Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, The Government of Tanzania (2007) Standard Treatment Guidelines (STG) and the National Essential Medicines List (NEMLIT) for mainland Tanzania. Dar es Salaam.MoHSW: Standard treatment guideline (STG) and the national essential medicines list (NEMLIT) for ...
10,11 Other trials were limited in size or did not achieve adequate differentiation in glucose control between treatment groups.12 Current acute stroke guidelines from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) suggest treating hyperglycemia to achieve a blood glucose level in...
The variety and complexity of human conditions make it impossible for general guidelines to consistently allow for an accurate diagnosis to be reached or a specific treatment response to be predicted. Therefore, it should be recognized that adhering to these standards/guidelines does not ensure a ...
3.14.4Standards A standard is a document that provides information on requirements, specifications, guidelines, or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure that the product is fit for the purpose. In India, we have three types of standards, namely, Process standards that are document...
1 Widespread use of a multimodality treatment strategy involving neoadjuvant chemotherapy with radiotherapy and subsequent total mesorectal excision for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) has improved survival. However, during the past decade, reduction in mortality has slowed for rectal cancer1 owing ...
6.2 Treatment plans(1) The patient should rest in bed, being monitored for vital signs (heart rate, pulse oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, blood pressure) and given supportive treatment to ensure sufficient energy intake and balance for water, electrolytes, acid-base levels and other internal...
Patients with signs of DVT were given timely treatment in the case of VTE. ② A VTE team was established to regularly discuss and summarize the problems during the prevention process, to resolve the nursing problems in practice by reviewing the literature, and to supervise the prevention process...
These alternative guidelines are often based on personal or anecdotal evidence and have not undergone the rigorous safety and efficacy research used by ACIP to make its recommendations. No alternative immunization schedule is endorsed by any medical association in the United States.10 ...
Treatment groups were balanced demographically and had significantly different INR values, consistent with their assigned group of therapeutic intensity. Limitations This study had several limitations. First, the rate of the primary outcome (VTE or death) was lower than anticipated. Thus, the trial ...
Systolic blood pressure (SBP) less than 80 mm Hg,6,7 mean arterial pressure less than 60 mm Hg,4 and a reduction of 30% to 50% from baseline are common treatment thresholds used in clinical practice,7,8 highlighting the lack of consensus. Current guidelines from the American College of ...