Plastic Surgery Guidelines
A clinicians guide to surgical fires: How they occur. How to prevent them. How to put them out.
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Conditions: Injuries from surgical fires (fires that occur on or in a surgical patient)
Published Date: 2003 Jan
Published by: ECRI
Conditions: Injuries from surgical fires (fires that occur on or in a surgical patient)
Published Date: 2003 Jan
Published by: ECRI
Analgesia and anesthesia for the breastfeeding mother
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Conditions: Infant health/nutrition, Conditions that require analgesia and anesthesia for the breastfeeding mother
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Conditions: Infant health/nutrition, Conditions that require analgesia and anesthesia for the breastfeeding mother
Published Date: 2006
Published by: Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Assessment and management of foot ulcers for people with diabetes
Category: Dermatology, Endocrinology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry
Conditions: Diabetic foot ulcers
Published Date: 2005 Mar
Published by: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Conditions: Diabetic foot ulcers
Published Date: 2005 Mar
Published by: Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Chronic wounds of the lower extremity
Category: Dermatology, Family Practice, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
Conditions: Chronic wounds of the lower extremity including vascular (e.g. arterial venous or mixed ulcers) pressure ulcers and neuropathic (e.g. diabetic ulcers)
Published Date: 2007 May
Published by: American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Conditions: Chronic wounds of the lower extremity including vascular (e.g. arterial venous or mixed ulcers) pressure ulcers and neuropathic (e.g. diabetic ulcers)
Published Date: 2007 May
Published by: American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Diagnosis and management of head and neck cancer. A Scottish national clinical guideline
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Conditions: Head and neck cancer specifically:Laryngeal cancerHypopharyngeal cancerOropharyngeal cancerOral cavity cancerNote: Management of tumors of the nasopharynx sinuses salivary glands or thyroid are excluded from the guideline.
Published Date: 2006 Oct
Published by: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Conditions: Head and neck cancer specifically:Laryngeal cancerHypopharyngeal cancerOropharyngeal cancerOral cavity cancerNote: Management of tumors of the nasopharynx sinuses salivary glands or thyroid are excluded from the guideline.
Published Date: 2006 Oct
Published by: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Expert panel on weight loss surgery
Category: Anesthesiology, Family Practice, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Psychiatry, Psychology, Sleep Medicine, Surgery
Conditions: Obesity
Published Date: 2004 Aug 4 (revised 2007 Dec 12)
Published by: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Conditions: Obesity
Published Date: 2004 Aug 4 (revised 2007 Dec 12)
Published by: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Guideline for prevention and management of pressure ulcers
Category: Dermatology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
Conditions: Pressure ulcers (also known as bedsores pressure sores and decubitus ulcers)
Published Date: 2003
Published by: Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
Conditions: Pressure ulcers (also known as bedsores pressure sores and decubitus ulcers)
Published Date: 2003
Published by: Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society
Improving outcomes for people with sarcoma
Category: Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Psychology, Radiation Oncology, Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Conditions: Sarcoma
Published Date: 2006 Mar
Published by: National Collaborating Centre for Cancer
Conditions: Sarcoma
Published Date: 2006 Mar
Published by: National Collaborating Centre for Cancer
Long-term follow-up guidelines for survivors of childhood, adolescent and young adult cancers: surgery
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Conditions: Late effects resulting from surgery to treat pediatric malignanciesEffects include complications from amputation cystectomy enucleation hysterectomy laparotomy limb sparing procedure nephrectomy brain or spinal cord surgery female or male reproductive surgery splenectomy thyroidectomy pelvic or pulmonary surgery and use of a central venous catheter.Note: These guidelines are intended for use beginning two or more years following the completion of cancer therapy and provide a framework for ongoing late effects monitoring in childhood cancer survivors; however these guidelines are not intended to provide guidance for follow-up of the pediatric cancer survivor's primary disease.
Published Date: 2003 Sep (revised 2006 Mar)
Published by: Children's Oncology Group
Conditions: Late effects resulting from surgery to treat pediatric malignanciesEffects include complications from amputation cystectomy enucleation hysterectomy laparotomy limb sparing procedure nephrectomy brain or spinal cord surgery female or male reproductive surgery splenectomy thyroidectomy pelvic or pulmonary surgery and use of a central venous catheter.Note: These guidelines are intended for use beginning two or more years following the completion of cancer therapy and provide a framework for ongoing late effects monitoring in childhood cancer survivors; however these guidelines are not intended to provide guidance for follow-up of the pediatric cancer survivor's primary disease.
Published Date: 2003 Sep (revised 2006 Mar)
Published by: Children's Oncology Group
Postoperative management in adults: A practical guide to postoperative care for clinical staff
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Conditions: Conditions occurring during the postoperative period including cardiovascular respiratory septic renal and nutritional complicationsNote: The guideline does not focus on postoperative pain management indications for blood transfusion the prophylaxis of surgical site infection or venous thrombosis or the management of obstetric patients or pregnant women or those patients with head injury or hip fracture (these are covered by separate SIGN guidelines; see www.sign.ac.uk). The guideline excludes the management of children (
Published Date: 2004 Aug
Published by: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Conditions: Conditions occurring during the postoperative period including cardiovascular respiratory septic renal and nutritional complicationsNote: The guideline does not focus on postoperative pain management indications for blood transfusion the prophylaxis of surgical site infection or venous thrombosis or the management of obstetric patients or pregnant women or those patients with head injury or hip fracture (these are covered by separate SIGN guidelines; see www.sign.ac.uk). The guideline excludes the management of children (
Published Date: 2004 Aug
Published by: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Practice advisory for the prevention and management of operating room fires
Category: Anesthesiology, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Nursing, Orthopedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Conditions: Injuries from operating room fires (fires that occur on the patient in the airway or in the breathing circuit)
Published Date: 2008 May
Published by: American Society of Anesthesiologists
Conditions: Injuries from operating room fires (fires that occur on the patient in the airway or in the breathing circuit)
Published Date: 2008 May
Published by: American Society of Anesthesiologists
Practice advisory on liposuction
Category: Anesthesiology, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
Conditions: Body contour irregularities due to localized fat deposits (localized adiposity)Obesity gynecomastia and breast hypertrophy
Published Date: 2004 Apr
Published by: American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Conditions: Body contour irregularities due to localized fat deposits (localized adiposity)Obesity gynecomastia and breast hypertrophy
Published Date: 2004 Apr
Published by: American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Preoperative tests: the use of routine preoperative tests for elective surgery: evidence, methods & guidance
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Conditions: Conditions that require elective surgery
Published Date: 2003 Jun
Published by: National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care
Conditions: Conditions that require elective surgery
Published Date: 2003 Jun
Published by: National Collaborating Centre for Acute Care
Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment following spinal cord injury
Category: Critical Care, Dermatology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Preventive Medicine
Conditions: Pressure ulcers
Published Date: 2000 Aug (reviewed 2005)
Published by: Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine, Paralyzed Veterans of America
Conditions: Pressure ulcers
Published Date: 2000 Aug (reviewed 2005)
Published by: Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine, Paralyzed Veterans of America
Prevention of infective endocarditis: guidelines from the American Heart Association
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Conditions: Infective endocarditis
Published Date: 1997 (revised 2007 Jan)
Published by: American Heart Association
Conditions: Infective endocarditis
Published Date: 1997 (revised 2007 Jan)
Published by: American Heart Association
Skin melanoma
Category: Dermatology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Pathology, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
Conditions: Melanoma
Published Date: 2006 Jul
Published by: Association of Comprehensive Cancer Centres
Conditions: Melanoma
Published Date: 2006 Jul
Published by: Association of Comprehensive Cancer Centres
Summary algorithm for venous ulcer care with annotations of available evidence
Category: Dermatology, Family Practice, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Nursing, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Podiatry, Preventive Medicine, Sports Medicine, Surgery
Conditions: Venous ulcers
Published Date: 2005
Published by: Association for the Advancement of Wound Care
Conditions: Venous ulcers
Published Date: 2005
Published by: Association for the Advancement of Wound Care
Treatment of cutaneous melanoma
Category: Dermatology, Family Practice, Oncology, Plastic Surgery, Surgery
Conditions: Cutaneous melanoma
Published Date: 2007 May
Published by: American Society of Plastic Surgeons
Conditions: Cutaneous melanoma
Published Date: 2007 May
Published by: American Society of Plastic Surgeons