BOAST 4 Guidelines - Literature Review and Recommendations

Panner’s disease: literature review and treatment recommendations

PURPOSE To determine the most up-to-date theory on the aetiology of Panner's disease, to form a consensus on the assessment of radiographs and to evaluate clinical outcome in order to summarise the best available evidence for diagnosis and treatment. METHODS A review of studies to date on Panner's disease. Studies were eligible if: (1) the study provided criteria for defining Panner's disease...

Chapter – 4 LITERATURE REVIEW

Elective Surgery Guidelines During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Current Literature Review

Background: The primary purpose of this literature review is to investigate different views of elective surgery management during the COVID-19 pandemic. In other words, the guidelines about diseases prevention and their proper management during performing elective surgeries have been reviewed. Materials and Methods: Current articles related to COVID-19 and practicing elective surgeries in diff...

Getting guidelines into practice: a literature review.

Background Clinical guidelines have the potential to ensure that a research knowledge base underpins practice. Their development nationally and locally has increased dramatically in recent years. The challenge lies in implementing them. This literature review of guideline implementation was conducted to inform the development of implementation strategies for the Royal College of Nursing nationa...

Psoriasis and obesity: literature review and recommendations for management.

Recent studies have found a relationship between obesity and chronic inflammation, confirmed by the association of high levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF-_), interleukin six (IL-6,) and reactive C-protein with an increase in body mass index (BMI). In obese individuals, this inflammatory condition could contribute to the development or aggravation of psoriasis. Analogous phenomena have alread...