On-line Evidence Based Practice Guidelines

The links on this page will connect you to a number of online resources which have evidence based practice guidelines. ICCMU provides these links as a resource only not a recommendation. (please refer to the full disclaimer)

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International Societies with on-line guidelines

• American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
• American Association for Respiratory Care
• Eurpoean Society of Cardiology 
• NICE - NHS
• Society of Critical Care Medicine

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• Acute Myocardial Infarction, thrombolysis and adjunctive therapy (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse)Revised December 2004, posted January 2005
• Analgesics and Sedatives , guidelines for sustained use in critically ill adults (Source: SCCM, published Jan 2002)
• Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
• Antithrombotic therapy in children. (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) Revised December 2004, posted January 2005
• Antithrombotic therapy during percutaneous coronary intervention (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) Revised December 2004, posted January 2005
• Antithrombotic therapy in patients with saphenous vein and internal mammary artery bypass grafts. (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) Revised December 2004, posted January 2005
• Antithrombotic therapy in pregancy. (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) Revised December 2004, posted January 2005
• Aortic dissection, suspected in acute chest pain, diagnosis [Source National guideline clearinghouse, Bibliographical source: Mammen L, Yucel EK, Khan A, Atalay MK, Haramati LB, Ho VB, Rozenshtein A, Rybicki FJ, Schoepf UJ, Stanford W, Stein B, Woodard PK, Jaff M, Expert Panel on Cardiac Imaging. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute chest pain--suspected aortic dissection. [online publication]. Reston (VA): American College of Radiology (ACR); 2008. 6 p]. [32 references]
• Assessment and management of the critically ill. In: Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. Balas MC, Casey CM, Happ MB. Comprehensive assessment and management of the critically ill. In: Capezuti E, Zwicker D, Mezey M, Fulmer T, editor(s). Evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols for best practice. 3rd ed. New York (NY): Springer Publishing Company; 2008 Jan. p. 565-93. [76 references]

• Asthma, Emergency and inpatient management (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) Release Date - December 2004
• Atrial fibrillation- antithrombotic therapy (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) Revised December 2004, posted January 2005

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• Blood Pressure measurement, recommendations for in humans and experimental animals: Part 1: blood pressure measurement in humans: a statement for professionals from the Subcommittee of Professional and Public Education of the American Heart Association Council on High Blood Pressure Research. (Source: NGC, published on-line May 2005)
• Brain Injury, severe traumatic: management and prognosis. Brain Trauma Foundation
• Brain injury, traumatic adult, American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

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• Capnography/capnometry during mechanical ventilation: 2003 revision and update. (Source: NGC, Published in Respir Care 2003 May;48(5):534-9. [67 references, Developed by American Association for Respiratory Care
• Carbon Monoxide Poisioning.Clinical policy: critical issues in the management of adult patients presenting to the emergency department with acute carbon monoxide poisoning. (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse). April 2008
• Carotid endarterectomy — an evidence-based review. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.(Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) March 2006
• Catheter-related infections, intravascular , management of (Source:NGC, release date May 2001) Intravenous Guideline Subcommittee of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American College of Critical Care Medicine (for the Society of Critical Care Medicine), and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
• Chest pain and acute coronary syndrome (ACS), Diagnosis and treatment of .(Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) Revised December 2004, posted January 2005
• Chest Pain and suspected aortic dissection radiology diagnostic guidelines,American College of Radiology (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) March 2006
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.(Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) Revised December 2004, posted March 2005
• Coronary artery disease - Antithrombotic therapy - (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) Revised December 2004, posted January 2005
• Corticosteriod insufficiency, Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of corticosteroid insufficiency in critically ill adult patients: consensus statements from an international task force by the American College of Critical Care Medicine.Crit Care Med 2008 Jun;36(6):1937-49. [127 references] PubMed
• Critical illness rehabilitation UK NICE comprehensive list of tools and guidance to promote the rehabilitation of critically ill patients

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• Echocardiography: ACC/AHA/ASE guideline update for the clinical application of, (Source: NGC, published online May 2005)
• Electrocardiographic monitoring in hospital settings, practice standards for: an American Heart Association scientific statement from the Councils on Cardiovascular Nursing, Clinical Cardiology, and Cardiovascular Disease in the Young (Source: NGC, published online January 2005) Published in: Circulation 2004 Oct 26;110(17):2721-46
• End-of-life care in the intensive care unit, consensus statement from Academy of Critical Care Medicine. Crit Care Med 2008 Mar;36(3):953-63. [149 references] PubMed
• Endotracheal Tube, removal of, Revision & Update (Source: American Association of Respiratory Therapists 2007)

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• Haemorrhage, intracerebral - spontaneous Adults (American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Stroke Council, High Blood Pressure Research Council, and the Quality of Care and Outcomes in Research Interdisciplinary Working Group, Source: National Guideline Clearing House) 2007 update.
• Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings Guideline from the Hand Hygiene Taskforce (CDC-Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA), published by CDC (USA) in MMWR octobr 25 2002, volume 51
• Head injury: triage, assessment, investigation and early management of head injury in infants, children and adults. (Source NICE, UK, June 2003)
• Head injury: triage, assessment, investigation and early management of head injury in infants, children and adults. (Source NGC, published on line May 2005)
• Heart Failure, adult, left ventricular systolic dysfunction (Source: NGC, revision April 2004, pulished online March 2005)
• Heart failure, acute and chronic, European Society of Cardiology : ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2008. Resources available include: full guideline, slide set, PDA, pocket guidelines and CME questions
• Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: recognition, treatment and prevention (Source: National Guideline Clearing House) Revision 2004, posted January 2005
• Hypoglycemia, Neonatal (Source: The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, Maine USA)

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• Infection Control. Prevention of Healthcare-associated infection in primary and community care. Organization: National Collaborating Centre for Nursing and Supportive Care 2003. (Source: National Guideline Clearing House posted June 2005)
• Intravascular catheter-related infections, guidelines for the prevention (Source: National Guideline Clearing House) Revision 2002, posted April 2005

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• Malaria, management of severe. WHO handbook Second edition 2000
• Mechanical Ventilation, metabolic measurement using indirect calorimetry (Published in Respiratory Care, Sept 2004, 49(9), 1073-9
• Meningococcal disease, prevention and control of. [recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)] Published at Guideline Clearing House Update 2005.
• Myocardial Infarction, st elevation ( source: NGC, September 2004, published online March 2005)
• Myocardial infarction, ST segment elevation European Society of Cardiology 2008, Resources available include: guideline, pda, pocket resource, CME & slideset

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• Neuromuscular Blockade, guidelines for sustained neuromuscular blockade in critically ill patients (Source: SCCM, published Jan 2002 in CCM)
• Nutrition, Specific guidelines for disease - adults (NGC. 2002 American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition - Professional Association)
• Nutritional support for critically ill adults 2009, Society of Critical Care Medicine

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• Obstetrics, critical care (Source: NGC published online July 2009) American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
• Organ donation, Recommendations for non-beating heart: a position paper by the Ethics Committee, American College of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicine. (Source: NGC published online July 2005)
• Oxygen therapy for adults in the acute care facility: 2002 revision and update. (Source: NGC, Published by Respir Care 2002 Jun;47(6):717-20. [33 references], Developed by American Association for Respiratory Care ).

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• Paediatric Intensive Care, guidelines and levels of care (Source: SCCM, Published CCM Oct 2004)
• Peripheral arterial occlusive disease - antithrombotic therapy (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) 2004 Revision, posted 2005
• Pneumonia, community acquired developed by Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)Bloomington (MN) (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) May 2006
• Pneumonia,Health Care Associated CDC guidelines 2003
• Pneumothorax, Spontaneous, Consensus Panel on the Management of. Published at American College of Chest Physicians Website (Online July 2005).
• Post-lumbar puncture headaches, Assessment: prevention of. Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) March 2006
• Pressure Ulcer Prevention (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) December 2007
• Pressure Ulcer Management ( United Kingdom, National Institute for Clinical Excellence, September 2005)
• Pressure relieving devices ( United Kingdom, National Institute for Clinical Excellence, 2003)
• Pulmonary Embolism, Acute, management guidelines (Source: British Thoracic Society, published in Thorax 2003; 58; 470-483.
• Pulmonary embolism, 2008, European Society of Cardiology Resources available include: full guideline, slide set, PDA, pocket guidelines and CME questions

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• Resuscitation and Defibrillation in the Health Care Setting. American Association for Respiratory Care. Respir Care 2004 Sep;49(9):1085-99. [161 references]

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• Sedatives and Analgesics, guidelines for sustained use in critically ill adults (Source: SCCM, published Jan 2002)
• Sepsis Bundles - IHI.Org Release date 2004 Key part of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.
• Sepsis, practice parameters for haemodynamic support in adults (Source: SCCM, published Sept 2004 in CCM)
• Sepsis, Surviving sepsis campaign guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock (Source: SCCM, published January 2008)
• Skeletal pin site care [Source: NGC on behalf National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses (NAON)]
• Spinal, clearance (Alfred, Melbourne)
• Stroke, ischemic- Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) Revised December 2004, posted January 2005
• Subarachnoid haemorrhage, aneurymsal, American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
• Suctioning, nasotracheal. (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse)Published in Respiratory Care, Sept 2004, 49(9), 1080-4
• Supraventricular arrhythmias, ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines for the management of patients with (Source: NGC, A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines) Webpublished May 2005.

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• Thromboembolic disease, venous - Antithrombotic therapy (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse) Revised December 2004, posted January 2005
• Transport, intra hospital and inter hospital transport of critically ill patients, guidelines (Source: SCCM, published Jan 2004 in CCM)

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• Urinary catheter-associated urinary tract infections,Prevention of. In: Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Massachusetts. In: Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction, JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc. Prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in Massachusetts. Part 1: final recommendations of the Expert Panel. Boston (MA): Massachusetts Department of Public Health; 2008 Jan 31. p. 83-9.

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• Valvular Heart Disease, antithrombotic therapy, native and prosthetic (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse)Revised December 2004, posted January 2005)
• Ventilatory support, weaning and discontinuation (Source NGC) Published by Chest 2001 Dec;120(6 Suppl):375S-484S. [224 references])
• Ventilator circuit, Care of the, and its relation to ventilator-associated pneumonia. (Source NGC, Published in Respir Care 2003 Sep;48(9):869-79. [73 references, Developed by American Association for Respiratory Care])
• Ventilator Bundles - IHI release date 2004
• Venous thromboembolism, prevention of (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse)Revised December 2004, posted January 2005 )

• Ventilator circuit, care of and relation to ventilator associated pneumonia (Source: American Association of Respiratory Therapists 2003)
• Vitamin K Antagonists, pharmacology and management (Source: National Guideline Clearinghouse)Revised November 2004, posted January 2005)

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