Guidelines in Pulmonary & Critical Care

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Here is an index of links to the clinical guidelines in pulmonary & critical care from major specialty societies, including the American Thoracic Society's (ATS) guidelines, American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines, Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) guidelines, and British Thoracic Society (BTS) guidelines. PulmCCM is not affiliated with or endorsed in any way by ATS, ACCP, BTS, SCCM, or any other professional society that we know of. These are links only, provided to enhance education; original content and copyright resides with the societies. This index of pulmonary & critical care guidelines will be updated periodically as new ones are published, but some may be out of date. Please suggest updates and other guidelines for inclusion by commenting or emailing us; also see our library of pulmonary and critical care review articles and practice updates.

6-minute walk test, performance and interpretation	ATS	2002
Acute renal failure (ARF, AKI) in critically ill: prevention, management	ATS	2010
Air travel for people with respiratory disease	BTS	2011
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, diagnosis and management	ATS/ERS	2003
Anoxic brain injury/encephalopathy, predicting outcome after	AAN	2006
Anticoagulation / antithrombotic guidelines, ACCP 9th ed.	ACCP	2012
Asthma, management of	BTS	2011
Asthma exacerbations, management of in the emergency department	NAEPP	2009
Asthma, diagnosis and management of	NHLBI/NIH	2007
Asthma, diagnosis and management	ICSI	2012
Asthma, management and prevention	GINA	2011
Asthma in the workplace (ATS)	ATS	2009
Asthma, work-related, diagnosis and management (ACCP)	ACCP	2008
Asthma exacerbations, follow-up management	ATS	2009
Asthma and obesity	ATS	2010
Asbestosis, initial workup and management	ATS	2004
Atrial fibrillation, management of	AHA/ACC	2006
Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery, prevention and management	ACCP	2005
Brain death, determining in adults	AAN	2010
Bronchiectasis (non-CF), management	BTS	2010
Bronchoalveolar lavage in the workup of interstitial lung disease	ATS	2012
Bronchoscopy, medications during	ACCP	2011
Bronchoscopy, preventing infection during	ACCP	2005
Capnography/Capnometry during mechanical ventilation	N/A	2011
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency CV care	AHA	2010
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), management of	ATS/ACCP/ERS	2011
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET), performance and interpretation	ACCP/ATS	2003
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing, clinician's guide	AHA	2010
Chronic cough due to gastroesophageal reflux disease, diagnosis and management	ACCP	2006
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), integrated care of	ATS	2012
COPD, update of GOLD guidelines	GOLD	2011
Community acquired pneumonia (CAP), management	ATS/IDSA	2007
Community acquired pneumonia, management	BTS	2009
Cough, diagnosis and management	ACCP	2006
Cough, management of	BTS	2007
Deep venous thrombosis, diagnosis and management	ACCP	2012
Dyspnea, mechanisms, assessment, management of	ATS	2012
Dyspnea in people with advanced heart and lung disease, management of	ACCP	2010
Exhaled nitric oxide, clinical applications	ATS	2011
Fleischner Society guidelines for pulmonary nodule surveillance	RSNA	2005
Fungal infections, treatment of	ATS	2011
Hospital or ventilator-associated pneumonia (HAP, VAP, HCAP)	IDSA/ATS	2005
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) diagnosis and management	ATS/ERS	2011
Inferior vena cava filters (retrievable): proper use and removal	Soc Int Rad	2006
Inferior vena cava filters: radiologic management of	ACR	2012
Inhalers, how to choose the best one for your patient	ACCP	2005
Lung cancer diagnosis and management	ACCP	2007
Lung cancer, management in high-risk patients	ACCP	2012
Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT	ACCP/ATS	2012
Muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), respiratory management of	ACCP	2007
Myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), management of	ACC/AHA	2012
Myocardial infarction (STEMI), management of	ACC/AHA	2009
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (BiPAP): when to use in acute illness	CCCS	2011
Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), management	ACC/AHA	2012
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, diagnosis, treatment, prevention	IDSA/ATS	2007
Nutrition support in mechanically ventilated pts (TPN, PPN, enteric tube feeding)	CCCS	2011
Nutrition support in critical illness guideline (TPN, PPN, tube feeds)	SCCM	2010
Obstructive sleep apnea, management of	ACP	2013
Obstructive sleep apnea, perioperative management of	ASA	2006
Palliative care for people with respiratory diseases and critical illness (ATS)	ATS	2008
Palliative care and end-of-life care for patients with heart and lung disease (ACCP)	ACCP	2007
Pancreatitis (severe & acute with critical illness), management of	ATS	2004
Pleural disease, management	BTS	2010
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)	ATS	2006
Post-cardiac arrest syndrome, anoxic encephalopathy, statement on	AHA	2008
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), diagnosis and management	ACCP	2004
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), updated medical therapy guideline	ACCP	2007
Pulmonary embolism, diagnosis and treatment of	ACCP	2012
Pulmonary embolism, diagnosis in pregnant women, pregnancy	ATS	2011
Pulmonary function testing (PFTs), how to interpret	ATS/ERS	2005
Pulmonary nodules (solid or subsolid), evaluation & surveillance	ACCP	2013
Pulmonary nodule evaluation & surveillance (Fleischer Society Guidelines)	RSNA	2005
Pulmonary rehabilitation (ATS)	ATS/ERS	2006
Pulmonary rehabilitation (ACCP)	ACCP/ACP	2007
Pulmonary hypertension, consensus document	AHA/ACCF	2009
Sedation and analgesia in critically ill adults	SCCM	2002
Sedation and analgesia by non-anesthesiologists, practice guideline	ASA	2002
Sepsis and septic shock (Surviving Sepsis Guidelines Update)	SCCM	2012
Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease, statement on	AHA/ACCF	2008
Smoking cessation toolkit for clinicians	ACCP	2012
ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), management	ACC/AHA	2009
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (aneurysmal), management	AHA/ASA	2012
Supraventricular tachycardias and arrhythmias, management of	ACC/AHA/ESC	2003
Tuberculosis treatment	ATS/CDC/IDSA	2003
Unstable angina (UA) and NSTEMI, management	ACC/AHA	2012
Ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention guideline	CCCS	2004