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New guidelines for travellers to avoid DVT on long flights

February 8, 2012
New guidelines for travellers have been issued. Experts warn that those with a higher risk of serious blood clots who opt for the window seat on flights longer than four hours are potentially putting themselves in danger. People who should be most concerned are those who have recently had surgery, ...

EASL publishes first European Clinical Practice Guidelines for Wilson’s disease

February 7, 2012
Geneva, Switzerland: The first European Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and management of Wilson's disease are published today by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) on the EASL website -- www.easl.eu .(1) Developed to assist physicians and healthcare providers in the clinical decision ...

EASL publishes first European Clinical Practice Guidelines for Wilson’s disease

February 7, 2012
Geneva, Switzerland: The first European Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and management of Wilson's disease are published today by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) on the EASL website -- www.easl.eu.(1) Developed to assist physicians and healthcare providers in the clinical decision making process, ...

New DVT guidelines: No evidence to support ‘economy class syndrome’

February 7, 2012
New evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) address the many risk factors for developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), or blood clot, as the result of long-distance travel. These risk factors include the use of oral contraceptives, sitting in a window seat, advanced age, and pregnancy. ...

New ACCP guidelines address DVT/PE risk factors for long-distance travel

February 7, 2012
New evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) address the many risk factors for developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), or blood clot, as the result of long-distance travel.

New guidelines suggest DVT prophylaxis not appropriate for all patients

February 7, 2012
(American College of Chest Physicians) New evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians recommend considering individual patients' risk of thrombosis when deciding for or against the use of preventive therapies for deep vein thrombosis and venous thromboembolism. Furthermore, the ACCP now indicates aspirin is an option for the ...

New DVT guidelines: No evidence to support ‘economy class syndrome’

February 7, 2012
(American College of Chest Physicians) New evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians address the many risk factors for developing a deep vein thrombosis, or blood clot, as the result of long-distance travel. These risk factors include the use of oral contraceptives, sitting in a window seat, advanced ...

EASL publishes first European Clinical Practice Guidelines for Wilson’s disease

February 7, 2012
(European Association for the Study of the Liver) The first European Clinical Practice Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Wilson's disease are published today by the European Association for the Study of the Liver. Developed to assist physicians and health-care providers in the clinical decision making process, the guidelines ...

New Guidelines To Prevent Infection In Minor Surgery

February 1, 2012
New guidelines from the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) aimed at minimising surgical infection in day centres and primary care are now published in the Journal of Hospital Infection...

New HIS guidelines to minimize surgical infections in day centres, primary care

January 31, 2012
New guidelines from the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) aimed at minimising surgical infection in day centres and primary care are now published in the Journal of Hospital Infection.

New HIS guidelines to minimise surgical infection in day centres and primary care

January 30, 2012
New guidelines from the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) aimed at minimising surgical infection in day centres and primary care are now published in The Journal of Hospital Infection .

New guidelines to prevent infection in minor surgery

January 30, 2012
New guidelines from the Healthcare Infection Society (HIS) aimed at minimising surgical infection in day centres and primary care are now published in the Journal of Hospital Infection.