New Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis & Staging of Esophageal Cancer from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (14) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
&NA;
Keyword(s):  
Esophageal Cancer ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽  
Practice Guidelines

Esophageal Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

2003 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Esophageal Cancer ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Adjuvant Treatment ◽  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Care Physician ◽  
Pathologic Staging ◽  
Recent Version

This article summarizes the NCCN clinical practice guidelines for managing esophageal cancer. The guidelines begin with the clinical presentation of the patient to the primary care physician or gastroenterologist and address diagnosis, pathologic staging, surgical management, adjuvant treatment, management of recurrent and metastatic disease, and patient surveillance. For the most recent version of the guidelines, please visit NCCN.org

scholarly journals Esophageal cancer: Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. v46-v49 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Stahl ◽  
W. Budach ◽  
H.-J. Meyer ◽  
A. Cervantes
Keyword(s):  
Esophageal Cancer ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽  
Practice Guidelines

High Flow Oxygen Therapy and the Pressure to Feed Infants With Acute Respiratory Illness

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1006-1010
Author(s):  
Jennifer Raminick ◽  
Hema Desai
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Clinical Practice Guidelines ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Oxygen Therapy ◽  
Respiratory Illness ◽  
High Flow ◽  
Oral Feeding ◽  
Respiratory Support ◽  
Acute Respiratory Illness ◽  
High Flow Oxygen

Purpose Infants hospitalized for an acute respiratory illness often require the use of noninvasive respiratory support during the initial stage to improve their breathing. High flow oxygen therapy (HFOT) is becoming a more popular means of noninvasive respiratory support, often used to treat respiratory syncytial virus/bronchiolitis. These infants present with tachypnea and coughing, resulting in difficulties in coordinating sucking and swallowing. However, they are often allowed to feed orally despite having high respiratory rate, increased work of breathing and on HFOT, placing them at risk for aspiration. Feeding therapists who work with these infants have raised concerns that HFOT creates an additional risk factor for swallowing dysfunction, especially with infants who have compromised airways or other comorbidities. There is emerging literature concluding changes in pharyngeal pressures with HFOT, as well as aspiration in preterm neonates who are on nasal continuous positive airway pressure. However, there is no existing research exploring the effect of HFOT on swallowing in infants with acute respiratory illness. This discussion will present findings from literature on HFOT, oral feeding in the acutely ill infant population, and present clinical practice guidelines for safe feeding during critical care admission for acute respiratory illness. Conclusion Guidelines for safety of oral feeds for infants with acute respiratory illness on HFOT do not exist. However, providers and parents continue to want to provide oral feeds despite clinical signs of respiratory distress and coughing. To address this challenge, we initiated a process change to use clinical bedside evaluation and a “cross-systems approach” to provide recommendations for safer oral feeds while on HFOT as the infant is recovering from illness. Use of standardized feeding evaluation and protocol have improved consistency of practice within our department. However, further research is still necessary to develop clinical practice guidelines for safe oral feeding for infants on HFOT.

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