Guideline Adherence
Healthy diet, exercise linked to reduced risk for metabolic syndrome later in life
Adherence to guideline-recommended physical activity or diet conferred benefits for cardiometabolic health later in life; however, adherence to both may confer the greatest risk reductions, researchers reported.
Many ‘strong’ IDSA recommendations based on lower-quality evidence, analysis finds
Almost half of the recommendations graded as “strong” in 17 current Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guidelines are based on lower-quality evidence, an analysis found.
ACC/AHA announce revisions to 2011 Heart Failure Measure set
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, in collaboration with the Heart Failure Society of America, released retired, revised and new measures for the 2011 Heart Failure Measure set.
New AHA guidance on CPR, emergency CV care ‘a synthesis of important science’
The American Heart Association announced new guidance and updates to prior recommendations for the 2020 guidelines for CPR and emergency CV care, according to a publication in Circulation.
Antithrombotic therapies, troponin protocols among changes to ESC NSTEACS guideline
A new European Society of Cardiology guideline on management of non-ST-segment elevation ACS recommends no pretreatment with P2Y12 inhibitors before PCI in this population, among other changes.
Ventilator allocation guidelines among states vary widely
A new study highlights significant variation in ventilator allocation guidelines among U.S. states, which could result in inequity in the allocation of mechanical ventilatory support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guideline adherence after acute MI improves long-term survival
Patients who adhered to guideline-recommended medical therapy, lifestyle changes and risk factor control after an acute MI had improved long-term survival, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Racial disparities observed in guideline-concordant lung cancer treatment
Only 62% of patients with lung cancer in the United States receive the minimal treatment recommended by National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines, according to results of a study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
ACP details how it manages conflicts of interest for clinical guidelines
Clinical decision support tool helps reduce mortality in patients with severe sepsis
Implementation of an automated tool designed to support adherence to guidelines and promote optimal decision making and antibiotic use resulted in significantly reduced mortality in patients with severe sepsis, according to findings presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America spring conference.