The EAACI/GA²LEN/EDF/WAO guideline for the definition,classification, diagnosis and management of urticaria

This evidence‐ and consensus‐based guideline was developed following the methods recommended by Cochrane and the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) working group. The conference was held on 1 December 2016. It is a joint initiative of the Dermatology Section of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), the EU‐founded network of excellence, the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA²LEN), the European Dermatology Forum (EDF) and the World Allergy Organization (WAO) with the participation of 48 delegates of 42 national and international societies. This guideline was acknowledged and accepted by the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Urticaria is a frequent, mast cell‐driven disease, presenting with wheals, angioedema, or both. The lifetime prevalence for acute urticaria is approximately 20%. Chronic spontaneous urticaria and other chronic forms of urticaria are disabling, impair quality of life and affect performance at work and school. This guideline covers the definition and classification of urticaria, taking into account the recent progress in identifying its causes, eliciting factors and pathomechanisms. In addition, it outlines evidence‐based diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for the different subtypes of urticaria.     

Identification of an updated set of prescribing-safety indicators for GPs

Background

Medication error is an important contributor to patient morbidity and mortality and is associated with inadequate patient safety measures. However, prescribing-safety tools specifically designed for use in general practice are lacking.

Aim

To identify and update a set of prescribing-safety indicators for assessing the safety of prescribing in general practice, and to estimate the risk of harm to patients associated with each indicator.

Design and setting

RAND/UCLA consensus development of indicators in UK general practice.

Method

Prescribing indicators were identified from a systematic review and previous consensus exercise. The RAND Appropriateness Method was used to further identify and develop the indicators with an electronic-Delphi method used to rate the risk associated with them. Twelve GPs from all the countries of the UK participated in the RAND exercise, with 11 GPs rating risk using the electronic-Delphi approach.

Results

Fifty-six prescribing-safety indicators were considered appropriate for inclusion (overall panel median rating of 7–9, with agreement). These indicators cover hazardous prescribing across a range of therapeutic indications, hazardous drug–drug combinations and inadequate laboratory test monitoring. Twenty-three (41%) of these indicators were considered high risk or extreme risk by 80% or more of the participants.

Conclusion

This study identified a set of 56 indicators that were considered, by a panel of GPs, to be appropriate for assessing the safety of GP prescribing. Twenty-three of these indicators were considered to be associated with high or extreme risk to patients and should be the focus of efforts to improve patient safety.     

创面修复科护士职业标准的全国专家共识

创面修复科是一门新兴学科,目前尚没有护士职业标准。为更好地规范和加强创面修复科护士队伍的能力和体系建设,中国老年医学学会烧创伤分会、中国医师协会中国创面修复科标准化建设专家委员会、全国创面修复专科联盟组织国内专家,从术语和定义、通用条件、职业要求、技能要求、培训要求、考试考核及颁证等方面,撰写了创面修复科护士职业标准的全国专家共识,供全国同行参考。     

Identification of a Strong Promoter of Bacteriophage MB78 that Lacks Consensus Sequence Around Minus 35 Region and Interacts with Phage Specific Factor

A strong promoter of bacteriophage MB78 does not have minus 35 consensus sequence although it has a TGn motif immediately upstream of minus 10 sequence as well as the AT rich UP element. It is efficiently recognised by the sigma 70 RNA polymerase, however, a phage-specific factor competes with sigma 70 RNA polymerase for binding to this region, the binding of the factor being stronger than that of the polymerase. Contrary to the reports in the literature the polymerase appears not to bind to the UP element whereas the phage-specific factor does. The latter seems to be involved in the regulation of the promoter activity. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

新生儿脑电生理监测分级管理专家共识北大核心CSCD

美国临床神经生理学协会已经发表了新生儿脑电图监测指南,中国也发表了新生儿振幅整合脑电图(amplitude-integrated electroencephalogram,aEEG)专家共识。由于缺乏脑电监测设备和专业解读人员,不同级别的新生儿病房很难严格按照指南或共识进行脑电监测。中华医学会儿科学分会新生儿学组成立了由新生儿、儿童神经和神经电生理专业人员组成的专家组对已经发表的指南和专家共识及相关领域的文献进行审查,建立了适用于不同级别新生儿病房脑电监测的分层管理建议。基于视频脑电图和aEEG特点,根据当地医疗资源和患儿疾病特征,专家组认为视频脑电图和aEEG可以互相补充应用,适用于不同级别的新生儿病房。该共识对促进新生儿、儿童神经和神经电生理专业人员之间的合作和远程脑电监测实施提出了建议。     

Risk stratification of patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Accurate risk stratification of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) has become increasingly important owing to emerging adjuvant systemic treatments. All GISTs have been considered to have some malignant potential, but this hypothesis is now seriously challenged by studies indicating that microscopic gastric GISTs that are common in the general population probably have little or no malignant potential. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus classification system, based on tumor size and mitotic count, is commonly used to assess patient prognosis after surgical resection. Large retrospective cohort studies from several countries now uniformly indicate that the NIH classification carries substantial prognostic value. In particular, patients with high-risk GIST (approximately 44% of all) have substantially poorer outcome than those with intermediate-risk (24%) or low/very low-risk GIST (32%), whose survival is not markedly inferior to that of the general population in some studies. Gastric GISTs (approximately 58% of all GISTs) have a lower risk of recurrence than nongastric tumors of the same size and mitotic count, and tumor rupture confers clearly increased risk. These 2 important risk stratification factors are not considered in the NIH classification. Patients with certain nongastric tumors (2.1-5 cm and > 5 mitoses per 50 high-power fields or 5.1-10 cm and < or = 5 per 50 high-power fields) and those with tumor rupture are proposed to be included in the NIH high-risk category. High-risk patients defined by the proposed modified system have more than 15% to 20% risk of disease recurrence. The proposed system, if validated, may be useful in identifying which patients might potentially benefit from adjuvant therapy.     

ARP抑制剂不良反应管理的中国专家共识（2021年版）

卵巢癌是一种常见的妇科恶性肿瘤,我国每年新发病例约5.5万例,每年死亡人数达3.7万例［1-2］。经传统手术和含铂化疗治疗后,仅40%的患者生存期超过5年［3］。多项研究证实聚腺苷二磷酸核糖聚合酶(poly ADP-ribose polymerase,PARP)抑制剂维持治疗可以显著延长新诊断或铂敏感复发性卵巢癌患者的生存期,已经成为卵巢癌治疗的新模式。     

子宫颈原位腺癌诊断与管理的中国专家共识（2021年版）

随着子宫颈癌、子宫颈病变的规范筛查与诊治,以及人乳头瘤病毒（human papillomavirus,HPV）疫苗预防接种的宣教和启动,子宫颈鳞状细胞癌在子宫颈恶性肿瘤所占比例呈下降趋势,而子宫颈腺病变包括原位腺癌（adenocarcinoma in situ,AIS）的发病比率逐渐增加。