in association with the American Epilepsy Society and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

The utility of MRI in suspected MS: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

American Medical Directors Association

Managing diabetes in the long-term care setting.

Parkinson's disease in the long-term care setting.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Immunizations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

APRIL 19, 2004

American Academy of Neurology

Anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents in acute ischemic stroke: report of the Joint Stroke Guideline Development Committee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Stroke Association (a division of the American Heart Association).

Disease modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the MS Council for Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Practice parameter: evaluation of the child with global developmental delay: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and The Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: neuroimaging of the neonate: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: treatment of the child with a first unprovoked seizure: report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society.

Quantitative sensory testing: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: 2001 edition, with selected updates for 2003.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(1) Pertussis vaccination: use of acellular pertussis vaccines among infants and young children.
(2) Use of diphtheria toxoid-tetanus toxoid-acellular pertussis vaccine as a five-dose series. (Addendum) This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

(1) Prevention and treatment of tuberculosis among patients with infected human immunodeficiency virus: Principles of therapy and revised recommendations.
(2) Notice to readers: updated guidelines for the use of rifabutin or rifampin for the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients taking protease inhibitors or nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors.
(3) Updated guidelines for the use of rifamycins for the treatment of tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients taking protease inhibitors or nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

The North American Menopause Society

Estrogen and progestogen use in peri- and postmenopausal women: September 2003 position statement of The North American Menopause Society. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Prevention of dental caries in preschool children: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

APRIL 12, 2004

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Practice parameters for using polysomnography to evaluate insomnia: an update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

A practice guideline on Wilson disease.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Use of back belts to prevent occupational low-back pain. Recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

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

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

National Kidney Foundation

Clinical practice guidelines for managing dyslipidemias in chronic kidney disease.

New York State Department of Health

Antiretroviral treatment of HIV infection.

Hepatitis A virus.

Hepatitis B virus.

HIV post-exposure prophylaxis for children beyond the perinatal period.

Immunologic considerations in HIV-infected children.

Neurologic complications in HIV-infected children and adolescents.

Oral health management of children and adolescents with HIV infections.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening and behavioral counseling interventions in primary care to reduce alcohol misuse: recommendation statement.

APRIL 5, 2004

American Diabetes Association

Diabetes nutrition recommendations for health care institutions. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Gestational diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Hyperglycemic crises in diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Nephropathy in diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Nutrition principles and recommendations in diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pancreas transplantation in type 1 diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Physical activity/exercise and diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preconception care of women with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Retinopathy in diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for type 2 diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tests of glycemia in diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Preventive counseling and education. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive services for adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive services for children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Routine prenatal care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for adults and mature adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for infants, children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MARCH 29, 2004

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for the clinical use of dietary supplements and nutraceuticals.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Epidemic/epizootic West Nile virus in the United States: guidelines for surveillance, prevention, and control. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Breast cancer treatment. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and management of infertility. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Hypertension diagnosis and treatment. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Management of initial abnormal Pap smear. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women.

Venous thromboembolism. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

International Diabetes Center

Gestational diabetes practice guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Type 2 diabetes practice guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Type I diabetes practice guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation

Preventive health recommendations for adults with mental retardation.

National Osteoporosis Foundation

Health professional's guide to rehabilitation of the patient with osteoporosis.

Physician's guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Delirium: strategies for assessing and treating.

Pain management.

MARCH 22, 2004

American Cancer Society

American Cancer Society guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention: reducing the risk of cancer with healthy food choices and physical activity.

American Cancer Society guidelines on screening and surveillance for the early detection of adenomatous polyps and colorectal cancer-update 2003. In: American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of cancer, 2003. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

2001 consensus guidelines for the management of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Society of Clinical Oncology 2003 update on the role of bisphosphonates and bone health issues in women with breast cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Society of Clinical Oncology treatment of unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer guideline: update 2003. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Acute pharyngitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in primary care for school age children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Intrapartum fetal heart rate management. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Lipid screening in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Lipid screening in children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Rhinitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for hepatitis C in adults: recommendation statement.

MARCH 15, 2004

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Updated recommendations on the use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine: suspension of recommendation for third and fourth dose.

Practice Guidelines Initiative

Combined modality radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the non-surgical management of localized carcinoma of the esophagus.

Neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy for resectable gastric cancer.

Postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy in stage II or IIIA completely resected non-small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Primary treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer: concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The role of octreotide in the management of patients with cancer.

The role of the taxanes in the management of metastatic breast cancer.

The treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

The use of chemotherapy and growth factors in older patients with newly diagnosed, advanced-stage, aggressive histology non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Use of adjuvant chemotherapy following cystectomy in patients with deep muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of chemotherapy in advanced unresectable or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder or urothelium.

The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Advance directives: protecting patient's rights.

Depression in older adults.

Discharge planning for the older adult.

Urinary incontinence.

MARCH 8, 2004

American Academy of Family Physicians

Summary of policy recommendations for periodic health examinations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Outbreaks of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Asia and interim recommendations for evaluation and reporting of suspected cases-United States, 2004.

Smith and Nephew, Ltd.

Guidelines for the management of leg ulcers in Ireland.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for family and intimate partner violence: recommendation statement.

Work Loss Data Institute

Carpal tunnel syndrome.

Disorders of the ankle and foot.

Disorders of the elbow.

Disorders of the neck and upper back.

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society

Guideline for prevention and management of pressure ulcers.

MARCH 1, 2004

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Angina pectoris and coronary artery disease (CAD).

Benign prostatic hyperplasia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Drug treatment for hyperlipidaemias. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Gynaecologic ultrasound examination. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Myocardial infarction.

Palliative treatment of cancer.

Skin cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Sore throat and tonsillitis.

Ultrasound scanning during pregnancy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

University of Michigan Health System

Acute low back pain.

Functional constipation and soiling in children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening and management of lipids. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

FEBRUARY 23, 2004

American Academy of Pediatrics

Facilities and equipment for the care of pediatric patients in a community hospital.

Oral health risk assessment timing and establishment of the dental home.

Postexposure prophylaxis in children and adolescents for nonoccupational exposure to human immunodeficiency virus.

Radiation disasters and children.

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Diagnosis and treatment of first metatarsophalangeal joint disorders.

International Research Foundation for RSD/CRPS

Reflex sympathetic dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome clinical practice guidelines - third edition.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Cancer pain.

Cervical cancer.

Chronic hepatitis B infection.

Schizophrenia.

Stroke and transient ischaemic attacks: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for coronary heart disease: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

FEBRUARY 16, 2004

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Incorporating HIV prevention into the medical care of persons living with HIV. Recommendations of CDC, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

Public health guidance for community-level preparedness and response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Version 2. Core document.

Public health guidance for community-level preparedness and response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Version 2. Supplement A: command and control.

Public health guidance for community-level preparedness and response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Version 2. Supplement B: SARS surveillance.

Public health guidance for community-level preparedness and response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Version 2. Supplement C: preparedness and response in healthcare facilities.

Public health guidance for community-level preparedness and response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Version 2. Supplement D. community containment measures, including non-hospital isolation and quarantine.

Public health guidance for community-level preparedness and response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Version 2. Supplement E: managing international travel-related transmission risk.

Public health guidance for community-level preparedness and response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Version 2. Supplement F: laboratory guidance.

Public health guidance for community-level preparedness and response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Version 2. Supplement G: communication and education.

Public health guidance for community-level preparedness and response to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Version 2. Supplement I: infection control in healthcare, home, and community settings.

Treatment of tuberculosis.

FEBRUARY 9, 2004

American College of Preventive Medicine

Childhood immunizations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

*Co-developed by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Allergen immunotherapy: a practice parameter. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The diagnosis and management of urticaria: a practice parameter part I: acute urticaria/angioedema part II: chronic urticaria/angioedema.

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario

Assessment and management of pain.

Client centred care.

Crisis intervention.

Enhancing healthy adolescent development.

Establishing therapeutic relationships.

Supporting and strengthening families through expected and unexpected life events.

FEBRUARY 2, 2004

Registered Nurses Association of Ontario

Assessment and management of stage I to IV pressure ulcers.

Prevention of constipation in the older adult population.

Prevention of fall injuries in the older adult.

Promoting continence using prompted voiding.

Risk assessment and prevention of pressure ulcers.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Diagnosis and management of childhood otitis media in primary care. A national clinical guideline.

Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults. A national clinical guideline.

Management of colorectal cancer. A national clinical guideline.

Management of obesity in children and young people. A national clinical guideline.

JANUARY 26, 2004

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pneumococcal vaccination for cochlear implant candidates and recipients: updated recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

North American Spine Society

North American Spine Society Phase III: clinical guidelines for multidisciplinary spine care specialists. Spinal stenosis version 1.0.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

British guideline on the management of asthma.

Dyspepsia. A national clinical guideline.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for thyroid disease: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JANUARY 19, 2004

Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery

Hallux abductovalgus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Hallux limitus and hallux rigidus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Hammertoe syndrome. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Heel spur syndrome. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Ingrown toenails. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Intermetatarsal neuroma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Metatarsalgia/intractable plantar keratosis/Tailor's bunion. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JANUARY 12, 2004

American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Consensus criteria for the diagnosis of multifocal motor neuropathy.

Literature review: nervepace digital electroneurometer in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome.

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting with suspected lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis.

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

ASHP guidelines on preventing medication errors with antineoplastic agents.

JANUARY 5, 2004

American College of Preventive Medicine

American College of Preventive Medicine practice policy statement. Screening for chlamydia trachomatis.

American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation

The role of cytotoxic therapy with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the therapy of multiple myeloma: an evidence-based review.

DECEMBER 29, 2003

The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Assessing cognitive function.

Medication in older adults.

Preventing falls in acute care.

Preventing pressure ulcers and skin tears.

DECEMBER 22, 2003

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(1) Prevention and control of influenza. (2) Update: influenza activity-United States, 2003--04 season. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Assessment of function: of critical importance to acute care of older adults.

Evaluating excessive sleepiness in the older adult.

Mealtime difficulties for older persons: assessment and management.

DECEMBER 15, 2003

Brain Trauma Foundation

(1) Part I. Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. In: Management and prognosis of severe traumatic brain injury. (2) Update notice. Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury: cerebral perfusion pressure. This is an addendum to a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Diagnosis of chest pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Intrapartum fetal heart rate management. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of acute myocardial infarction. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

DECEMBER 8, 2003

American Academy of Pediatrics

Prevention of medication errors in the pediatric inpatient setting.

American Gastroenterological Association

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: diagnosis and care of patients with anal fissure.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: guidelines on osteoporosis in gastrointestinal diseases.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: short bowel syndrome and intestinal transplantation.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for obesity in adults: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

DECEMBER 1, 2003

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

AAOS clinical guideline on osteoarthritis of the knee. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)

Upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders.

NOVEMBER 24, 2003

American Academy of Neurology

The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC™) is pleased to announce that it has recently reached an agreement with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) to include all of their clinical practice parameters in the NGC database. Listed below are five older AAN guidelines that NGC has processed for inclusion in the clearinghouse. Look for 12 additional AAN titles released over the last year to be added to the site in the near future! In the interim, interested users can access all AAN guidelines from the AAN Web site.

Practice parameter: diagnosis of dementia (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: early detection of dementia: mild cognitive impairment (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: evidence-based guidelines for migraine headache (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: initiation of treatment for Parkinson’s disease: an evidence-based review.

Practice parameter: management of dementia (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

American Association for Respiratory Care

Bland aerosol administration: 2003 revision and update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Capnography/capnometry during mechanical ventilation: 2003 revision and update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Intermittent positive pressure breathing: 2003 revision and update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NOVEMBER 17, 2003

Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)

Cardiovascular disease in women: a guide to risk factor screening, prevention and management.

Common gynecologic problems: a guide to diagnosis and treatment.

ECRI

A clinician's guide to surgical fires: how they occur, how to prevent them, how to put them out.

Practice Guidelines Initiative

Fludarabine in intermediate- and high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy for resected stage II or III rectal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Radiotherapy fractionation for the palliation of uncomplicated painful bone metastases.

Use of preoperative chemotherapy with or without postoperative radiotherapy in technically resectable stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Counseling to prevent tobacco use and tobacco-caused disease: recommendation statement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NOVEMBER 10, 2003

American College of Chest Physicians

Chemotherapeutic management of stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

End-of-life care in patients with lung cancer.

Follow-up and surveillance of the lung cancer patient following curative-intent therapy.

Lung cancer. Palliative care.

Lung cancer. Practice organization

Presentations of lung cancer with special treatment considerations.

Small cell lung cancer.

NOVEMBER 3, 2003

American Cancer Society

ACS guidelines for breast cancer screening: update 2003. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Cancer Society guideline for the early detection of cervical neoplasia and cancer.

American College of Chest Physicians

Guidelines on treatment of stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer.

Treatment of stage II non-small cell lung cancer.

Treatment of stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer.

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

Practice guidelines for the management of constipation in adults.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Prevention and treatment of violence against women: systematic review and recommendations.

OCTOBER 27, 2003

American Academy of Pediatrics

Apnea, sudden infant death syndrome, and home monitoring.

Eye examination in infants, children, and young adults by pediatricians.

Health supervision for children with Turner syndrome.

Physicians' roles in coordinating care of hospitalized children.

Prevention of rickets and vitamin D deficiency: new guidelines for vitamin D intake.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Practice parameters for the role of actigraphy in the study of sleep and circadian rhythms: an update for 2002. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Urological Association, Inc.

The management of benign prostatic hyperplasia

The management of priapism

OCTOBER 20, 2003

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Using live, attenuated influenza vaccine for prevention and control of influenza: supplemental recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Counseling to prevent skin cancer: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

OCTOBER 13, 2003

American College of Chest Physicians

Diagnosis of lung cancer: the guidelines.

Lung cancer. Invasive staging: the guidelines.

The noninvasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: the guidelines.

Treatment of early stage non-small cell lung cancer.

Treatment of stage I non-small cell lung carcinoma.

OCTOBER 6, 2003

American Diabetes Association

Diabetic nephropathy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diabetic retinopathy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Evidence-based nutrition principles and recommendations for the treatment and prevention of diabetes and related complications. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Management of diabetes in correctional institutions. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Management of dyslipidemia in adults with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Physical activity/exercise and diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Report of the Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for type 2 diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Standards of medical care for patients with diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes.

Translation of the diabetes nutrition recommendations for health care institutions. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of hypertension in adults with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2003

New Zealand Guidelines Group

Cardiac rehabilitation.

The diagnosis and treatment of adult asthma.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2003

Practice Guidelines Initiative

Accelerated radiotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The role of thoracic radiotherapy as an adjunct to standard chemotherapy in limited-stage small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

SEPTEMBER 15, 2003

American Dietetic Association

Chronic kidney disease (non-dialysis) medical nutrition therapy protocol.

Hyperlipidemia medical nutrition therapy protocol.

Nutrition practice guidelines for gestational diabetes mellitus.

Nutrition practice guidelines for type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Practice Guidelines Initiative

The role of erythropoietin in the management of cancer patients with non-hematologic malignancies receiving chemotherapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of 5-HT₃ receptor antagonists in patients receiving moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of irinotecan (Camptosar®, CPT-11) combined with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin (5FU/LV) as first-line therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2003

American Pain Society

Pain in osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and juvenile chronic arthritis.

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians

Evidence-based practice guidelines for interventional techniques in the management of chronic spinal pain.

Spanish Society of Rheumatology

Clinical practice guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2003

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting with suspected pulmonary embolism.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the initial evaluation and management of patients presenting to the emergency department in early pregnancy.

The North American Menopause Society

Role of progestogen in hormone therapy for postmenopausal women: position statement of The North American Menopause Society.

AUGUST 25, 2003

Practice Guidelines Initiative

Management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Maximal androgen blockade for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer.

Surgical management of early stage invasive breast cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) (excluding nasopharynx). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The use of preoperative radiotherapy in the management of patients with clinically resectable rectal cancer.

Unresected stage III non-small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of amifostine to ameliorate the toxic effects of chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of bisphosphonates in women with breast cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of raltitrexed (Tomudex) in the management of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

AUGUST 18, 2003

American College of Chest Physicians

Initial evaluation of the patient with lung cancer: symptoms, signs, laboratory tests, and paraneoplastic syndromes.

Lung cancer prevention: the guidelines.

Screening for lung cancer: the guidelines.

The physiologic evaluation of patients with lung cancer being considered for resectional surgery.

The solitary pulmonary nodule.

American College of Physicians

The evidence base for tight blood pressure control in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(1) Targeted tuberculin testing and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection.
(2) Update: fatal and severe liver injuries associated with rifampin and pyrazinamide for latent tuberculosis infection, and revisions in American Thoracic Society/CDC recommendations--United States, 2001.
(3) Update: adverse event data and revised American Thoracic Society/CDC recommendations against the use of rifampin and pyrazinamide for treatment of latent tuberculosis infection--United States, 2003. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, Research Dissemination Core

Family bereavement support before and after the death of a nursing home resident.

Oral hygiene care for functionally dependent and cognitively impaired older adults.

Wheelchair biking for the treatment of depression.

AUGUST 11, 2003

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

The diagnosis and treatment of heel pain.

American Society of Clinical Oncology

Use of epoetin in patients with cancer: evidence-based clinical practice guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology.

Practice Guidelines Initiative

Altered fractionation of radical radiation therapy in the management of unresectable non-small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Doxorubicin-based chemotherapy for the palliative treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Hyperfractionated radiotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy in stage II or IIIA completely resected non-small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The role of aromatase inhibitors in the treatment of postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer.

Use of adjuvant chemotherapy following cystectomy in patients with deep muscle-invasive transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.

Use of gemcitabine in non-small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of gemcitabine in the treatment of advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

AUGUST 4, 2003

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for growth hormone use in adults and children--2003 update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the evaluation and treatment of male sexual dysfunction: a couple's problem--2003 update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Gastroenterological Association

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: irritable bowel syndrome. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Colorectal cancer screening and surveillance: clinical guidelines and rationale-update based on new evidence. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Management of breastfeeding for healthy full-term infants.

Osteoporosis.

Prevention of infections related to peripheral intravenous devices.

Smoking cessation.

Use of antibiotics in adults.

Use of antibiotics in paediatric care.

JULY 28, 2003

American Academy of Pediatrics

Hearing assessment in infants and children: recommendations beyond neonatal screening.

Helping children and families deal with divorce and separation.

Identifying and treating eating disorders.

Perinatal care at the threshold of viability.

Reduction of the influenza burden in children.

Screening examination of premature infants for retinopathy of prematurity.

American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Chronic hepatitis B.

Diagnosis and management of hemochromatosis.

Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune hepatitis.

Liver transplantation.

Management of adult patients with ascites caused by cirrhosis.

Management of primary biliary cirrhosis.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-1-infected adults and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Constipation in infants and children: evaluation and treatment.

Guidelines for evaluation and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux in infants and children.

Helicobacter pylori infection in children: recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Behavioral interventions to promote breastfeeding: recommendations and rationale.

JULY 21, 2003

American College of Cardiology Foundation

ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for exercise testing. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on Exercise Testing). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for the management of patients with chronic stable angina: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1999 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Chronic Stable Angina). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACC/AHA 2002 guideline update for the management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 guideline update for implantation of cardiac pacemakers and antiarrhythmia devices: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Radiology

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for chronic ankle pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for chronic foot pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for follow-up examinations for bone tumors, soft-tissue tumors, and suspected metastasis post therapy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for percutaneous nephrostomy.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for suspected cervical spine trauma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

European Society of Cardiology

Guidelines for the interpretation of the neonatal electrocardiogram.

Management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST- segment elevation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation.

Task force on the management of chest pain.

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry

Guidelines and recommendations for laboratory analysis in the diagnosis and management of diabetes mellitus.

Laboratory guidelines for screening, diagnosis, and monitoring of hepatic injury.

Laboratory support for the diagnosis and monitoring of thyroid disease.

Recommendations for the use of cardiac markers in coronary artery diseases.

JULY 14, 2003

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Updated interim CDC guidance for use of smallpox vaccine, cidofovir, and vaccinia immune globulin (VIG) for prevention and treatment in the setting of an outbreak of monkeypox infections.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Acute sinusitis in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and treatment of otitis media in children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Dyspepsia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive counseling and education. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive services for adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive services for children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Viral upper respiratory infection (VURI) in adults and children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for high blood pressure: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 7, 2003

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Management of patients with stroke. Rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning. A national clinical guideline. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 30, 2003

United States Preventive Services Task Force

Routine vitamin supplementation to prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease: recommendations and rationale.

JUNE 23, 2003

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Vaginal birth after cesarean. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Oncology Nursing Society

Chemotherapy and biotherapy: guidelines and recommendations for practice. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 16, 2003

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Adult low back pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Assessment and management of acute pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of failure to progress in obstetrical labor. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)

The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 9, 2003

Renal Physicians Association (RPA)

Appropriate patient preparation for renal replacement therapy.

JUNE 2, 2003

American College of Physicians (ACP)

Pharmacologic management of acute attacks of migraine and prevention of migraine headache.

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative (CCOPGI)

Adjuvant chemotherapy following complete resection of soft tissue sarcoma in adults.

Primary treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer: concurrent platinum-based chemotherapy and radiation.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Key clinical activities for quality asthma care: recommendations of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program.

United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Screening for dementia: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MAY 27, 2003

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative (CCOPGI)

Symptomatic treatment of radiation-induced xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Systemic adjuvant therapy for patients at high risk for recurrent melanoma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

European Registry of Hereditary Pancreatic Diseases

Genetic testing for hereditary pancreatitis: guidelines for indications, counselling, consent and privacy issues.

MAY 19, 2003

American Optometric Association

Care of the patient with ocular surface disorders. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pediatric eye and vision examination. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prevention and control of influenza. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MAY 12, 2003

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for laboratory testing and result reporting of antibody to hepatitis C virus.

Guidelines for using the QuantiFERON-TB test for diagnosing latent mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

Prevention and control of infections with hepatitis viruses in correctional settings.

University of Michigan Health System

Essential hypertension.

Knee pain or swelling: acute or chronic.

Osteoporosis: prevention and treatment.

MAY 5, 2003

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Guidelines for referral to pediatric surgical specialists.

Head lice.

Smallpox vaccine.

When inflicted skin injuries constitute child abuse.

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for anal cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for hematemesis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for imaging work-up for stage I breast carcinoma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for liver lesion characterization. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for locally unresectable rectal cancer.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for recurrent symptoms following lower extremity angioplasty: claudication and threatened limb. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for suspected congenital heart disease in the adult. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

APRIL 28, 2003

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Aspirin therapy in diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Care of children with diabetes in the school and day care setting. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Gestational diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Immunization and the prevention of influenza and pneumococcal disease in people with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pancreas transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preconception care of women with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive foot care in people with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Smoking and diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tests of glycemia in diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Geriatrics Society (AGS)

The management of persistent pain in older persons. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)

Clinical practice parameters for hemodynamic support of pediatric and neonatal patients in septic shock.

APRIL 21, 2003

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Amblyopia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Esotropia and exotropia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pediatric eye evaluations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Primary open-angle glaucoma suspect. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Refractive errors. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Supplemental recommendations on adverse events following smallpox vaccine in the pre-event vaccination program: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Angina pectoris and coronary artery disease (CAD). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Deep venous thrombosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of hyperlipidaemia: aims and selection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Ultrasonographic examinations: indications and preparation of the patient. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Unstable angina pectoris. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Smallpox vaccination.

APRIL 14, 2003

Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital

Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) for acute ischemic stroke. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Atrial fibrillation: drug treatment and electric cardioversion. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Coronary angiography and indications for CABG or angioplasty. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Long-term management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Myocardial infarction. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prolonged cough in children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

New Zealand National Health Committee

Guidelines for smoking cessation: revised 2002.

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I)/Washington State Medical Association (WSMA)

Guideline for the use of Neurontin in the management of neuropathic pain.

APRIL 7, 2003

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the evaluation and treatment of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the evaluation and treatment of hypogonadism in adult male patients--2002 update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care

Acute and chronic asthma.

Chronic COPD.

HIV disease management.

Hyperlipidemia.

Hypertension.

Unstable chest pain.

MARCH 31, 2003

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guidelines: the role of bisphosphonates in multiple myeloma.

American Society of Clinical Oncology technology assessment of pharmacologic interventions for breast cancer risk reduction including tamoxifen, raloxifene, and aromatase inhibition.

American Society of Clinical Oncology technology assessment on the use of aromatase inhibitors as adjuvant therapy for women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer: status report 2002.

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Massachusetts guidelines for adult diabetes care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

Community management of lower respiratory tract infection in adults. A national clinical guideline.

Investigation of post-menopausal bleeding. A national clinical guideline.

Postnatal depression and puerperal psychosis. A national clinical guideline.

Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism. A national clinical guideline.

Veterans Health Administration

Clinical practice guideline for post-deployment health evaluation and management.

Clinical practice guideline for the management of postoperative pain.

MARCH 24, 2003

American College of Emergency Physicians

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting with suspected acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of patients presenting to the emergency department with acute headache.

Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of patients presenting with syncope.

Clinical policy: critical issues for the initial evaluation and management of patients presenting with a chief complaint of nontraumatic acute abdominal pain.

Clinical policy for the management and risk stratification of community-acquired pneumonia in adults in the emergency department.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Yellow fever vaccine. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2002.

National Society of Genetic Counselors

Fabry disease in genetic counseling practice: recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

Genetic counseling and screening of consanguineous couples and their offspring: recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

Veterans Health Administration

VHA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of medically unexplained symptoms: chronic pain and fatigue.

MARCH 17, 2003

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: evaluation of liver chemistry tests.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on obesity.

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative (CCOPGI)

Prophylactic cranial irradiation in small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The use of conformal radiotherapy and the selection of radiation dose in T1 or T2 prostate cancer.

MARCH 10, 2003

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Breast disease. Guide to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

Depression. A guide to diagnosis and treatment.

Osteoporosis. Guide to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Screening test to detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections -- 2002.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Migraine headache.

Preterm birth prevention.

Routine prenatal care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Heart Foundation of New Zealand

A guideline for the management of heart failure.

MARCH 3, 2003

NGC Guideline Summaries:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Recommendations for using smallpox vaccine in a pre-event smallpox vaccination program. Supplemental recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Chlamydial urethritis and cervicitis.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Indications for and techniques of red cell transfusion.

Physical activity in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of diseases.

Prevention and screening of colorectal cancer.

Syphilis.

Urinary incontinence in women.

The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)

Amended report from the NAMS Advisory Panel on postmenopausal hormone therapy.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Smallpox vaccination.

FEBRUARY 24, 2003

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Acne.

Multiple myeloma (MM).

Palliative treatment of cancer.

Psoriasis.

Seborrhoeic dermatitis.

Skin cancer.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Thrombocytopenia.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, Research Dissemination Core

Prevention of pressure ulcers. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of pressure ulcers. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

FEBRUARY 14, 2003

NGC Guideline Summaries:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for performing single-platform absolute CD4+ T-Cell determinations with CD45 Gating for persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

Smallpox vaccination and adverse reactions. Guidance for clinicians.

Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

(1) Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. (2) Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon. (Addendum).

(1) Smallpox as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. (2) Smallpox as a biological weapon. (Addendum).

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Guidelines for quality standards for immunization. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Diseases (MSSVD)

Clinical standards for the screening and management of acquired syphilis in HIV-positive adults.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Management of asthma.

University of Michigan Health System

Allergic rhinitis.

Management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Otitis media.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Smallpox Vaccination. This updates a previously published guideline synthesis.

FEBRUARY 10, 2003

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for medical management of first unprovoked seizure in children 2 to 18 years of age. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.

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

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

Diagnosis and management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Lipid management in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for adults and mature adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for infants, children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

FEBRUARY 3, 2003

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Expert Panel Report: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. Update on selected topics. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Association

Clinical practice guideline (second edition) for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of reflex sympathetic dystrophy/complex regional pain syndrome (RSD/CRPS).

Singapore Ministry of Health

Nursing management of pressure ulcers in adults.

Prediction and prevention of pressure ulcers in adults.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JANUARY 27, 2003

NGC Guideline Summaries:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guideline for hand hygiene in health-care settings. Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Screening for cervical cancer: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN)

Guideline for management of wounds in patients with lower-extremity arterial disease.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Smallpox vaccination.

JANUARY 22, 2003

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Screening for cervical cancer: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JANUARY 20, 2003

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for managing an acute exacerbation of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Veterans Health Administration/Department of Defense

VHA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of dyslipidemia in primary care.

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

Criteria for shoulder surgery.

Guidelines for lumbar fusion (arthrodesis). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JANUARY 13, 2003

NGC Guideline Summaries:

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Ankle sprain.

Diagnosis and treatment of adult degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the knee.

Major depression in adults for mental health care providers. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Viral upper respiratory infection (VURI) in adults and children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Panel on Management of Hepatitis C

Management of hepatitis C: 2002. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Screening for prostate cancer.

JANUARY 6, 2003

Brain Trauma Foundation

Guidelines for prehospital management of traumatic brain injury.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Community-acquired pneumonia in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Immunizations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Major depression, panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder in adults in primary care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preoperative evaluation.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Behavioral counseling in primary care to promote a healthy diet: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JANUARY 2, 2003

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Behavioral counseling in primary care to promote a healthy diet: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

DECEMBER 30, 2002

American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)

Altered nutritional status.

Dehydration and fluid maintenance.

Heart failure. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

DECEMBER 23, 2002

Task Force on Community Preventive Services

Recommendations on selected interventions to prevent dental caries, oral and pharyngeal cancers, and sports-related craniofacial injuries.

Recommendations to increase physical activity in communities.

DECEMBER 16, 2002

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

Summary of policy recommendations for periodic health examinations. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

California Diabetes Control Program/Diabetes Coalition of California

Basic guidelines for diabetes care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

DECEMBER 9, 2002

American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP)

2001 consensus guidelines for the management of women with cervical cytological abnormalities. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Diseases (MSSVD)/Association for Genitourinary Medicine (AGUM)

2002 national guideline on the management of the viral hepatitides A, B, and C. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Task Force on Community Preventive Services

Recommendations for healthcare system and self-management education interventions to reduce morbidity and mortality from diabetes.

DECEMBER 2, 2002

United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Screening for prostate cancer: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)

Guidelines for emergency tracheal intubation immediately following traumatic injury.

NOVEMBER 25, 2002

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)

AACE medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of hyperandrogenic disorders.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for the management of diabetes mellitus: the AACE system of intensive diabetes self-management--2002 update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AAEM)

Practice parameter for repetitive nerve stimulation and single fiber EMG evaluation of adults with suspected myasthenia gravis or Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: summary statement.

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative (CCOPGI)

First-line chemotherapy for postoperative patients with stage II, III or IV epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer.

Optimal therapy for patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma and the role of high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell support.

Use of dexrazoxane as a cardioprotectant in patients receiving doxorubicin or epirubicin chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Primary prevention of hypertension. Clinical and public health advisory from the National High Blood Pressure Education Program. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NOVEMBER 18, 2002

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

(1) Guidelines for monitoring and management of pediatric patients during and after sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. (2) Guidelines for monitoring and management of pediatric patients during and after sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: addendum. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease: evaluation, classification, and stratification.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

Cardiac rehabilitation. A national clinical guideline.

Prevention and management of hip fracture in older people. A national clinical guideline.

Safe sedation of children undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. A national clinical guideline.

NOVEMBER 11, 2002

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)

Pulmonary rehabilitation.

American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)

Evidence-based guidelines for weaning and discontinuation of ventilatory support.

American Healthways, Inc.

Specialty referral guidelines for cardiovascular evaluation and management.

New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)

(1) Best practice evidence-based guideline for the appropriate prescribing of hormone replacement therapy. (2) Guideline update: hormone replacement therapy.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center, Research Dissemination Core

Evidence-based protocol. Elderly suicide: secondary prevention.

Evidence-based protocol. Wandering.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Management of gastroenteritis in pediatrics. This updates a previously published guideline synthesis.

NOVEMBER 4, 2002

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for school programs to prevent skin cancer.

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome - United States: updated recommendations for risk reduction.

Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease. Revised guidelines from CDC. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Progressing toward tuberculosis elimination in low-incidence areas of the United States.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Congestive heart failure in adults.

Dyspepsia.

OCTOBER 28, 2002

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Clinical practice guideline: diagnosis and management of childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

University of Texas at Austin, Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Recommendations for the evaluation and management of nausea and vomiting of early pregnancy (< 20 weeks gestation).

Recommendation for the management of stress and urge urinary incontinence in women.

Recommendations for the treatment of pediculosis capitis (head lice) in children.

Screening for hypertension in adults.

OCTOBER 21, 2002

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Prevention of group B streptococcal infection in newborns.

New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)

Primary care guidelines for the management of core aspects of diabetes care.

Veterans Health Administration (VHA)

Management of chronic kidney disease and pre-ESRD in the primary care setting.

VHA/DoD clinical practice guideline for the management of substance use disorders.

OCTOBER 14, 2002

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy for the primary prevention of chronic conditions: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for growth disturbances: risk of intrauterine growth restriction.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for osteoporosis and bone mineral density.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for acute chest pain--no ECG evidence of myocardial ischemia/infarction. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for acute pancreatitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for acute hand and wrist trauma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for acute trauma to the knee. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for chronic elbow pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging evaluation of patients with acute abdominal pain and fever. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for imaging evaluation of the palpable abdominal mass. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for imaging recommendations for patients with Crohn's disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging recommendations for patients with dysphagia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

2002 update of recommendations for the use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy protectants: clinical practice guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

OCTOBER 7, 2002

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)/American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AAEM)

Practice parameter: electrodiagnostic studies in carpal tunnel syndrome. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Radiology (ACR)

Standards for breast conservation therapy in the management of invasive breast carcinoma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Standards for the management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast (DCIS). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Anticoagulation therapy supplement.

Assessment and management of acute pain.

Atrial fibrillation.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Diagnosis and initial treatment of ischemic stroke.

Diagnosis of chest pain.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2002

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Postnatal corticosteroids to treat or prevent chronic lung disease in preterm infants.

Use of photoscreening for children's vision screening.

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Practice parameters for the use of auto-titrating continuous positive airway pressure devices for titrating pressures and treating adult patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)

Screening for elevated blood lead levels in children.

Weight management counseling of overweight adults.

American Geriatrics Society

Exercise prescription for older adults with osteoarthritis pain: consensus practice recommendations.

Guideline for the prevention of falls in older persons.

Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

Guidelines for primary care providers. Detection and management of young people at risk of suicide.

Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM)

Society of Nuclear Medicine procedure guideline for therapy of thyroid disease with iodine-131 (sodium iodide).

SEPTEMBER 23, 2002

American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines and Policy Conferences (Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation).

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative (CCOPGI)

Chemotherapy in stage IV (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Epirubicin, as a single agent or in combination, for metastatic breast cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The role of single-agent docetaxel (Taxotere) as a second-line treatment for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.

Use of 5-HT₃ receptor antagonists in patients receiving moderately or highly emetogenic chemotherapy.

Use of irinotecan (Camptosar, CPT-11) combined with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin (5FU/LV) as first line therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer.

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2002

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Screening for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Cervical cancer screening for women who attend STD clinics or have a history of STDs. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Diseases characterized by urethritis and cervicitis. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Ectoparasitic infections. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Hepatitis C. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

HIV infection: detection, counseling, and referral. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Human papillomavirus infection. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Proctitis, proctocolitis, and enteritis. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Sexual assault and STDs. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Special populations. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Vaccine preventable STDs. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2002

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Clinical prevention guidelines. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Congenital syphilis. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Diseases characterized by genital ulcers. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Diseases characterized by vaginal discharge. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Epididymitis. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Management of patients who have a history of penicillin allergy. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

Pelvic inflammatory disease. Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines 2002.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2002

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

General recommendations on immunization: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).

School health guidelines to prevent unintentional injuries and violence.

The North American Menopause Society (NAMS)

Management of postmenopausal osteoporosis: position statement of The North American Menopause Society.

Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)/American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

Clinical practice guidelines for sustained neuromuscular blockade in the adult critically ill patient.

Clinical practice guidelines for the sustained use of sedatives and analgesics in the critically ill adult.

AUGUST 26, 2002

American Healthways, Inc.

Inpatient management guidelines for people with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Association for Genitourinary Medicine (AGUM)/Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Disease (MSSVD)

2002 guidelines for the management of pelvic infection and perihepatitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline for the management of anogenital warts. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guidelines for the management of late syphilis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guidelines on the management of adult victims of sexual assault. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline on the management of balanitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guidelines on the management of early syphilis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline on the management of molluscum contagiosum. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline on the management of Phthirus pubis infestation. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline on the management of scabies. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline on the management of sexually acquired reactive arthritis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline on the management of the viral hepatitides A, B, and C. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

AUGUST 19, 2002

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)

ACC/AHA guideline update on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Update the 1996 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: guidelines on intestinal ischemia.

Brain Trauma Foundation

Part I. Guidelines for the management of severe traumatic brain injury. In: Management and prognosis of severe traumatic brain injury.

Part II. Early indicators of prognosis in severe traumatic brain injury. In: Management and prognosis of severe traumatic brain injury.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Acute pharyngitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and management of infertility. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Hypertension diagnosis and treatment. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Rhinitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NGC Guideline Syntheses:

Management of pharyngitis/sore throat. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for and management of chlamydial infection. This updates a previously published guideline synthesis.

AUGUST 12, 2002

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: evaluation and management of occult and obscure gastrointestinal bleeding.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: guidelines for the evaluation and management of chronic diarrhea.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: impact of dietary fiber on colon cancer occurrence.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: treatment of pain in chronic pancreatitis.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on anorectal testing techniques.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on treatment of patients with dysphagia caused by benign disorders of the distal esophagus..

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement on management of oropharyngeal dysphagia.

American Psychiatric Association

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder (revision). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

AUGUST 5, 2002

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Behavioral counseling in primary care to promote physical activity: recommendation and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)

In-hospital transport of the mechanically ventilated patient: 2002 revision and update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Oxygen therapy for adults in the acute care facility: 2002 revision and update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Selection of an oxygen delivery device for neonatal and pediatric patients: 2002 revision and update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: celiac sprue.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: guidelines for the evaluation of food allergies.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: guidelines on constipation.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: hereditary colorectal cancer and genetic testing.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: nausea and vomiting.

American Gastroenterological Association medical position statement: parenteral nutrition.

JULY 29, 2002

NGC Guideline Summaries:

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative (CCOPGI)

Accelerated radiotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Altered fractionation of radical radiation therapy in the management of unresectable non-small cell lung cancer.

Baseline staging tests in primary breast cancer.

Concomitant chemotherapy and radiotherapy in squamous cell head and neck cancer (excluding nasopharynx).

Doxorubicin-based chemotherapy for the palliative treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.

Hyperfractionated radiotherapy for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Prophylactic cranial irradiation in small cell lung cancer.

Surveillance programs for early stage non-seminomatous testicular cancer.

The role of thoracic radiotherapy as an adjunct to standard chemotherapy in limited-stage small cell lung cancer.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Screening for breast cancer.

JULY 22, 2002

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Evidence-based nutrition principles and recommendations for the treatment and prevention of diabetes and related complications.

Treatment of hypertension in adults with diabetes.

Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine/Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)

Acute management of autonomic dysreflexia: individuals with spinal cord injury presenting to health-care facilities. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prevention of thromboembolism in spinal cord injury. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

Day case cataract surgery.

Management of diabetes.

Perioperative blood transfusion for elective surgery.

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Inc. (SSAT)

Management of ulcerative colitis.

JULY 15, 2002

United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Screening for colorectal cancer: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC)

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for children with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.

Association for Genitourinary Medicine (AGUM)/Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Disease (MSSVD)

2002 national guideline for the management of chancroid. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline for the management of donovanosis (granuloma inguinale). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline for the management of epididymo-orchitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline for the management of lymphogranuloma venereum. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline on the management of non-gonococcal urethritis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline for the management of prostatitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 8, 2002

American Academy of Pediatrics

Assessment of maltreatment of children with disabilities.

Care of the adolescent sexual assault victim.

Condom use by adolescents.

Clinical practice guideline: treatment of the school-aged child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

Sexuality education for children and adolescents.

Association for Genitourinary Medicine (AGUM)/Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Disease (MSSVD)

2002 national guideline for the management of bacterial vaginosis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline for the management of Chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline for the management of genital herpes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline on the management of gonorrhoea in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline on the management of trichomonas vaginalis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

2002 national guideline on the management of vulvovaginal candidiasis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JULY 1, 2002

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Chemoprevention of breast cancer: recommendations and rationale.

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Breastfeeding support: prenatal care through the first year.

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Continence for women.

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Neonatal skin care.

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Nursing care of the woman receiving regional analgesia/anesthesia in labor.

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Nursing management of the second stage of labor.

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Promotion of emotional well-being during midlife.

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

2002 guidelines for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 24, 2002

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Selecting and using the most appropriate car safety seats for growing children: guidelines for counseling parents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Diagnosis and management of aortic dissection.

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic heart failure.

Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope.

Task Force on Sudden Cardiac Death of the European Society of Cardiology.

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

Guidelines for surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

SAGES guidelines for laparoscopic surgery during pregnancy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 17, 2002

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Diabetic nephropathy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Management of dyslipidemia in adults with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Screening for diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Standards of medical care for patients with diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prevention and control of influenza. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Breast cancer treatment. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Domestic violence. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive services for adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive services for children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 10, 2002

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for iliac angioplasty.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for needle biopsy in the thorax.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for percutaneous biliary drainage in malignant biliary obstruction.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for percutaneous catheter drainage of infected intra-abdominal fluid collections.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria for thrombolysis for lower extremity arterial and graft occlusions.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Cardiac stress test supplement. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Routine prenatal care. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for infants, children and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JUNE 3, 2002

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with schizophrenia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with suicidal behavior.

Practice parameter for the prevention and management of aggressive behavior in child and adolescent psychiatric institutions with special reference to seclusion and restraint.

Practice parameter for the use of stimulant medications in the treatment of children, adolescents, and adults.

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)

Practice management guidelines for the management of venous thromboembolism in trauma patients. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

World Health Organization (WHO)/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Global initiative for asthma. Global strategy for asthma management and prevention. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MAY 27, 2002

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

Practice parameters for the prevention of venous thromboembolism.

The Center for Civilian Biodefense Strategies, Johns Hopkins University

Hemorrhagic fever viruses as biological weapons: medical and public health management.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for children with acute bacterial sinusitis in children 1 to 18 years of age.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for children with acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children aged 2 months to 5 years. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Venous thromboembolism. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Task Force on Community Preventive Services

Recommendations to reduce injuries to motor vehicle occupants: increasing child safety seat use, increasing safety belt use, and reducing alcohol-impaired driving.

MAY 20, 2002

American College of Rheumatology

Recommendations for the medical management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: 2000 update. This updates two previously published guideline summaries.

Recommendations for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: 2001 update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

The Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Anthrax as a biological weapon, 2002: updated recommendations for management. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Ministry of Health (Singapore)

Lipids.

United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Screening for depression: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

MAY 13, 2002

Alzheimer's Association of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

Guidelines for Alzheimer's disease management. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Ottawa Health Research Institute

Ottawa Ankle Rules for ankle injury radiography.

Ottawa Knee Rule for knee injury radiography.

MAY 6, 2002

American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)

ACC/AHA guidelines for the evaluation and management of chronic heart failure in the adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1995 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Screening for otitis media with effusion. Recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Diagnosis of breast disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Treatment of acute myocardial infarction. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

Clinical practice guideline for the management of cataract among adults.

Royal College of Nursing

Pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention.

APRIL 29, 2002

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

The care of patients with chronic leg ulcer. A national clinical guideline.

Drug therapy for peripheral vascular disease. A national clinical guideline.

Interventions in the management of behavioural and psychological aspects of dementia. A national clinical guideline.

Management of adult testicular germ cell tumours. A national clinical guideline.

Management of lung cancer. A national clinical guideline.

Management of patients with stroke. I: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention. A national clinical guideline.

Management of patients with stroke. II: management of carotid stenosis and carotid endarterectomy. A national clinical guideline.

Management of patients with stroke. IV: rehabilitation, prevention and management of complications, and discharge planning. A national clinical guideline.

Psychosocial interventions in the management of schizophrenia. A national clinical guideline.

April 22, 2002

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for bone metastases. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for diagnostic approach to renal trauma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for sinusitis in the pediatric population. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for work-up of the solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American Diabetes Association

Aspirin therapy in diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tests of glycemia in diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Revised guidelines for HIV counseling, testing, and referral.

Revised recommendations for HIV screening of pregnant women.

APRIL 15, 2002

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

AAFP summary of policy recommendations for periodic health examination. (Revision 5.1). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Diabetic foot disorders: a clinical practice guideline.

Hammer toe syndrome. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)

Practice management guidelines for the evaluation of blunt abdominal trauma.

Practice management guidelines for geriatric trauma.

Practice management guidelines for hemorrhage in pelvic fracture.

Practice management guidelines for nutritional support of the trauma patient.

APRIL 8, 2002

American Academy of Neurology

Assessment: prevention of post-lumbar puncture headaches. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Evaluation of surgery for Parkinson's disease. A report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. The Task Force on Surgery for Parkinson's Disease.

Practice advisory: the use of felbamate in the treatment of patients with intractable epilepsy. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society.

Practice parameter: the care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology: ALS Practice Parameters Task Force.

Practice parameter: management issues for women with epilepsy. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: the role of corticosteroids in the management of acute monosymptomatic optic neuritis. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: Steroids, acyclovir, and surgery for Bell’s palsy (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: thymectomy for autoimmune myasthenia gravis (an evidence-based review). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Centre for Health Services Research

Prophylaxis for patients who have experienced a myocardial infarction: drug treatment, cardiac rehabilitation and dietary manipulation.

APRIL 1, 2002

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Medical Applications of Research

Adjuvant therapy for breast cancer.

Antenatal corticosteroids revisited: repeat courses.

Diagnosis and management of dental caries throughout life.

Phenylketonuria: screening and management.

MARCH 25, 2002

NGC Guideline Summaries:

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Adult low back pain. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Major depression in adults for mental health care providers. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Evidence-based protocol. Individualized music. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Evidence-based protocol. Exercise promotion: walking in elders.

Evidence-based protocol. Interpreter facilitation for persons with limited English proficiency.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Screening for Prostate Cancer. This updates a previously published NGC guideline synthesis.

MARCH 18, 2002

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

AAOS clinical guideline on knee injury.

AAOS clinical guideline on shoulder pain.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Intrapartum fetal heart rate management. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of failure to progress in obstetrical labor. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Singapore Ministry of Health

Dementia.

Glomerulonephritis.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Screening for Colorectal Cancer. This updates a previously published NGC guideline synthesis.

MARCH 11, 2002

NGC Guideline Summaries:

Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati)

Evidence based clinical practice guidelines for the infant with bronchiolitis.This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

Induction of labour.

The use of electronic fetal monitoring. The use and interpretation of cardiotocography in intrapartum fetal surveillance.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

Control of pain in patients with cancer. A national clinical guideline.

Hysteroscopic surgery. A national clinical guideline.

Lipids and the primary prevention of coronary heart disease. A national clinical guideline.

United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Screening for breast cancer: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Screening for Thyroid Disease. This updates a previously published NGC guideline synthesis.

MARCH 4, 2002

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Age-related macular degeneration. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Cataract in the adult eye. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Stable coronary artery disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

North American Spine Society (NASS)

Herniated disc. In: North American Spine Society phase III clinical guidelines for multidisciplinary spine care specialists.

Spondylolysis, lytic spondylolisthesis and degenerative spondylolisthesis (SLD). In: North American Spine Society phase III clinical guidelines for multidisciplinary spine care specialists.

Unremitting low back pain. In: North American Spine Society phase III clinical guidelines for multidisciplinary spine care specialists.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

Antithrombotic therapy. A national clinical guideline.

Coronary revascularisation in the management of stable angina pectoris. A national clinical guideline.

Diagnosis and treatment of heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction. A national clinical guideline.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Hormone Replacement Therapy.

Screening for and Management of Chlamydial Infection. This updates a previously published NGC guideline synthesis.

FEBRUARY 25, 2002

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American Psychiatric Association

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected adults and adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Acute sinusitis in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

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

Diagnosis and management of asthma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diagnosis and treatment of otitis media in children. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for adults and mature adolescents. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

University of Michigan Health System

Pharyngitis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Smoking cessation.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Tobacco Use Cessation and Prevention. This updates a previously published NGC guideline synthesis.

FEBRUARY 18, 2002

NGC Guideline Summaries:

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative (CCOPGI)

Adjuvant therapy for stage II colon cancer following complete resection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Adjuvant therapy for stage III colon cancer following complete resection. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Epirubicin, as a single agent or in combination chemotherapy, for metastatic breast cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Fludarabine in intermediate- and high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy in stage II or IIIA completely resected non-small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy for resected stage II or III rectal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Symptomatic treatment of radiation-induced xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of gemcitabine in non-small-cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of gemcitabine in the treatment of advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of irinotecan in the treatment of metastatic colorectal carcinoma. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of preoperative chemotherapy with or without postoperative radiotherapy in technically resectable stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of strontium in patients with endocrine-refractory carcinoma of the prostate metastatic to bone. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Infant Hearing Screening. This updates a previously published NGC guideline synthesis.

FEBRUARY 11, 2002

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative (CCOPGI)

Drug therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCHNC) (excluding nasopharynx). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of amifostine to ameliorate the toxic effects of chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of dexrazoxane as a cardioprotectant in patients receiving doxorubicin or epirubicin chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Use of raltitrexed (Tomudex) in the management of metastatic colorectal cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Hormone replacement therapy: collaborative decision making and management. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Vaginal birth after cesarean. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

FEBRUARY 4, 2002

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Care of children with diabetes in the school and day care setting. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diabetes mellitus and exercise. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Diabetic retinopathy. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Gestational diabetes mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Immunization and the prevention of influenza and pneumococcal disease in people with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Management of diabetes in correctional institutions. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Pancreas transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preconception care of women with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive foot care in people with diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Report of the Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Smoking and diabetes. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Translation of the diabetes nutrition recommendations for health care institutions. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative (CCOPGI)

Chemotherapy in stage IV (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Unresected stage III non-small cell lung cancer. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Kaiser Permanente-Southern California

Breast cancer screening.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Third report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). This updates a previously published guideline summary.

JANUARY 28, 2002

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

ACC/AHA guidelines for percutaneous coronary intervention (revision of the 1993 PTCA guidelines). A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1993 Guidelines for Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty).

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection. This updates a previously published NGC guideline summary.

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

Diagnosis and management of hypertension in the primary care setting.

The pharmacologic management of chronic heart failure.

JANUARY 21, 2002

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American Urological Association, Inc.

Evaluation of asymptomatic microscopic hematuria in adults: the American Urological Association best practice policy. Parts I and II.

Report on varicocele and infertility.

Report on management of obstructive azoospermia.

Report on evaluation of the azoospermic male.

Report on optimal evaluation of the evaluation of the infertile male.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Cervical cancer screening. This updates a previously published NGC guideline summary.

Venous thromboembolism. This updates a previously published NGC guideline summary.

NGC Guideline Syntheses:

Management of Diabetes Mellitus.

JANUARY 14, 2002

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Evaluation of the newborn with developmental anomalies of the external genitalia.

Identification and care of HIV-exposed and HIV-infected infants, children, and adolescents in foster care.

Policy statement: recommendations for the prevention of pneumococcal infections, including the use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar), pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, and antibiotic prophylaxis.

Folic acid for the prevention of neural tube defects.

Meningococcal disease prevention and control strategies for practice-based physicians (Addendum: recommendations for college students).

Adolescents and human immunodeficiency virus infection: the role of the pediatrician in prevention and intervention.

Maternal phenylketonuria.

Health supervision for children with Down syndrome.

The pediatrician's role in the diagnosis and management of autistic spectrum disorder in children.

Clinical practice guideline: management of sinusitis.

United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular events: recommendations and rationale. This updates a previously published NGC guideline summary.

NGC Guideline Syntheses:

Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke. This updates a previously published NGC guideline synthesis.

JANUARY 7, 2002

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)

AACE/AAES medical/surgical guidelines for clinical practice: management of thyroid carcinoma. This updates a previously published NGC guideline summary.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery. A national clinical guideline.

Attention deficit and hyperkinetic disorders in children and young people. A national clinical guideline.

Early management of patients with a head injury. A national clinical guideline.

Hypertension in older people. A national clinical guideline.

Management of early rheumatoid arthritis. A national clinical guideline.

Management of stable angina. A national clinical guideline.

Preventing dental caries in children at high caries risk. Targeted prevention of dental caries in the permanent teeth of 6 to 16 year olds presenting for dental care. A national clinical guideline.

DECEMBER 30, 2001

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Practice parameter: screening and diagnosis of autism. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society.

Practice parameter: anticonvulsant prophylaxis in patients with newly diagnosed brain tumors. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Assessment: neurologic risk of immunization. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Clinical utility of surface EMG: report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

Practice parameter: evaluating a first nonfebrile seizure in children. Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology, the Child Neurology Society, and the American Epilepsy Society.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

(1) Distinguishing sudden infant death syndrome from child abuse fatalities; (2) Distinguishing sudden infant death syndrome from child abuse fatalities (Addendum).

Prevention of poliomyelitis: recommendations for use of only inactivated poliovirus vaccine for routine immunization.

Varicella vaccine update.

Prevention of Lyme disease.

Changing concepts of sudden infant death syndrome: implications for infant sleeping environment and sleep position.

Infection control in physicians' offices.

Washington State Chiropractic Association

Overview of implementation of outcome assessment case management in the clinical practice.

DECEMBER 23, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries:

Food and Drug Administration (U.S.)

Potassium iodide as a thyroid blocking agent in radiation emergencies.

Joint Committee on Infant Hearing

Joint Committee on Infant Hearing. Year 2000 position statement. Principles and guidelines for early hearing detection and intervention programs.

Ministry of Health (Singapore)

Hypertension.

Diagnosis and management of headache.

Induction of labour.

Public Health Service (U.S.)

2001 USPHS/IDSA guidelines for the prevention of opportunistic infections in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus. This updates a previously published NGC Guideline Summary.

Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM)

Procedure guideline for somatostatin receptor scintigraphy with In-111 pentetreotide.

Procedure guideline for the use of radiopharmaceuticals. This updates a previously published NGC Guideline Summary.

Procedure guideline for C-14 urea breath test. This updates a previously published NGC Guideline Summary.

Procedure guideline for hepatobiliary scintigraphy. This updates a previously published NGC Guideline Summary.

Procedure guideline for gallium scintigraphy in the evaluation of malignant disease. This updates a previously published NGC Guideline Summary.

NGC Guideline Syntheses:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Part I. Diagnosis and Management of Stable COPD.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Part II. Diagnosis and Management of Acute Exacerbations.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Part III. Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

DECEMBER 16, 2001

American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)

Antithrombotic therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Use of antithrombotic agents during pregnancy. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

California Diabetes Control Program/Diabetes Coalition of California

Basic guidelines for diabetes care. This updates a previously published NGC guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Immunizations. This updates a previously published NGC guideline summary.

Preventive counseling and education. This updates a previously published NGC guideline summary.

Ministry of Health (Singapore)

Contact lens care.

Prostate cancer.

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

Low back pain or sciatica in the primary care setting.

Tobacco use cessation in the primary care setting.

DECEMBER 9, 2001

European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Management of acute coronary syndromes: acute coronary syndromes without persistent ST segment elevation. Recommendations of the Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology.

Guidelines on diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism.

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Guideline for the management of intravascular catheter-related infection.

Practice guidelines for the management of infectious diarrhea.

Ministry of Health (Singapore)

Head injury in children.

Laser refractive surgery.

Management of preterm labour.

Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation

Clinical practice guidelines for chronic non-malignant pain syndrome patients II: An evidence-based approach.

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

The primary care management of erectile dysfunction.

DECEMBER 2, 2001

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Practice parameters for the use of laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty: an update for 2000. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Practice parameters for the treatment of narcolepsy: an update for 2000. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Control and prevention of rubella: evaluation and management of suspected outbreaks, rubella in pregnant women, and surveillance for congenital rubella syndrome.

Recommendations for using fluoride to prevent and control dental caries in the United States.

U.S. Public Health Service guideline on infectious disease issues in xenotransplantation.

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

NKF-K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for anemia of chronic kidney disease: update 2000. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NKF-K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for hemodialysis adequacy: update 2000. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NKF-K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for peritoneal dialysis adequacy: Update 2000. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NKF-K/DOQI clinical practice guidelines for vascular access: update 2000. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

The management of diabetes mellitus in the primary care setting.

Screening for glaucoma in the primary care setting.

NOVEMBER 25, 2001

American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)

Antithrombotic therapy in children. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

Management of Crohn's disease in adults.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Unstable angina pectoris.

Deep venous thrombosis.

Ultrasonographic examinations: indications and preparation of the patient.

Ultrasound scanning during pregnancy.

Sore throat and tonsillitis.

Determining the volume of residual urine by ultrasonography .

Gynaecologic ultrasound examination.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia.

NOVEMBER 18, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries:

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Preventive health care, 2001 update: colorectal cancer screening. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Long-term management of asthma.

Prolonged cough in children.

Atrial fibrillation: drug treatment and DC electroversion.

Myocardial infarction.

Treatment of hyperlipidaemia: aims and selection.

Angina pectoris and coronary heart disease (CHD).

Coronary angiography and indications for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or angioplasty.

Differential diagnosis of chest pain.

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

VHA/DOD clinical practice guideline for the management of major depressive disorder in adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Screening for colorectal cancer.

NOVEMBER 11, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)

Antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Antithrombotic therapy in valvular heart disease. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

American Society of Cytopathology

Cervical cytology practice guidelines.

Oncology Nurses Society (ONS)

Multicultural outcomes: guidelines for cultural competence.

United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Newborn hearing screening: recommendations and rationale.

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

VHA/DOD clinical practice guideline for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Screening for and managment of chlamydial infection.

NOVEMBER 4, 2001

The Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon. Medical and public health management.

Tularemia as a biological weapon. Medical and public health management.

Smallpox as a biological weapon. Medical and public health management.

Plague as a biological weapon. Medical and public health management.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Vaccinia (smallpox) vaccine.

OCTOBER 28, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)

Blood gas analysis and hemoximetry: 2001 revision and update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Body plethysmography: 2001 revision and update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Exercise testing for evaluation of hypoxemia and/or desaturation: 2001 revision and update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Methacholine challenge testing: 2001 revision and update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

Static lung volumes: 2001 revision and update. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)

Antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolic disease. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Intravenous thrombolysis in acute myocardial infarctions. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Preventive health care, 2001 update: Screening and management of developmental dysplasia of the hip in newborns.

Chemoprevention of breast cancer. A joint guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care and the Canadian Breast Cancer Initiative's Steering Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer.

Preventive health care, 2001 update: Should women be routinely taught breast self-examination to screen for breast cancer?

Preventive health care, 2001 update: Use of varicella vaccine in healthy populations.

Heart Failure Society of America

Heart Failure Society of America guidelines for management of patients with heart failure caused by left ventricular systolic dysfunction: pharmacological approaches.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Screening for Breast Cancer. This is an update of a previously published NGC Guideline Synthesis.

OCTOBER 21, 2001

The Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, Johns Hopkins University

Anthrax as a biological weapon. Medical and public health management.

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)

Practice management guidelines for the management of mild traumatic brain injury.

Practice management guidelines for the nonoperative management of blunt injury to the liver and spleen.

Practice management guidelines for the optimal timing of long bone fracture stabilization in polytrauma patients.

Practice management guidelines for violence prevention programs.

Practice management guidelines for management of penetrating trauma to the lower extremity.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Management of initial abnormal Pap smear. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

OCTOBER 14, 2001

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Vision rehabilitation for adults. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

American College of Chest Physicians

Managing oral anticoagulant therapy. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Heparin and low molecular weight heparin. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Prevention of venous thromboembolism. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Antithrombotic therapy in patients with mechanical and biological prosthetic heart valves. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Antithrombotic agents in coronary artery disease. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Antithrombotic therapy in patients with saphenous vein and internal mammary artery bypass grafts. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Antithrombotic therapy in peripheral arterial occlusive disease. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Antithrombotic and thrombolysis therapy for ischemic stroke. In: Sixth ACCP Consensus Conference on Antithrombotic Therapy.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report regarding selected public health topics affecting women's health.

OCTOBER 7, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Epidemic/epizootic West Nile virus in the United States: Revised guidelines for surveillance, prevention, and control.

Recommendations for preventing transmission of infections among chronic hemodialysis patients.

Updated U.S. Public Health Service guidelines for the management of occupational exposures to HBV, HCV, and HIV and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis. This updates a previously published guideline summary.

NGC Guideline Syntheses:

Screening for Colorectal Cancer. This is an update of a previously published NGC Guideline Synthesis.

Screening for Prostate Cancer. This is an update of a previously published NGC Guideline Synthesis.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2001

American Cancer Society (ACS)

American Cancer Society guidelines on testing for early endometrial cancer detection-update 2001. In: American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of cancer.

Testing for early lung cancer detection. In: American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of cancer.

Recommendations from the American Cancer Society Workshop on Early Prostate Cancer Detection, May 4-6, 2000 and ACS guideline on testing for early prostate cancer detection: update 2001. In: American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of cancer. This is an update of a previously published NGC Guideline Summary.

American Cancer Society guidelines on screening and surveillance for the early detection of adenomatous polyps and cancer-update 2001. In: American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of cancer. This is an update of a previously published NGC Guideline Summary.

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Gestational diabetes mellitus.

Management of diabetes in corrrectional institutions.

Care of children with diabetes in the school and day care setting.

Standards of medical care for patients with diabetes mellitus. This is an update of a previously published NGC Guideline Summary.

Diabetic nephropathy. This is an update of a previously published NGC Guideline Summary.

Diabetic retinopathy. This is an update of a previously published NGC Guideline Summary.

Tests of glycemia in diabetes. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Pancreas transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Food labeling. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Role of fat replacers in diabetes medical nutrition therapy. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2001

American College of Chest Physicians

Evidence-based assessment of diagnostic tests for ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Medical and surgical treatment of parapneumonic effusions: an evidence-based guideline.

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Smoking and diabetes.

Immunization and the prevention of influenza and pneumococcal disease in people with diabetes.

Management of hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes.

Screening for diabetes.

Report of the Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Nutrition recommendations and principles for people with diabetes mellitus. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Translation of the diabetes nutrition recommendations for health care institutions. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Diabetes mellitus and exercise. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Preventive foot care in patients with diabetes. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Management of dyslipidemia in adults with diabetes. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Aspirin therapy in diabetes. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Preconception care of women with diabetes. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2001

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for dementia.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging of intracranial infections.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for multiple sclerosis -- when and how to image.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for neuroendocrine imaging.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for ataxia.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for orbits, vision and visual loss.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for spine trauma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for neurodegenerative disorders.

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

2000 update of recommendations for the use of tumor markers in breast and colorectal cancer: clinical practice guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Platelet transfusion for patients with cancer: clinical practice guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Postmastectomy radiotherapy: clinical practice guidelines of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Screening for cognitive impairment and dementia in the elderly. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2001

International Diabetes Center (IDC)

Type I diabetes practice guidelines.

Type 2 diabetes practice guidelines.

Gestational diabetes practice guidelines.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2001

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for cerebrovascular disease.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for progressive neurologic deficit.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for epilepsy.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for vertigo and hearing loss.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for acute low back pain--radiculopathy. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for atraumatic isolated headache--when to image.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for myelopathy.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for head trauma.

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Systemic adjuvant therapy for patients at high risk for recurrent melanoma. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Health Resources and Services Administration, National Institutes of Health, National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

AUGUST 26, 2001

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Diagnosis and management of foodborne illnesses: a primer for physicians.

Recommendations for blood lead screening of young children enrolled in Medicaid: targeting a group at high risk.

Screening young children for lead poisoning: guidance for state and local public health officials.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/World Health Organization (WHO)

Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

AUGUST 19, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected adults and adolescents.. This is an update of a previously published NGC Guideline Summary.

Prevention and control of influenza.. This is an update of a previously published NGC Guideline Summary.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Adult immunizations. This is an update of a previously published NGC Guideline Synthesis.

AUGUST 12, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM)

Evidence base for management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of nonspecific upper respiratory tract infections in adults.

Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for acute sinusitis in adults.

Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for acute pharyngitis in adults.

Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for treatment of acute bronchitis in adults.

NGC Guideline Synthesis:

Management of early stage breast cancer.

AUGUST 5, 2001

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Practice guidelines for the management of patients with blastomycosis.

Practice guidelines for the treatment of candidiasis.

Guidelines for antimicrobial treatment of uncomplicated acute bacterial cystitis and acute pyelonephritis in women.

Practice guidelines for the treatment of Lyme disease.

Practice guidelines for the management of patients with sporotrichosis.

Practice guidelines for the treatment of coccidiodomycosis.

JULY 29, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for chronic ankle pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for chronic wrist pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for chronic elbow pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for chronic neck pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for chronic foot pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for acute trauma to the knee.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for acute hand and wrist trauma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for follow-up examinations for bone tumors, soft tissue tumors and suspected metastasis post therapy.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for hip arthroplasty--radiography procedure recommendations.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for chronic hip pain.

NGC Guideline Syntheses:

Asthma Treatment. This is an update of a previously published guideline synthesis.

Infant Hearing Screening.

Tobacco Use Cessation and Prevention.

JULY 22, 2001

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. This is an update of a previously published NGC guideline summary.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Cardiac stress test supplement. This is an update of a previously published NGC guideline summary.

Diagnosis and management of infertility. This is an update of a previously published NGC guideline summary.

Hypertension diagnosis and treatment. This is an update of a previously published NGC guideline summary.

Routine prenatal care. This is an update of a previously published NGC guideline summary.

JULY 15, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for metastatic bone disease.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for evaluation of the patient with painful hip or knee arthroplasty.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for shoulder trauma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging diagnosis of osteomyelitis in patients with diabetes mellitus.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for non traumatic knee pain.

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

Practice guidelines for the treatment of tuberculosis.

Practice guideline for evaluation of fever and infection in long-term care facilities.

Practice guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults. This is an update of a previously published NGC guideline summary.

Practice guidelines for the management of cryptococcal disease.

Practice guidelines for diseases caused by Aspergillus.

Practice guidelines for the management of patients with histoplasmosis.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Acute pharyngitis. This is an update of a previously published NGC guideline summary.

Diagnosis and management of asthma. This is an update of a previously published NGC guideline summary.

NGC Guideline Syntheses:

Management of pharyngitis/sore throat. This is an update of a previously published NGC guideline synthesis.

JULY 8, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging evaluation of suspected ankle fractures.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for cervical spine trauma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for diagnostic imaging of avascular necrosis of the hip.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for soft tissue mass.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for bone tumors.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for stress/insufficiency fractures (excluding vertebral).

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging of the multiply injured patient.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Rhinitis. This is an update of a previously published NGC guideline summary.

NGC Guideline Syntheses:

Screening for breast cancer. This is an update of a previously published NGC guideline synthesis.

JULY 1, 2001

Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, OH)

Evidence based clinical practice guideline of fever of uncertain source. Outpatient evaluation and management for children 2 months to 36 months of age.

Evidence-based clinical practice guideline of community-acquired pneumonia in children 60 days to 17 years of age.

Finnish Medical Society Duodecim

Drug treatment for hyperlipidaemias.

Public Health Service (U.S.)

1999 USPHS/IDSA guidelines for the prevention of opportunistic infections in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

JUNE 24, 2001.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Preventive health care, 2000 update: prevention of child maltreatment.

Preventive health care, 2000 update: screening and management of hyperhomocysteinemia for the prevention of coronary artery disease events.

Preventive health care, 2000 update. Use of ambulatory electrocardiography for the detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with stroke.

Preventive health care, 1999 update. Follow-up after breast cancer.

Preventive health care, 1999 update: 2. Echocardiography for the detection of a cardiac source of embolus in patients with stroke.

Preventive health care, 1999 update: prevention of oral cancer mortality.

Preventive health care, 2001 update: Screening mammography among women aged 40-49 years at average risk of breast cancer.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for preventing opportunistic infections among hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients.

Task Force for Community Preventive Services

Strategies for reducing exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, increasing tobacco-use cessation, and reducing initiation in communities and health-care systems.

JUNE 17, 2001

Brain Attack Coalition

Recommendations for the establishment of primary stroke centers.

The North American Menopause Society

A decision tree for the use of estrogen replacement therapy or hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women: consensus opinion of The North American Menopause Society.

Effects of menopause and estrogen replacement therapy or hormone replacement therapy in women with diabetes mellitus: consensus opinion of The North American Menopause Society.

The role of isoflavones in menopausal health: consensus opinion of The North American Menopause Society.

The role of calcium in peri- and postmenopausal women: consensus opinion of The North American Menopause Society.

JUNE 10, 2001

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Massachusetts guidelines for adult diabetes care.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Integrating substance abuse treatment and vocational services.

JUNE 3, 2001

American College of Gastroenterology

Polyp guideline: diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance for patients with colorectal polyps.

American Optometric Association (AOA)

Care of the patient with learning related vision problems.

Care of the contact lens patient.

MAY 25, 2001

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Preventing pneumococcal disease among infants and young children. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I)/Washington State Medical Association

Guidelines for outpatient prescription of oral opioids for injured workers with chronic, noncancer pain.

MAY 20, 2001

American Academy of Dermatology

Guidelines of care for primary cutaneous melanoma.

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)

Determination of cervical spine stability in trauma patients (update of the 1997 EAST cervical spine clearance document) .

Practice management guidelines for prophylactic antibiotic use in open fractures.

Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of blunt aortic injury .

Practice management guidelines for prophylactic antibiotic use in penetrating abdominal trauma .

Practice management guidelines for prophylactic antibiotic use in tube thoracostomy for traumatic hemopneumothorax.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Intrapartum fetal heart rate management .

Treatment of acute myocardial infarction.

Treatment of lipid disorder in adults.

MAY 13, 2001

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS)

Practice parameters for antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infective endocarditis or infective prosthesis during colon and rectal endoscopy.

Practice parameters for the treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Use of anthrax vaccine in the United States. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Hormone replacement therapy: collaborative decision making and management.

Acute sinusitis in adults.

Community-acquired pneumonia.

University of Texas at Austin, Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Recommendations for the treatment of dysmenorrhea.

MAY 6, 2001

American Academy of Dermatology

Guidelines of care for liposuction.

The North American Menopause Society

Clinical challenges of perimenopause: consensus opinion of The North American Menopause Society.

APRIL 29, 2001

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee on the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina).

American Pain Society

Guideline for the management of acute and chronic pain in sickle cell disease.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected adults and adolescents.

APRIL 22, 2001

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for suspected bacterial endocarditis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for acute chest pain--no ECG evidence of myocardial ischemia/infarction.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for chronic chest pain, without evidence of myocardial ischemia/infarction.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for recurrent symptoms following lower extremity arterial bypass surgery.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for recurrent symptoms following lower extremity angioplasty: claudication and threatened limb.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for sudden onset of cold, painful leg.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for unilateral upper extremity swelling and pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for hematemesis.

Paralyzed Veterans Administration/Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine

Outcomes following traumatic spinal cord injury.

Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment following spinal cord injury.

APRIL 15, 2001

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)

Screening for bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy: recommendations and rationale.

Screening for chlamydial infection: recommendations and rationale.

Screening for lipid disorders in adults: recommendations and rationale.

Screening for skin cancer: recommendations and rationale.

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for acute pancreatitis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging evaluation of patients with acute abdominal pain and fever.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for suspected liver metastases.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging recommendations for patients with dysphagia.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for screening for colorectal cancer.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group report on high blood pressure in pregnancy.

APRIL 8, 2001

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for patient with suspected bowel obstruction: imaging strategies.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging strategies in the evaluation of the jaundiced patient.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for pre-treatment staging of colorectal cancer..

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging of blunt abdominal trauma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for evaluation of patients with acute right upper quadrant pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for evaluation of acute right lower quadrant pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for evaluation of left lower quadrant pain.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for suspected abdominal abscess.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging recommendations for patients with newly suspected Crohn's disease, and in patients with known Crohn's disease and acute exacerbation or suspected complications.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for liver lesion characterization.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging evaluation of the palpable abdominal mass.

University of Michigan Health System (UMHS)

Screening and management of lipids.

APRIL 1, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries:

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for acute chest pain--suspected myocardial ischemia.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for acute chest pain--suspected pulmonary embolism.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for shortness of breath--suspected cardiac origin.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for chronic chest pain--suspected cardiac origin.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for blunt chest trauma--suspected aortic injury.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for blunt abdominal or pelvic trauma--suspected vascular injury.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for suspected lower extremity deep vein thrombosis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for pulsatile abdominal mass.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for diagnosis imaging in patients with claudication.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for suspected congenital heart disease in an adult.

NGC Guideline Syntheses:

Childhood immunizations.

MARCH 25, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries:

St. Bartholomew's and Royal London Medical School (Department of General Practice and Primary Care), Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London

Guidelines for the prevention of falls in people over 65.

NGC Guideline Syntheses:

Asthma treatment.

MARCH 18, 2001

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Bacterial keratitis.

Corneal opacification and ectasia.

Comprehensive adult medical eye evaluation.

American Psychiatric Association

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder.

MARCH 11, 2001

American Psychiatric Association

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS.

MARCH 4, 2001

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for imaging work-up for stage I breast carcinoma.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for pre-irradiation evaluation and management of brain metastasis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for solitary brain metastasis.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for multiple brain metastases.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for follow-up and retreatment of brain metastases.

FEBRUARY 25, 2001

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected adults and adolescents. This is an update of a previously published NGC guideline summary.

FEBRUARY 18, 2001

Guideline Summaries

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Measles, mumps, and rubella: vaccine use and strategies for elimination of measles, rubella, and congenital rubella syndrome and control of mumps. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

The initial management of menorrhagia.

The management of infertility in secondary care.

The initial investigation and management of the infertile couple.

The management of infertility in tertiary care.

The management of menorrhagia in secondary care.

Male and female sterilisation.

Guideline Syntheses

Screening for Depression.

Screening for Thyroid Disease.

FEBRUARY 11, 2001

American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

Benefits and risks of controlling blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for the role of imaging in cancer of the cervix.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for premature cervical dilatation.

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for endometrial cancer of the uterus.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Recommendations regarding selected conditions affecting women's health.

Public Health Service Task Force recommendations for the use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-1 infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the United States.

FEBRUARY 4, 2001

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Treatment for stimulant use disorders.

Brief interventions and brief therapies for substance abuse.

Enhancing motivation for change in substance abuse treatment.

Substance abuse treatment for persons with child abuse and neglect issues.

Substance abuse treatment for persons with HIV/AIDS.

JANUARY 28, 2001

American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

Practice parameters for the use of light therapy in the treatment of sleep disorders.

Practice parameters for the treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder.

Practice parameters for the nonpharmacologic treatment of chronic insomnia.

Practice parameters for the evaluation of chronic insomnia.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prevention and control of influenza (including updated recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices [ACIP] in response to delays in supply of influenza vaccine for the 2000-01 season).

JANUARY 21, 2001

Association for Genitourinary Medicine/Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Diseases
UK National Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections and Closely Related Conditions

National guideline for the management of lymphogranuloma venereum.

National guideline for the management of chancroid.

National guideline for the management of prostatitis.

National guideline for the management of epididymo-orchitis.

National guideline for the management of pelvic infection and perihepatitis.

National guideline for the management of the viral hepatitides A, B, and C.

National guideline for the management of sexually acquired reactive arthritis.

National guideline for the management of anogenital warts.

National guideline for the management of scabies.

National guideline for the management of Phthirus pubis infestation.

National guideline for the management of molluscum contagiosum.

National guideline for the management of adult victims of sexual assault.

National guideline for the management of balanitis.

JANUARY 14, 2001

NGC Guideline Summaries

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Clinical practice guideline: early detection of developmental dysplasia of the hip.

Prevention and management of pain and stress in the neonate.

Use of inhaled nitric oxide.

NGC Guideline Syntheses

Asthma Treatment.

Lipid Screening in Adults and Children.

Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke.

Use of Colony Stimulating Factors in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy.

JANUARY 7, 2001

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Management of minor closed head injury in children.

Clinical practice guideline: Diagnosis and evaluation of the child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

American College of Radiology (ACR)

ACR Appropriateness Criteria™ for acute chest pain - suspected aortic dissection.

American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Recommendations for the use of hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors: evidence-based, clinical practice guidelines. This is an update of a previously issued Guideline Summary.

Recommended colorectal cancer surveillance guidelines by the American Society of Clinical Oncology. This is an update of a previously issued Guideline Summary.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Music therapy programming for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

DECEMBER 31, 2000

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Primary angle closure. This is an update of a previously published Guideline Summary.

Primary open-angle glaucoma. This is an update of a previously published Guideline Summary.

Primary open-angle glaucoma suspect. This is an update of a previously published Guideline Summary.

American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with eating disorders. This is an update of a previously published Guideline Summary.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prevention of pneumococcal disease: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Public Health Service Task Force recommendations for the use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant HIV-1 Infected women for maternal health and interventions to reduce perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the United States. This is an update of a previously published Guideline Summary.

DECEMBER 24, 2000

Academy of Ambulatory Foot and Ankle Surgery (AAFAS)

Hallux abductovalgus.

Ingrown toenails.

Hammertoe syndrome.

Intermetatarsal neuroma.

Hallux limitus and hallux rigidus.

Heel spur syndrome.

Metatarsalgia/intractable plantar keratosis/Tailor's bunion.

National Kidney Foundation (NKF)

Clinical practice guidelines for nutrition in chronic renal failure.

DECEMBER 17, 2000

American Society of Hematology

An evidence-based analysis of the effect of busulfan, hydroxyurea, interferon, and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in treating the chronic phase of chronic myeloid leukemia.

DECEMBER 10, 2000

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

APIC guideline for infection prevention and control in flexible endoscopy.

APIC guideline for selection and use of disinfectants.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

(1) Pertussis vaccination: use of acellular pertussis vaccines among infants and young children. (2) Use of diphtheria toxoid-tetanus toxoid-acellular pertussis vaccine as a five-dose series. This is an update of a previously issued Guideline Summary.

Prevention and control of meningococcal disease.

Meningococcal disease and college students.

DECEMBER 3, 2000

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Guideline on the role of bisphosphonates in breast cancer.

Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

APIC guideline for handwashing and hand antisepsis in health care settings.

New Zealand Guidelines Group, Inc.

Guidelines for the management of uterine fibroids.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease following myocardial infarction. A national clinical guideline.

Management of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection. A national clinical guideline.

Management of unerupted and impacted third molar teeth. A national clinical guideline.

NOVEMBER 26, 2000

American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS)

Practice parameters for ambulatory anorectal surgery.

Practice parameters for the treatment of hemorrhoids.

Practice parameters for the management of anal fissure.

Practice parameters for the treatment of rectal carcinoma.

Practice parameters for the detection of colorectal neoplasms.

Practice parameters for treatment of fistula-in-ano.

Practice parameters for treatment of mucosal ulcerative colitis.

Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine/Paralyzed Veterans of America

Depression following spinal cord injury. A clinical practice guideline for primary care physicians.

University of Michigan Health System (UMHS)

Asthma.

Heart failure - systolic dysfunction.

Urinary tract infection.

Acute rhinosinusitis in adults. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

Peptic ulcer disease. This is an update of a previously published guideline summary.

NOVEMBER 19, 2000

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Preventive services for children.

Viral upper respiratory infection (VURI) in children and adults.

Major depression in specialty care in adults.

Diagnosis and treatment of otitis media in children.

Domestic violence.

Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP)

Early detection of breast cancer.

NOVEMBER 12, 2000

American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (ACP-ASIM)

Pharmacologic treatment of acute major depression and dysthymia.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of failure to progress in obstetrical labor.

Adult low back pain.

Management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Vaginal birth after cesarean.

Preventive services for adults.

NOVEMBER 5, 2000

American Academy of Periodontology

Parameter on systemic conditions affected by periodontal diseases.

Parameter on comprehensive periodontal examination.

Parameter on periodontal maintenance.

Parameter on plaque-induced gingivitis.

Parameter on chronic periodontitis with slight to moderate loss of periodontal support.

Parameter on chronic periodontitis with advanced loss of periodontal support.

Parameter on "refractory" periodontitis.

Parameter on mucogingival conditions.

Parameter on acute periodontal diseases.

Parameter on aggressive periodontitis.

Parameter on placement and management of the dental implant.

Parameter on occlusal traumatism in patients with chronic periodontitis.

Parameter on periodontitis associated with systemic conditions.

National Society of Genetic Counselors

Genetic counseling for fragile X syndrome: recommendations of the National Society of Genetic Counselors.

OCTOBER 29, 2000

Association for Genitourinary Medicine/Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Diseases

UK National Guidelines on Sexually Transmitted Infections and Closely Related Conditions

National guideline for the management of chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infection.

National guideline for the management of non-gonococcal urethritis.

National guideline for the management of gonorrhoea in adults.

National guideline for the management of bacterial vaginosis.

National guideline for the management of vulvovaginal candidiasis.

National guideline for the management of trichomonas vaginalis.

National guideline for the management of genital herpes.

National guideline for the management of early syphilis.

National guideline for the management of late syphilis.

National guideline for the management of donovanosis (granuloma inguinale).

OCTOBER 22, 2000

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with mental retardation and comorbid mental disorders.

Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders.

Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents who are sexually abusive of others.

Office of Medical Applications of Research (OMAR), National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis, and therapy.

Sinus and Allergy Health Partnership/American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy

Allergic rhinitis: clinical practice guideline.

OCTOBER 15, 2000

American Thyroid Association

Guidelines for detection of thyroid dysfunction.

Washington State Medical Association (WSMA)/Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I)

Criteria for cervical surgery related to entrapment of a single rvical nerve root.

Criteria for ankle/foot.

OCTOBER 8, 2000

College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Guidelines for clinical use of the antinuclear antibody test and tests for specific autoantibodies to nuclear antigens.

OCTOBER 1, 2000

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prevention and treatment of tuberculosis among patients with infected human immunodeficiency virus: Principles of therapy and revised recommendations.

Washington State Medical Association (WSMA)/Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I)

Criteria for knee surgery.

Criteria for entrapment of a single lumbar nerve root.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2000

Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, OH)

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for management of children with mild traumatic head injury.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2000

Community Collaboration on Healthcare Quality (Milwaukee, WI)

Long term management of asthma by classification.

The following NGC Guideline Synthesis was updated on September 17, 2000:

Screening for prostate cancer.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2000

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Evidence-based protocol. Advance directives.

Research-based protocol. Individualized music. This is an update of a previously published Guideline Summary.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2000

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Assessment of brain SPECT.

Assessment: clinical autonomic testing.

Practice parameter: diagnosis of patients with nervous system Lyme borreliosis (Lyme disease).

AUGUST 27, 2000

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Assessment: dermatomal somatosensory evoked potentials.

American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)

Diagnosis and management of achalasia.

AUGUST 20, 2000

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Family visitation and partnership in the critical care unit.

National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN)

Infant and family-centered developmental care.

Optimed Medical Systems

Cholecystectomy.

Society of Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Inc. (SSAT)

Treatment of gallstone and gallbladder disease.

Treatment of acute pancreatitis.

Operative treatment for chronic pancreatitis.

Surgical treatment of cancer of the colon or rectum.

Surgical treatment of diverticulitis.

Surgical treatment of reflux esophagitis.

Surgical management of hemorrhoids.

Surgical repair of groin hernias.

Surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Indications for splenectomy.

Achalasia.

Management of colonic polyps and adenomas.

AUGUST 13, 2000

Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (SCVIR)

Guidelines for percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.

Angioplasty standard of practice.

Diagnostic arteriography in adults.

Guidelines regarding HIV and other bloodborne pathogens in vascular/interventional radiology.

AUGUST 6, 2000

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

Therapeutic guidelines for nonsurgical antimicrobial prophylaxis.

Therapeutic guidelines on antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Poliomyelitis prevention in the United States.

JULY 30, 2000

Washington State Medical Association (WSMA)/Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I)

Cauda equina.

Criteria for MRI of the lumbar spine.

Guidelines for psychiatric and psychological evaluation of injured or chronically disabled workers.

Guidelines for outpatient prescription of controlled substances, schedules II-IV, for workers on time-loss.

JULY 23, 2000

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)/North American Spine Society (NASS)

Clinical guideline on low back pain.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)

AACE medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and treatment of dyslipidemia and prevention of atherogenesis.

JULY 16, 2000

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

Clinical guideline on knee pain.

Clinical guideline on wrist pain.

Clinical guideline on ankle injury.

Clinical guideline on hip pain.

JULY 9, 2000

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Screening for tuberculosis and tuberculosis infection in high-risk populations: recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis.

The role of BCG vaccine in the prevention and control of tuberculosis in the United States: a joint statement by the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

Prevention and control of tuberculosis in correctional facilities: recommendations of the Advisory Council for the Elimination of Tuberculosis.

Anergy skin testing and preventive therapy for HIV-infected persons: revised recommendations.

Recommendations for prevention and control of tuberculosis among foreign-born persons. Report of the Working Group on Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Persons.

JULY 2, 2000

The following Guideline Summaries were posted on July 2, 2000:

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Evaluation and preparation of pediatric patients undergoing anesthesia.

Guidelines for monitoring and management of pediatric patients during and after sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

The following new NGC Guideline Syntheses were posted on July 2, 2000:

Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Part I. Recognition and Assessment.

Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias Part II. Management.

The following NGC Guideline Syntheses were updated on July 2, 2000:

Breast Cancer Screening.

Colorectal Cancer Screening.

Ovarian Cancer Screening.

Pharyngitis/Sore Throat.

JUNE 25, 2000

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Recommendations to prevent hepatitis B virus transmission-United States-Update.

Prevention of varicella: updated recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). (This is an update of a previously issued Guideline Summary.)

U.S. Public Health Service (PHS)

Treating tobacco use and dependence.

JUNE 18, 2000

New Zealand Guidelines Group

Guidelines for the management of heavy menstrual bleeding.

The following Guideline Summaries have been updated in NGC:

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Hypertension diagnosis and treatment.

Diagnosis and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in primary care.

Breast cancer treatment.

Breast cancer diagnosis.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for adults and mature adolescents.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for infants, children and adolescents.

Colorectal cancer screening.

Lipid screening in children and adolescents.

Treatment of lipid disorder in adults.

Preventive counseling and education.

Immunizations.

Cervical cancer screening.

Stable coronary artery disease.

JUNE 11, 2000

College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Practice parameter for the recognition, managemnt, and prevention of adverse consequences of blood transfusion.

European Society of Cardiology

Driving and heart disease.

Heart rate variability. Standards of measurement, physiological interpretation and clinical use.

The following Guideline Synthesis was published on June 12, 2000:

Adult Immunizations.

JUNE 4, 2000

American Urological Association, Inc.

Prostate specific antigen (PSA): best practice policy.

College of American Pathologists (CAP)

Guidelines for clinical and laboratory evaluation of patients with monoclonal gammopathies.

MAY 28, 2000

American College of Radiology (ACR)

Standards for diagnosis and management of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast.

MAY 21, 2000

American College of Radiology (ACR)

Standards for diagnosis and management of invasive breast carcinoma.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for prevention of intravascular device-related infections.

Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999.

MAY 14, 2000

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prevention of Hepatitis A through active or passive immunization: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

University of Pennsylvania

Venous leg ulcer guideline.

MAY 7, 2000

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

Guidelines for the management of patients with chronic stable angina.

American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)

Perimenopausal and postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy.

American Psychiatric Association

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with delirium.

APRIL 30, 2000

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

Guidelines for ambulatory electrocardiography.

Guidelines for coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

American Medical Directors Association

Chronic pain management in the long-term care setting.

Pressure ulcer therapy companion.

Institute for Clinical Systems Integration (ICSI)

Acute pharyngitis.

Cardiac stress test supplement.

Deep vein thrombosis.

Diagnosis and management of infertility.

Domestic violence.

Management of initial abnormal pap smear.

Rhinitis.

Routine prenatal care.

APRIL 23, 2000

American Diabetes Association

The following 15 summaries are updates of previously published NGC summaries.

Management of dyslipidemia in adults with diabetes.

Diabetic retinopathy.

Diabetic nephropathy.

Preventive foot care in patients with diabetes.

Preconception care of women with diabetes.

Food labeling.

Translation of the diabetes nutrition recommendations for health care institutions.

Role of fat replacers in diabetes medical nutrition therapy.

Tests of glycemia in diabetes.

Pancreas transplantation for patients with diabetes mellitus.

Report of the Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus.

Nutrition recommendations and principles for people with diabetes mellitus.

Standards of medical care for patients with diabetes mellitus.

Diabetes mellitus and exercise.

Aspirin therapy in diabetes.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Recommendations for the use of Lyme disease vaccine.

APRIL 16, 2000

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Screening for prostate cancer.

Screening for bladder cancer.

Prevention of oral cancer.

Prevention of skin cancer.

Prevention of pancreatic cancer.

Screening for ovarian cancer.

Screening for cervical cancer.

Screening for testicular cancer.

Screening for cognitive impairment in the elderly.

Prevention of household and recreational injuries in the elderly.

Secondary prevention of elder abuse.

Screening for visual impairment in the elderly.

Hypertension in the elderly: case-finding and treatment to prevent vascular disease.

Prevention of hearing impairment and disability in the elderly.

Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in the elderly.

APRIL 9, 2000

European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Management of stable angina pectoris.

The pre-hospital management of acute heart attacks.

Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

Universe of Florida patients with low back pain or injury.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Diagnosis and management of asthma. This is an update of a previously published Guideline Summary.

National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN)

Care of the neonate requiring parenteral nutrition.

Discharge guidelines for the technology dependent infant.

Care of the premature infant with a patent ductus arteriosus.

Apnea of prematurity.

Early discharge of the term newborn.

Renal Physicians Association/American Society of Nephrology

Clinical practice guideline on shared decision-making in the appropriate initiation of and withdrawal from dialysis.

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

Guidelines for laparoscopic surgery during pregnancy.

Guidelines for the clinical application of laparoscopic biliary tract surgery.

APRIL 2, 2000

American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)

Fifth ACCP consensus conference on antithrombotic therapy.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Screening for thyroid disorders and thyroid cancer in asymptomatic adults.

Prevention of osteoporotic fractures in women by estrogen replacement therapy.

Screening for hypertension in young and middle-aged adults.

Lowering the blood total cholesterol level to prevent coronary heart disease.

Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Acetylsalicylic acid and the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Asymptomatic carotid disease.

Screening for HIV antibody.

Prevention of gonorrhea.

Screening for chlamydial infection.

Prevention of influenza.

Screening and isoniazid prophylactic therapy for tuberculosis.

Screening for human papillomavirus infection.

Interventions other than smoking cessation to prevent lung cancer.

Screening for breast cancer.

Screening f colorectal cancer.

Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

Universe of Florida patients with neck pain or injury.

Universe of Florida patients with acute ischemic brain attack.

Management of pain using dangerous drugs and controlled substances.

MARCH 26, 2000

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS)

Adult dysfunctional flatfoot.

Central metatarsalgia.

Hallux rigidus in the healthy adult.

Hallux valgus in the healthy adult.

Hammer toe syndrome.

Ingrown toenail.

Intermetatarsal neuroma.

Lateral ankle sprain.

Pediatric dysfunctional flatfoot.

Tailor's bunion and associated fifth metatarsal conditions.

American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA)

Management of hypertension in adults.

Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

Clinical guideline for major depressive disorder.

Clinical practice guideline for the management of persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

MARCH 19, 2000

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)

The AACE medical guidelines for the management of diabetes mellitus: the AACE system of intensive diabetes self-management. 2000 update. This is an update of a previously published summary.

American Cancer Society (ACS)

ACS guidelines for screening and surveillance for early detection of colorectal polyps and cancer: update 1997.

ACS guidelines for the early detection of breast cancer: update 1997.

ACS prostate cancer screening guideline: update 1997.

Optimed Medical Systems (OMS)

Hysterectomy.

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

Guideline for surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Society of Pelvic Reconstructive Surgeons

Guideline for determining the route and method of hysterectomy for benign conditions.

MARCH 12, 2000

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Children of alcoholics.

Early detection and counselling of problem drinking.

Prevention of tobacco-caused disease.

Prevention of motor vehicle accident injuries.

Prevention of household and recreational injuries in adults.

Prevention of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents.

Physical activity counselling.

Prevention of obesity in adults.

Nutritional counselling for undesirable dietary patterns and screening for protein/calorie malnutrition disorders in adults.

Screening for diabetes mellitus in the non-pregnant adult.

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

Guidelines for office endoscopic services.

Global statement on deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis during laparoscopic surgery.

Guideline for diagnostic laparoscopy.

MARCH 5, 2000

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC)

Screening for idiopathic adolescent scoliosis.

Disadvantaged children.

Childhood immunizations.

Administration of pneumococcal vaccine.

Hepatitis B immunization in childhood.

Prevention of dental caries.

Prevention of periodontal disease.

Dipstick proteinuria screening of asymptomatic adults to prevent progressive renal disease.

Early detection of depression.

Prevention of suicide.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected adults and adolescents. This is an update of a previously published summary.

Public Health Service Task Force recommendations for the use of antiretroviral drugs in pregnant women infected with HIV-1 for maternal health and for reducing perinatal HIV-1 transmission in the United States. This is an update of a previously published summary.

Health Resources and Services Administration, National Institutes of Health, National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection. This is an update of a previously published summary.

The following Guideline Synthesis was posted for the week of March 5, 2000:

Management of Pharyngitis/Sore Throat.

FEBRUARY 27, 2000

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)

AACE medical guidelines for clinical practice for management of menopause.

American Optometric Association

Care of the patient with diabetes mellitus. 2nd edition.

Care of the patient with amblyopia.

Care of the patient with primary angle closure glaucoma.

Care of the adult patient with cataract.

American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA)

Self-care of the common cold.

European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

Prevention of coronary heart disease in clinical practice.

Clinical role of magnetic resonance in cardiovascular disease.

FEBRUARY 20, 2000

American Optometric Association

Care of the patient with open angle glaucoma.

Care of the patient with ocular surface disease.

Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)

Osteoporosis. Guide to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

FEBRUARY 13, 2000

American Optometric Association

Anterior uveitis.

Age-related macular degeneration.

California Diabetes Control Program/Diabetes Coalition of California

Basic guidelines for diabetes care.

FEBRUARY 6, 2000

American Optometric Association

Care of the patient with conjunctivitis.

Care of the patient with strabismus: esotropia and exotropia.

Care of the patient with retinal detachment and related peripheral vitreoretinal disease.

Care of the patient with low vision.

Care of the patient with myopia.

Care of the patient with hyperopia.

Care of the patient with presbyopia.

Care of the patient with accommodative and vergence dysfunction.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Prevention of deep vein thrombosis.

Identification, referral, and support of elders with genetic conditions.

JANUARY 30, 2000

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Immunizations for Native American children.

Newborn and infant hearing loss: detection and intervention.

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Clinical practice guidelines for the use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy protectants.

Recommendations for the use of antiemetics.

The following Guideline Synthesis was posted for the week of January 30, 2000

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO); Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative (CCOPGI)

Use of Colony Stimulating Factors in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

JANUARY 23, 2000

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)

Rationale for adult nutrition support guidelines.

Routes to deliver nutrition support in adults.

Nutrition support for adults with specific diseases and conditions.

Routes to deliver nutrition support in pediatric patients.

Nutrition support for low-birth-weight infants.

Nutrition support for infants and children with specific diseases and conditions.

JANUARY 16, 2000

American Urological Association, Inc.

Management of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI/NIH) and the World Health Organization (WHO)

Global initiative for asthma.

National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)

Physician's guide to prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

JANUARY 9, 2000

University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC)/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Dementia identification and assessment: guidelines for primary care practitioners.

JANUARY 2, 2000

American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)

Pulmonary rehabilitation.

Managing cough as a defense mechanism and a symptom.

Task Force on Community Preventive Services (U.S.)

Interventions to improve vaccination coverage in children, adolescents, and adults.

International Lactatin Consultant Association

Evidence-based guidelines for breastfeeding management during the first ourteen days.

University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC)

Intravenous immunoglobulin preparations.

DECEMBER 26, 1999

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with language and learning disorders.

Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorders.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Long-term treatment of the child with simple febrile seizures.

Office of Medical Applications of Research (OMAR), National Institutes of Health

Rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injury.

Diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

DECEMBER 19, 1999

Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC)

Breast carcinoma.

Metastatic (stage IV) breast cancer.

Small cell lung cancer.

Colon cancer.

Rectal cancer.

Erythropoietin.

Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs).

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Routine preschool screening for visual and hearing problems.

Primary prevention of child maltreatment.

DECEMBER 12, 1999

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Screening for D (Rh) sensitization in pregnancy.

Screening and vaccinating adolescents and adults to prevent congenital rubella syndrome.

Prevention of preeclampsia.

The use of home uterine activity monitoring to prevent preterm birth.

Intrapartum electronic fetal monitoring.

Prophylaxis for gonococcal and chlamydial ophthalmia neonatorum.

Screening for phenylketonuria.

Screening for congenital hypothyroidism.

Screening for cystic fibrosis.

Screening for hemoglobinopathies in Canada.

Screening for urinary infection in asymptomatic infants and children.

Breast feeding.

Prevention of iron deficiency anemia in infants.

Well-baby care in the first 2 years of life.

Screening children for lead exposure in Canada.

Preschool screening for developmental problems.

Prevention of household and recreational injuries in children (<15 years of age).

Screening for childhood obesity.

DECEMBER 5, 1999

American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology

Management guidelines for follow-up of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS).

Endocervical curettage.

Management issues related to quality of the smear.

Management of glandular abnormalities in the cervical smear.

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Routine prenatal ultrasound screening.

Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus.

Smoking and pregnancy.

Prevention of low birth weight/preterm birth.

Primary prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome.

Routine iron supplementation during pregnancy.

Primary and secondary prevention of neural tube defects.

Prenatal screening and diagnosis for Down syndrome prevention.

Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy.

Prevention of neonatal herpes simplex.

NOVEMBER 28, 1999

American Optometric Association

Comprehensive adult eye and vision examination.

Pediatric eye and vision examination.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)

Guidelines for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia.

Children's Hospital Medical Center (Cincinnati, OH)

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for medical management of first unprovoked seizure in children 2 to 18 years of age.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for patients 6 years of age or less with a first time acute urinary tract infection (UTI).

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for managing an acute exacerbation of asthma.

Evidence based clinical practice guideline for medical management of otitis media in children 2 months to 6 years of age.

NOVEMBER 21, 1999

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)

Guidelines for isolation precautions in hospitals.

Guideline for infection control in hospital personnel.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Immunizations.

Major depression in specialty care in adults.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Family involvement in care for persons with dementia (FIC).

NOVEMBER 14, 1999

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Stable coronary artery disease.

Lipid screening in children and adolescents.

Lipid screening in adults.

Preventive counseling and education.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Prompted voiding for persons with urinary incontinence.

NOVEMBER 7, 1999

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

Management of patients with valvular heart disease.

Guidelines for coronary angiography.

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

ASHP therapeutic guidelines on the pharmacologic management of nausea and vomiting in adult and pediatric patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation they or undergoing surgery.

OCTOBER 31, 1999

American College of Radiology (ACR)

Appropriateness criteria for cervical spine trauma.

Appropriateness criteria for renal trauma.

Appropriateness criteria for workup of palpable breast mass.

Appropriateness criteria for uncomplicated low back pain.

Appropriateness criteria for bone metastases.

Appropriateness criteria for suspected small bowel obstruction.

Washington State Medical Association (WSMA)/Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I)

Guideline for hospitalization for low back pain.

Guidelines for lumbar fusion (arthrodesis).

Surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS).

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).

Fibromyalgia.

OCTOBER 24, 1999

American Academy of Clinical Toxicology (AACT)

Position statement: cathartics.

Position statement: gastric lavage.

Position statement: ipecac syrup.

Position statement: single-dose activated charcoal.

Position statement: whole bowel irrigation.

American College of Radiology (ACR)

Appropriateness criteria for acute chest pain, suspected myocardial ischemia.

Appropriateness criteria for work-up of the solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN).

Sinusitis in the pediatric population.

American Medical Directors Association

Pharmacotherapy companion to the depression clinical practice guideline.

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Use of amifostine to ameliorate the toxic effects of chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer.

OCTOBER 17, 1999

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Systemic adjuvant therapy for patients at high risk for recurrent melanoma.

Postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy for resected stage II or III rectal cancer.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Report of the Expert Panel on Blood Cholesterol Levels in Children and Adolescents.

OCTOBER 10, 1999

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

1999 Update: ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Use of gemcitabine in non-small-cell lung cancer.

Use of bisphosphonates in patients with bone metastases from breast cancer.

Use of gemcitabine in the treatment of advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Symptomatic treatment of radiation-induced xerostomia in head and neck cancer patients.

Drug therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia.

OCTOBER 3, 1999

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Use of raltitrexed (Tomudex) in the management of metastatic colorectal cancer.

Use of irinotecan in the treatment of metastatic colorectal carcinoma.

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCHNC) (excluding nasopharynx).

SEPTEMBER 26, 1999

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.

Use of dexrazoxane as a cardioprotectant in patients receiving doxorubicin or epirubicin chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer.

Adjuvant systemic therapy for node-negative breast cancer.

Fludarabine in intermediate- and high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

SEPTEMBER 19, 1999

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. (Brookline, MA)

Guidelines for lipid screening and management for primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) in adults.

Management of menopause and perimenopause.

Society of Nuclear Medicine

Procedure guideline for pediatric sedation in nuclear medicine.

Procedure guideline for diagnosis of renovascular hypertension.

Procedure guideline for the use of radiopharmaceuticals.

Procedure guideline for gated equilibrium radionuclide ventriculography.

Procedure guideline for gastric emptying and motility.

Procedure guideline for gastrointestinal bleeding and Meckel's diverticulum scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for breast scintigraphy.

SEPTEMBER 12, 1999

Society of Nuclear Medicine

Procedure guideline for brain perfusion single photon computed tomography (SPECT) using Tc-99m radiopharmaceuticals.

Procedure guideline for tumor imaging using F-18 FDG.

Procedure guideline for hepatobiliary scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for hepatic and splenic imaging.

Procedure guideline for general imaging.

SEPTEMBER 5, 1999

American Geriatrics Society

The management of chronic pain in older persons.

American Society of Hematology

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: a practice guideline developed by explicit methods for the American Society of Hematology.

Diabetes Treatment Centers of America

Specialty referral guidelines for people with diabetes.

Inpatient management guidelines for people with diabetes.

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)

Breast cancer in women.

Management of sore throat and indications for tonsillectomy.

Society of Nuclear Medicine

Procedure guideline for gallium scintigraphy in inflammation.

Procedure guideline for In-111 leukocyte scintigraphy for suspected infection/inflammation.

Procedure guideline for Tc-99m exametazime (HMPAO) labeled leukocyte scintigraphy for suspected infection/inflammation.

Procedure guideline for lung scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for myocardial perfusion imaging.

Procedure guideline for parathyroid scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for renal cortical scintigraphy in children.

Procedure guideline for radionuclide cystography in children.

Procedure guideline for diuretic renography in children.

AUGUST 29, 1999

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Diagnosis and management of rhinitis.

Parameters for the diagnosis and management of sinusitis.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Management of possible sexual, injecting-drug-use, or other nonoccupational exposure to HIV, including considerations related to antiretroviral therapy.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Diagnosis and management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in primary care.

Breast cancer treatment.

Adult low back pain.

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of failure to progress in obstetrical labor.

Vaginal birth after cesarean.

Viral upper respiratory infection (VURI) in children and adults.

AUGUST 22, 1999

American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)

Altered mental states.

Urinary incontinence.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in HIV-infected adults and adolescents.

AUGUST 15, 1999

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Guidelines for ophthalmologic examinations in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthitis without known iridocyclitis.

Guidelines for the pediatric perioperative anesthesia environment.

AUGUST 8, 1999

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)

AACE/ACE position statement on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of obesity.

American Diabetes Association (ADA)

Management of dyslipidemia in adults with diabetes.

Diabetic retinopathy.

Diabetic nephropathy.

Preventive foot care in patients with diabetes.

Preconception care of women with diabetes.

Food labeling.

Translation of the diabetes nutrition recommendations for health care institutions.

Role of fat replacers in diabetes medical nutrition therapy.

Tests of glycemia in diabetes

Pancreas transplantation for patients with diabetes mellitus.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (U.S.) (SAMHSA)

Treatment drug courts: integrating substance abuse treatment with legal case processing.

A guide to substance abuse services for primary care clinicians.

Substance abuse treatment and domestic violence.

Substance abuse among older adults.

Comprehensive case management for substance abuse treatment.

Naltrexone and alcoholism treatment.

Substance use disorders treatment for people with physical and cognitive disabilities.

Continuity of offender treatment for substance use disorders from institution to community.

Screening and assessing adolescents for substance use disorders.

Treatment of adolescents with substance use disorders.

AUGUST 1, 1999

American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AAEM)

The electrodiagnostic medicine consultation.

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Practice guidelines for obstetrical anesthesia.

Practice guidelines for preoperative fasting and the use of pharmacologic agents to reduce the risk of pulmonary aspiration.

American Thyroid Association

Treatment guidelines for patients with thyroid nodules and well-differentiated thyroid cancer.

Treatment guidelines for patients with hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Bathing persons with dementia.

Alzheimer's disease and chronic dementing illnesses.

Acute pain management. Note: this is an update of a previously published NGC Summary.

University of Michigan Health System (UMHS)

Idiopathic constipation and soiling in children.

Acute sinusitis in adults.

JULY 25, 1999

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Selecting and using the most appropriate car safety seats for growing children: guidelines for counseling parents.

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS)

Free flap reconstruction of the mandible.

Lipoplasty.

Lower extremity ulceration.

Nasal deformity.

Pressure sores.

Dupuytren's contracture (update).

Facial lacerations.

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

Manual for radiation oncology nursing practice and education.

University of Michigan Health System (UMHS)

Depression.

Management of diabetes mellitus.

Peptic ulcer disease.

Pharyngitis.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE).

JULY 18, 1999

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Breastfeeding and the use of human milk.

The diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of the initial urinary tract infection in febrile infants and young children.

Circumcision policy statement.

American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS)

Abdominoplasty.

Carpal tunnel syndrome.

Gynecomastia.

Brow lift.

CO2 laser surgery of the face and eyelids.

Endoscopic procedures in plastic surgery.

Explantation of breast implants.

Female breast hypertrophy/breast reduction.

Female breast hypoplasia/micromastia.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Hypertension diagnosis and treatment.

Preventive services for adults.

Preventive services for children.

Cervical cancer screening (Pap smears).

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

Manual for bone marrow transplant nursing: recommendations for practice and education.

Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation: recommendations for nursing education and practice.

Safe handling of cytotoxic drugs: an independent study module.

JULY 11, 1999

Congress of Chiropractic State Associations (CCSA )

Guidelines for chiropractic quality assurance and practice parameters.

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

Cancer chemotherapy guidelines and recommendations for practice.

JULY 4, 1999

Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

Access device guidelines: recommendations for nursing practice and education.

Biotherapy: recommendations for nursing course content and clinical practicum.

JUNE 27, 1999

Alzheimer's Association of Los Angeles

Guidelines for Alzheimer's disease management.

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST)

Practice management guidelines for screening of blunt cardiac injury.

Practice management guidelines for identifying cervical spine injuries following trauma.

Practice management guidelines for penetrating intraperitoneal colon injuries.

Practice management guidelines for the management of venous thromboembolism in trauma patients.

JUNE 20, 1999

American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Practice advisory: thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke.

Assessment: melodic intonation therapy.

Practice parameters: magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of low back syndrome.

Practice advisory on selection of patients with multiple sclerosis for treatment with Betaseron.

Practice parameter: the management of concussion in sports.

American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Guidelines for implantation of cardiac pacemakers and antiarrhythmia devices.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

Routine ultrasound in low-risk pregnancy.

Shoulder dystocia.

Emergency oral contraception.

External cephalic version.

Management of postterm pregnancy.

JUNE 13, 1999

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

Recommended breast cancer surveillance guidelines. [This is an update of a previously published summary.]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Public Health Service guidelines for the management of health-care worker exposures to HIV and recommendations for postexposure prophylaxis.

Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM)

Procedure guideline for bone scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for bone pain treatment.

Procedure guideline for extended scintigraphy for differentiated thyroid cancer.

Procedure guideline for thyroid scintigraphy.

Procedure guideline for thyroid uptake measurement.

Procedure guideline for gallium scintigraphy in the evaluation of malignant disease.

Procedure guideline for C-14 urea breath test.

JUNE 6, 1999

American Sleep Disorders Association (ASDA)

Practice parameters for the use of stimulants in the treatment of narcolepsy.

Practice parameters for the use of portable recording in the assessment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Practice parameters for the use of laser-assisted uvulopalatoplasty.

Practice parameters for the use of polysomnography in the evaluation of insomnia.

Practice parameters for the use of actigraphy in the clinical assessment of sleep disorders.

Practice parameters for the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea with oral appliances.

Practice parameters for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in adults: the efficacy of surgical modifications of the upper airway.

Practice parameters for the indications for polysomnography and related procedures.

MAY 30, 1999

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Practice guidelines for cancer pain management.

Practice guidelines for acute pain management in the perioperative setting.

Practice guidelines for chronic pain management.

American Urological Association, Inc. (AUA)

The surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence.

The management of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children.

The treatment of organic erectile dysfunction.

The management of clinically localized prostate cancer.

MAY 23, 1999

American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)

Single-breath carbon monoxide diffusing capacity, 1999 update.

Removal of the endotracheal tube.

Suctioning of the patient in the home.

Selection of device, administration of bronchodilator, and evaluation of response to therapy in mechanically ventilated patients.

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)

Practice guidelines for blood component therapy.

Practice guidelines for perioperative transesophageal echocardiography.

Practice guidelines for management of the difficult airway.

Practice guidelines for sedation and analgesia by non-anesthesiologists.

Practice guidelines for pulmonary artery catheterization.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Latex precautions.

MAY 16, 1999

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group report on hypertension in the elderly.

National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group report on primary prevention of hypertension.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Restraints.

Prevention of falls.

Detection of depression in the cognitively intact older adult.

Management of constipation.

Prevention of pressure ulcers.

Hydration management.

MAY 9, 1999

Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine

Practice guidelines for psychiatric consultation in the general medical setting.

American Academy of Periodontology

Parameter on occlusal traumatism in patients with adult periodontitis.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)

Acute otitis media: management and surveillance in an era of pneumococcal resistance.

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Sixth report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.

Expert Panel Report 2: guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma.

Health Resources and Services Administration, National Institutes of Health, National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center

Guidelines for the use of antiretroviral agents in pediatric HIV infection.

Public Health Services (U.S.)

MAY 2, 1999

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)

Quality determinants of mammography.

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)

Age-related macular degeneration.

Blepharitis.

Cataract in the adult eye.

Conjunctivitis.

Diabetic retinopathy.

Dry eye syndrome.

Management of posterior vitreous detachment, retinal breaks, and lattice degeneration.

American Academy of Periodontology

Parameter on cute periodontal diseases.

Parameter on adult periodontitis with advanced loss of periodontal support.

Parameter on adult periodontitis with slight to moderate loss of periodontal support.

Parameter on comprehensive periodontal examination.

Parameter on early-onset periodontitis.

Parameter on mucogingival conditions.

Parameter on periodontitis associated with systemic conditions.

Parameter on placement and management of the dental implant.

Parameter on plaque-associated gingivitis.

Parameter on refractory periodontitis.

Parameter on supportive periodontal treatment (SPT).

APRIL 25, 1999

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

Diagnosis and treatment of otitis media in children.

APRIL 18, 1999

National Hospice Organization

Medical guidelines for determining prognosis in selected non-cancer diseases.

University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center

Treatment of pressure ulcers.

APRIL 11, 1999

American College of Rheumatology

Guidelines for the medical management of osteoarthritis. Part I. Osteoarthritis of the hip.

Guidelines for the medical management of osteoarthritis. Part II. Osteoarthritis of the knee.

APRIL 4, 1999

Infectious Diseases Society of America

Quality standard for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgical procedures.

Quality standard for the treatment of bacteremia.

Quality standard for assurance of measles immunity among health care workers.

1997 guidelines for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with unexplained fever.

Diagnosis and management of group A streptococcal pharyngitis: a practice guideline.

Quality standards for immunization.

Practice guidelines for community-based parenteral anti-infective therapy.

Primary care of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus.

Community-acquired pneumonia in adults: guidelines for management.

Practice guidelines for evaluating new fever in critically ill adult patients.

Guidelines for the prevention of antimicrobial resistance in hospitals.

MARCH 28, 1999

American Academy of Neurology

Practice parameter for electrodiagnostic studies in carpal tunnel syndrome.

MARCH 21, 1999

No new guidelines were added to NGC during the week of March 21, 1999.

MARCH 14, 1999

American Academy of Neurology

Assessment of plasmapheresis.

American College of Rheumatology

Guidelines for monitoring drug therapy in rheumatoid arthritis.

Guidelines for the initial evaluation of the adult patient with acute musculoskeletal symptoms.

Guidelines for the management of rheumatoid arthritis.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)

Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease: a public health perspective.

Mount Auburn Hospital (Cambridge, MA)

Fibrinolysis guidelines.

MARCH 7, 1999

American Academy of Neurology

Assessment: neuropsychological testing of adults. Considerations for neurologists.

Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative

Surgical management of early stage invasive breast cancer (stage I and II).

Breast irradiation in women with early stage invasive breast cancer following breast conservation surgery.

Epirubicin, as a single agent or in combination chemotherapy, for metastatic breast cancer.

Adjuvant therapy for stage II colon cancer following complete resection.

Adjuvant therapy for stage III colon cancer following complete resection.

Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy in stage II or IIIA completely resected non-small cell lung cancer

Chemotherapy in stage IV (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer.

Unresected stage III non-small cell lung cancer.

Use of preoperative chemotherapy with or without postoperative radiotherapy in technically resectable stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer.

Use of vinorelbine in non-small cell lung cancer.

Erythropoietin in the management of cancer patients with non-hematologic malignancies receiving chemotherapy.

Use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in patients receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy for the treatment of cancer.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)

Prevention of hepatitis A through active or passive immunization: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

Recommendations for prevention and control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV-related chronic disease.

FEBRUARY 28, 1999

American Academy of Neurology

Assessment of digital EEG, quantitative EEG, and EEG brain mapping.

Assessment: electronystagmography.

Assessment: neurological evaluation of male sexual dysfunction.

Evaluation and management of intracranial mass lesions in AIDS.

Practice advisory on the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with riluzole.

Practice parameter: carpal tunnel syndrome.

Practice parameter: the electroencephalogram in the evaluation of headache.

Practice parameter: neuroimaging in the emergency patient presenting with seizure.

Practice parameters for determining brain death in adults.

Review of the literature on spinal ultrasound for the evaluation of back pain and radicular disorders.

Silicone breast implants and neurologic disorders.

The utility of neuroimaging in the evaluation of headache in patients with normal neurological examinations.

FEBRUARY 21, 1999

No new guidelines were added to NGC during the week of February 21, 1999.

FEBRUARY 14, 1999

American College of Radiology

American College of Radiology guidelines for breast cancer screening.

FEBRUARY 7, 1999

American Academy of Ophthalmology

Amblyopia.

Bacterial keratitis.

Corneal opacification.

Esotropia.

Primary open-angle glaucoma suspect.

Refractive errors.

Rehabilitation: the management of adult patients with low vision.

American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia.

NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Second report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel II.

Transfusion alert: use of autologous blood.

JANUARY 31, 1999

American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias of late life.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Management of type II diabetes mellitus.

Institute for Healthcare Quality, Inc., a subsidiary of HRM

QualityFIRST coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction.

QualityFIRST diabetes mellitus (adult).

QualityFIRST dysfunctional uterine bleeding.

QualityFIRST pancreatitis (adult).

NIH National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Clinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults

National High Blood Pressure Education Program working group report on hypertension in diabetes.

JANUARY 24, 1999

No new guidelines were added to NGC during the week of January 24, 1999.

JANUARY 17, 1999

American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Practice guideline for eating disorders.

Practice guideline for major depressive disorder in adults.

Practice guideline for psychiatric evaluation of adults.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias of late life.

Practice guideline for treatment of patients with bipolar disorder.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with nicotine dependence.

Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with panic disorder.

Practice guideline for treatment of patients with substance use disorders: alcohol, cocaine, opioids.

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)

Breast cancer diagnosis.

Colorectal cancer screening.

Diagnosis and management of asthma.

Major depression, panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder in adults.

Management of type II diabetes mellitus.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for adults and mature adolescents.

Tobacco use prevention and cessation for infants, children and adolescents.

JANUARY 10, 1999

American Association for Respiratory Care

Spirometry, 1996 update.

Oxygen therapy in the acute care hospital.

Nasotracheal suctioning.

Patient-ventilator system checks.

Directed cough.

In-vitro pH and blood gas analysis and hemoximetry.

Use of positive airway pressure adjuncts to bronchial hygiene therapy.

Sampling for arterial blood gas analysis.

Endotracheal suctioning of mechanically ventilated adults and children with artificial airways.

Incentive spirometry.

Postural drainage therapy.

Bronchial provocation.

Selection of aerosol delivery device.

Pulse oximetry.

Single-breath carbon monoxide diffusing capacity.

Oxygen therapy in the home or extended care facility.

Exercise testing for evaluation of hypoxemia and/or desaturation.

Humidification during mechanical ventilation.

Transport of the mechanically ventilated patient.

Resuscitation in acute care hospitals.

Bland aerosol administration.

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy assisting.

Intermittent positive pressure breathing.

Application of continuous positive airway pressure to neonates via nasal prongs or nasopharyngeal tube.

Delivery of aerosols to the upper airway.

Neonatal time-triggered, pressure-limited, time-cycled mechanical ventilation.

Static lung volumes.

Surfactant replacement therapy.

Ventilator circuit changes.

Metabolic measurement using indirect calorimetry during mechanical ventilation.

Transcutaneous blood gas monitoring for neonatal and pediatric patients.

Body plethysmography.

Capillary blood gas sampling for neonatal and pediatric patients.

Defibrillation during resuscitation.

Infant/toddler pulmonary function tests.

Management of airway emergencies.

Assessing response to bronchodilator therapy at point of care.

Discharge planning for the respiratory care patient.

Long-term invasive mechanical ventilation in the home.

Capnography/capnometry during mechanical ventilation.

Selection of an aerosol delivery device for neonatal and pediatric patients.

Polysomnography.

Selection of an oxygen delivery device for neonatal and pediatric patients.

Selection of a device for delivery of aerosol to the lung parenchyma.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

AACE clinical practice guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.

AACE clinical practice guidelines for the evaluation and treatment of male sexual dysfunction.

American College of Preventive Medicine

Tobacco-cessation patient counseling.

American Diabetes Association

Report of the Expert Committee on the Diagnosis and Classification of Diabetes Mellitus.

Nutrition recommendations and principles for people with diabetes mellitus.

Standards of medical care for patients with diabetes mellitus.

Diabetes mellitus and exercise.

Aspirin therapy in diabetes.

Council on Chiropractic Practice

Vertebral subluxation in chiropractic practice.

Kaiser Permanente Health Plan, Inc. Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group

BRCA1 genetic screening.

Elective repeat cesarean sections.

Pediatric preventive care: health assessments and anticipatory guidance.

Prenatal care.

Proactive management of labor for term, singleton, vertex presentations.