Objectiveshere has previously been a lack of a nationally agreed evidence based guideline for the management of childhood constipation in the UK, but the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) released such guidelines in May 2010. When we surveyed general paediatricians in October 2009 ...
Conclusions This study indicates that since the introduction of the NICE childhood constipation guidelines there has been a major shift in the way paediatricians are guiding their constipation treatment decisions, with almost universal uptake of the guidelines across the North West. Perceived consistency ...
By integrating culturally appropriate, evidence-based strategies, these guidelines aim to enhance dementia care quality, incorporate the perspectives of patients and caregivers, support healthcare professionals, and promote safer, more effective management of dementia across diverse healthcare settings in the...
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Management of constipation Constipation, defined as the gradual impaction of the colon (see Table 2 for the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Cystic Fibrosis Working Group’s definition), is very common in both paediatric and adult patients, affecting about 50%...
●≥27 kg/m2 to <30 kg/m2 (overweight) in the presence of at least one weight-related comorbid condition (e.g. hypertension, dyslipidaemia, obstructive sleep apnoea, cardiovascular disease, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes). Place in NICE guidelines ...
The UK NICE guideline on the Diagnosis and Assessment of Food Allergy in Children and Young People was published in 2011, highlighting the important role of primary care physicians, dietitians, nurses and other community based health care professionals i
There have been hundreds of millions of cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). With the growing population of recovered patients, it is crucial to understand the long-term consequences of the disease and ...
Diabetic polyneuropathy Neuropathic pain Screening Diagnosis Treatment Guidelines 1. Introduction Diabetic neuropathy represents a condition that develops in the context of diabetes and cannot be attributed to other causes of peripheral neuropathy [1], [2], [3]. It manifests in the somatic and/or au...
Assessing pain in CLN2 children is challenging because of their lack of language. Therefore patients should be assessed carefully for any possible cause for pain and treatment should be specified accordingly: Gastrointestinal problems such as constipation and gastric reflux are frequent sources of pain....