Changes in kidney function after adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism by Yumi Tomiie, Yatsuka Hibi, Rie Nobe, Keito Yokoi, Yusuke Koshima, Kimio Ogawa, Tsuneo Imai, Zenichi Morise

“…To evaluate kidney dysfunction unmasked by adrenalectomy, we investigated changes in the eGFR after adrenalectomy according to the clinically assessable indication of “a certain drop in eGFR” as defined by the 2012 Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes clinical practice guideline. Methods: This study included 54 patients with PA who underwent unilateral adrenalectomy between 2005 and 2022 at our institution. …”
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Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) validity, prevalence, tools and interventions: systematic review protocol by Karen A Robinson, Aneesa Motala, Susanne Hempel, Jeremy Miles, Jill Johnston, Sachi Yagyu, Margie Danz, Danica Tolentino, Omid Akbari, Diana Zhang

“…We will conduct a comprehensive search in 22 multidisciplinary databases for primary and secondary research, research registries and clinical practice guideline repositories. We will reference-mine reviews and included studies, and confer with experts. …”
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Comparing physical therapist clinical specialists to experienced nonspecialists on physical activity education for patients with heart failure: A modified retrospective cohort stud... by Tamira Prince, Lawrence P. Cahalin, Meryl Cohen, Gregory W. Hartley, Neva Kirk‐Sanchez, Kathryn E. Roach

“…Conclusion Specialist physical therapists treating patients with HF in the inpatient hospital setting provided patient education on physical activity at a level more closely matching their skills and the clinical practice guideline than did experienced nonspecialists. …”
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The effects of high-intensity training on walking speed and endurance in the subacute phase poststroke: a systematic review by Alejandro Ojeda-Manzano, Elsy Arlene Pérez-Padilla, Sergio Iván Sanguino-Suárez, Christine Cabelka, Humberto Salgado, Alexandra Borstad

“…These findings align with the clinical practice guideline (CPG) for chronic stroke patients. …”
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Rehabilitation of the lower extremities, standing and walking function in people with spinal cord injury or disease: Guideline of the German-Speaking Medical Society for Spinal Cor... by Irrgang, Sophie, Himmelhaus, Sandra, Allek, Kirstin, Bartholet, Claudio, Bersch-Porada, Ines, Curt, Armin, Huber, Burkhart, Kuhn, Daniel, Kynast, Karen, Weidner, Norbert, Scheel-Sailer, Anke

“…To increase quality of rehabilitation and use newest evidence, the clinical practice guideline (CPG) “S2e-Guideline Rehabilitation of lower extremities, standing and walking function in people with SCI/D” of the German speaking Medical Association for Paraplegiology (DMGP) was updated. …”
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The development and application of performance indicators to assess veterinarians’ adherence to the clinical practice Streptococcus suis in weaned pigs guideline by Isaura Y.A. Wayop, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Emely de Vet, Anke Lambooij, David C. Speksnijder

“…In 2014, the Streptococcus suis (S. suis) clinical practice guideline was introduced. To date, no information has been collected about the extent to which veterinarians were using this guideline. …”
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Imaging analysis using Artificial Intelligence to predict outcomes after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: protocol for a retrospective cohort study by Athanasios Saratzis, Juliette Raffort, Robert J Hinchliffe, Jonathan Boyle, George A Antoniou, Arun Pherwani, Maarit Venermo, Fabien Lareyre, Stavros K Kakkos, Mario D’Oria, Bahaa Nasr, Matthias Trenner

“…The training and testing dataset will be respectively composed of 70% and 30% of the cohort.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol is designed to ensure that the sponsor and the investigators comply with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the ICH E6 good clinical practice guideline. The study has been approved by the ethics committee of the University Hospital of Patras (Patras, Greece) under the number 492/05.12.2024. …”
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Summary of Best Evidence for Integrated Airway Management in ICU Tracheostomy Patients by Guo J, Li Y, Xie D, Zhang M, Fu S

“…Two researchers independently evaluated the quality of the literature, extracted data, and summarized evidence from publications meeting the inclusion criteria.Results: A total of 12 relevant documents were retrieved, including 6 guidelines, 2 expert consensus papers, 1 best clinical practice guideline, 3 Meta-analyses. Through summarization and induction, 49 best evidence pieces were obtained across three major themes: maintenance and protection, nursing measures, and multidisciplinary collaboration and quality improvement. …”
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Protocol for a prospective multicentre cohort study to address the question whether diabetes and its management is still a risk factor in fast-track joint arthroplasty by Sten Madsbad, Søren Overgaard, Torben Bæk Hansen, Claus Varnum, Henrik Kehlet, Martin Lindberg-Larsen, Manuel Josef Bieder, Kirill Gromov, Thomas Jakobsen, Luma Mahmoud Issa, Mikkel Rathsach Andersen, Christoffer Calov Jørgensen

“…The secondary outcome is the association between perioperative diabetes treatment and LOS >2 days, 90-day readmission rate, other patient demographics and Comprehensive Complication Index for patients with DM after THA/TKA/UKA in a fast-track regimen.Ethics and dissemination The study will follow the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and ICH-Good Clinical Practice guideline. Ethical approval was not necessary as this is a non-interventional observational study on current practice. …”
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Health promotion and cardiovascular risk reduction in people with spinal cord injury: physical activity, healthy diet and maintenance after discharge— protocol for a prospective na... by Nicolaj Jersild Holm, Tom Møller, Lis Adamsen, Line Trine Dalsgaard, Fin Biering-Sorensen, Lone Helle Schou

“…This study will investigate implementation of recommendations from a recent clinical practice guideline for identification and management of cardiometabolic risk after SCI through multimodal patient education in a subacute clinical setting.Methods and analysis All patients who are aged 18 years or older with an SCI within the previous 12 months and admitted to highly specialised rehabilitation are included, regardless of SCI aetiology or neurological level. …”
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Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review by Toni Zhong, Glenn G. Fletcher, Muriel Brackstone, Simon G. Frank, Renee Hanrahan, Vivian Miragias, Christiaan Stevens, Danny Vesprini, Alyssa Vito, Frances C. Wright

“…We conducted a systematic review of these topics to be used as the evidence base for an updated clinical practice guideline on breast reconstruction for Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario). …”
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Patterns of Amphotericin B Use and Factors Related to Mortality in a Low-Middle Income Country: An Observational and Longitudinal Study by Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo, Lian Manuela Soto-Romero, Luis Fernando Navarrete-Santa, Rodrigo Montoya-García, Jaime Andrés Ríos-Montoya, Alejandra Sabogal-Ortiz, Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The use of amphotericin B was consistent with clinical practice guideline recommendations. In-hospital mortality was common, and factors such as increased comorbidities, higher qSOFA scores, coinfection with <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> and invasive procedures like mechanical ventilation were linked to increased mortality.…”
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Donkey milk supplementation alleviates renal fibrosis of chronic kidney disease by enhancing anti-inflammatory ability by Cui Huimin, Wang Peng, Chen Man, Lin Hong, Zhao Yuxin, Pu Zhiyu, Yang Jianjun

“…ABSTRACT: Donkey milk, rich in essential nutrients, is not only able to meet the nutritional needs of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) according to the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guideline for Nutrition in CKD, but also has strong anti-inflammatory properties. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of targeted therapy cardiotoxicity research in cancer patients (2004–2024) by Guoming Chen, Guang Chen, Huiping Zhou, Qingyi Yang, Yifan Shang, Rui Qin, Yingyue Hou, Cheng Zhang, Jiarui Lin, Xuan Ye, Ning Wang, Yibin Feng

“…The most cited publication is a guideline titled “Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline.” These results indicate a rising trend in research on tumor-targeted therapy cardiotoxicity over the past two decades. …”
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Metformin for covid-19: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Gordon Guyatt, Arnav Agarwal, Qi Zhou, Dena Zeraatkar, Thomas Agoritsas, Reed AC Siemieniuk, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Nazmul Islam, Per Olav Vandvik, Saifur R Chowdhury, Md Kamrul Hasan, Mahmudur Rahman Chowdhury

“…Objective To summarise the effects of metformin on covid-19 to inform a World Health Organization (WHO) clinical practice guideline.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources As part of a living systematic review and network meta-analysis of drug treatments for covid-19 (covid-19 LNMA), a search was performed of the WHO covid-19 database, six Chinese databases, and the Epistemonikos Foundation's Living Overview of the Evidence covid-19 Repository (covid-19 L-OVE).Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Randomised controlled trials that compared metformin with placebo in patients with acute covid-19 infection.Data synthesis Frequentist pairwise meta-analyses were performed using the restricted maximum likelihood random effects model. …”
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2024 Chinese guideline on the construction and application of medical blockchain# by Xiaoping Chen, Feng Cao, Qing Wang, Zhewei Ye, Xiaoping Chen, Zhewei Ye, Feng Cao, Weiqian Chen, Wei Cui, Donglei Feng, Guozhong Ji, Zhean Lin, Qinghu Meng, Min Luo, Yilong Luo, Weijia Lv, Yanguo Qin, Xihu Qin, Xueming Si, Bing Tan, Zhihong Tian, Qing Wang, Chenhui Wang, Weigang Wu, Lipeng Xiang, Guangjun Yu, Dawei Ye, Xiumei Zhang, He Zhao, Zibin Zheng, Ceng Zeng, Wei Zhang, Qiru Zhou, Peizhuo Zang, Xiaoping Chen, Feng Cao, Qing Wang, Zhewei Ye, Yi Xie, Zhewei Ye, Feng Cao, Geng Lu, He Zhao, Feng Cao, Weiqian Chen, Wurong Chen, Xiaoping Chen, Min Cai, Yang Deng, Donglei Feng, Liang Gao, Yong Gao, Wentao Gong, Zheng Guo, Bin He, Debiao He, Zhiwei Hao, Guoliang Hu, Yong Hu, Dongchen Huang, Jufang Huang, Biqiang Huang, Wei Huang, Guozhong Ji, Jie Ji, Yijie Kuang, Qing Lei, Huiwu Li, Jie Li, Jing Li, Kainan Li, Zhi Li, Zhean Lin, Yuehong Liu, Geng Lu, Tong Lu, Sheng Lu, Min Luo, Yilong Luo, Weijia Lv, Qinghu Meng, Qingjiang Pang, Shijie Peng, Xihu Qin, Yanguo Qin, Bing Qiu, Bing Qin, Hongxun Sang, Qing Shan, Xueming Si, Shan Tan, Zhihong Tian, Chenhui Wang, Kai Wang, Qing Wang, Yi Wang, Xiaoru Wen, Jiangxin Wu, Weigang Wu, Lipeng Xiang, Xuan Xiao, Yi Xie, Liming Xiong, Jinlin Xu, Dawei Ye, Zhewei Ye, Guangjun Yu, Huiwen Yang, Peizhuo Zang, Cheng Zeng, Wei Zhang, Xiumei Zhang, Yuanzhi Zhang, He Zhao, Meng Zhao, Zibin Zheng, Da Zhong, Feifei Zhou, Qiru Zhou, Qinmiao Zhu, Jun Zou, Yi Xie

“…Although blockchain technology has been applied in various industries, its application in the medical field needs more driving force, and its development needs to be standardized. This clinical practice guideline is developed following the World Health Organization's recommended process, adopting Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation in assessing evidence quality. …”
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Distinct immunity dynamics of natural killer cells in mild and moderate COVID-19 cases during the Omicron variant phase by Yukari Nishikawa, Kosuke Yamaguchi, Ma’arif Athok Shofiudin, Momone Mimura, Miyako Takata, Shu Mihara, Takeru Kawakami, Ayumu Doi, Risa Matsuda, Hiroyuki Kato, Ryo Okamoto, Kengo Mukuda, Naoki Kinoshita, Kensaku Okada, Tsuyoshi Kitaura, Masaki Nakamoto, Hisashi Noma, Yusuke Endo, Akira Yamasaki, Hiroki Chikumi

“…Of these, 11 and 16 were diagnosed with mild and moderate COVID-19, respectively, based on the Japanese COVID-19 clinical practice guideline. Peripheral blood NK cell subsets and surface markers, including the activating receptor NKG2D and the inhibitory receptor TIGIT, as well as serum levels of 24 immunoregulatory markers, such as cytokines and cytotoxic mediators, were measured at admission and recovery. …”
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Dietary nutrient intake and nutritional status in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a multicenter cross-sectional survey by Zhi-Qian Chen, Li Luo, Xin-Xin Chen, Xiao-Yu Zhang, Shu-Qing Yin, Guang-Hui Xiao, Na Xu, Qun Liu, Chun-Yan Su

“…Among them, 225 (58.9%) and 233 (61.0%) patients’ protein and energy intake did not meet the recommendations outlined in the National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Clinical Practice Guideline for Nutrition in Chronic Kidney Disease (2020 update). …”
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Good clinical practice recommendations for proton pump inhibitor prescription and deprescription. A review by experts from the AMG by L.R. Valdovinos-García, A.S. Villar-Chávez, F.M Huerta-Iga, M. Amieva-Balmori, J.S. Arenas-Martínez, R. Bernal-Reyes, E. Coss-Adame, O. Gómez-Escudero, P.C. Gómez-Castaños, M. González-Martínez, E.C Morel-Cerda, J.M. Remes-Troche, M.C. Rodríguez-Leal, D. Ruiz-Romero, M.A. Valdovinos-Diaz, G. Vázquez-Elizondo, J.A. Velarde-Ruiz Velasco, M.R. Zavala-Solares

“…This document is not intended to be a clinical practice guideline or utilize the methodology said format requires. …”
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Can theory-driven implementation interventions help clinician champions promote opioid stewardship after childbirth? Protocol for a pragmatic implementation study by Michelle H. Moniz, Michelle H. Moniz, Michelle H. Moniz, Amy M. Kilbourne, Amy M. Kilbourne, Alex F. Peahl, Alex F. Peahl, Alex F. Peahl, Jennifer F. Waljee, Jennifer F. Waljee, Jennifer F. Waljee, Shelytia Cocroft, Carey Simpson, Carey Simpson, Lisa Kane Low, Lisa Kane Low, Lisa Kane Low, Mark C. Bicket, Mark C. Bicket, Mark C. Bicket, Michael J. Englesbe, Michael J. Englesbe, Michael J. Englesbe, Molly J. Stout, Molly J. Stout, Vidhya Gunaseelan, Vidhya Gunaseelan, Althea Bourdeau, Althea Bourdeau, May Hu, Carrie Miller, Carrie Miller, Shawna N. Smith, Shawna N. Smith, Shawna N. Smith

“…BackgroundOur objective is to determine the effect of a new national clinical practice guideline (CPG) for pain management after childbirth, as implemented with less vs. more intensive implementation support, on postpartum opioid prescribing.MethodsA quasi-experimental analysis will measure the impact of post-childbirth pain management guidelines on opioid prescribing in a statewide hospital collaborative, overall and among key patient subgroups at risk for inequitable care and outcomes. …”
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