Recent Guidelines of Relevance to Elderly Care

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012].

Recent NICE Guidelines

1. NICE (2012). Alteplase for treating acute ischaemic stroke (review of technology appraisal guidance 122). Manchester: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), September 2012. NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance TA264. Full Text Link.
2. NICE Pathways. London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), June 2012. Full Text Link.
3. NICE (2012). Osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture. Manchester: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), August 2012. NICE Clinical Guideline CG146. Full Text Link.
4. Rivaroxaban for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis and prevention of recurrent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Manchester: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), July 2012. NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance TA261. Full Text Link.
5. NICE (2012). Support for education and learning: academic detailing aid. Low dose antipsychotics in people with dementia. London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), March / September 2012. [This is not a guideline as such]. Full Text Link.
6. NICE (2012). Urinary incontinence in neurological disease: management of lower urinary tract dysfunction in neurological disease. Clinical Guideline No. CG148. Manchester: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), August 2012. Full Text Link.
7. NICE (2012). Venous thromboembolic diseases. London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), June 2012. Clinical Guideline CG144. Full Text Link.

Recent Guideline-Related Articles (International)

1. Sorbi, S. Hort, J. Erkinjuntti, T. [et al] (2012). EFNS-ENS Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of disorders associated with dementia. European Journal of Neurology: the Official Journal of the European Federation of Neurological Societies, September 2012, Vol.19(9), pp.1159-1179.
2. Muayqil, T. Gronseth, G. Camicioli, R. Evidence-based guideline: diagnostic accuracy of CSF 14-3-3 protein in sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: report of the Guideline Development Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology. September 19^th 2012. [Epub ahead of print]. Full Text Link.
3. Watts, NB. Adler, RA. Bilezikian, JP. [et al]. Osteoporosis in men: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. June 2012; 97(6): 1802-22.
4. Gelis, A. Pariel, S. Colin, D. [et al]. What is the role of TPE in management of patients at risk or with pressure ulcer as of 2012? Towards development of French guidelines for clinical practice. Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. September 17^th 2012. pii: S1877-0657(12)01228-6. [Epub ahead of print].