Clinical Practice Guideline
KDIGO releases updated guidelines on lupus nephritis
Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes has released a revised clinical practice guideline for the treatment of lupus nephritis.
American Academy of Dermatology publishes updated care guidelines for acne
The American Academy of Dermatology has released new care guidelines for acne vulgaris, according to a press release.
AAOS updates clinical practice guideline for management of hip OA
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has released an updated clinical practice guideline for management of hip osteoarthritis, according to a press release.
Living in low-resource neighborhood impacts adherence to heart failure medications
Adults with HF who live in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods were significantly less likely to take guideline-directed therapies as prescribed, underscoring the importance of considering social determinants of health in patient care.
Removing race from heart disease risk calculator does not impact ASCVD prediction
Modeling data suggest using race stratification in pooled cohort equation risk calculators does not change a person’s risk for developing atherosclerotic CVD, whereas adding social determinants of health did not improve model performance.
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Bempedoic Acid Topic Review
Bempedoic acid (Nexletol, Esperion Therapeutics) is a nonstatin low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)-lowering drug.
SITC issues guideline update about immunotherapy for melanoma
The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer has issued an update to its melanoma clinical practice guideline.
Q&A: ‘WikiGuidelines’ collaborative tackles infective endocarditis
The “WikiGuidelines” collaborative has published its second clinical practice guideline, stating that oral transitional therapy is at least as effective as IV-only therapy in treating bacterial infective endocarditis in adults.
Outcomes after HF hospitalization suboptimal, perhaps due to failure to follow guidelines
Among more than 250,000 patients hospitalized for HF for the first time in four countries, more than one-quarter died within 1 year of their hospitalization, according to the EVOLUTION HF cohort study.
Stop antibiotics once incisions are closed, updated SSI guidance says
Antibiotics administered before and during surgery should be stopped immediately after the patient’s incision is closed, according to updated recommendations for preventing surgical site infections.