scholarly journals Clinical practice guidelines: An Opportunity to provide health care with excellence and the new Colombian Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Skin and Soft tissue infections (SSTIs)

Infectio ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 305
Author(s):  
Carlos Arturo Alvarez-Moreno
1999 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 560-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Macarthur ◽  
Liisa Jaakkimainen

The objective of this paper is to review the principles, methods and issues behind the development of clinical practice guidelines. Practice guidelines have been defined as “systematically developed statements to assist practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances”. The ultimate goal of guidelines is to improve patient outcomes; however, they may also be used as tools to decrease health care costs, improve medical education and enhance quality assurance. Evidence-based guidelines use explicit methods to link recommendations to the quality of the underlying research. Following development of the guideline, implementation and evaluation are key steps. The ultimate aim of guideline development is to influence physician knowledge, attitudes and behaviour.


2016 ◽  
Vol 57 (03) ◽  
pp. 118-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
YT Wang ◽  
CB Chee ◽  
LY Hsu ◽  
R Jagadesan ◽  
GJ Kaw ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 758-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret von Mehren ◽  
R. Lor Randall ◽  
Robert S. Benjamin ◽  
Sarah Boles ◽  
Marilyn M. Bui ◽  
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