The latest randomised study 97 compared LMWH prophylaxis (group A) with extended-duration prophylaxis (group B, an additional 3 weeks) after laparoscopic cancer surgery. Extended-duration prophylaxis ...

Objective Non-selective β-blockers or endoscopic band ligation (EBL) are recommended for primary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding in patients with oesophageal varices. Additional α-adrenergic blockade ...

Introduction Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective at preventing HIV acquisition, but coverage remains low in high prevalence settings. Initiating and continuing PrEP via online ...

Mechanical DVT prophylaxis is rarely contraindicated, and the writing group recommends using IPC devices from the day of diagnosis of ICH on the basis of a large RCT 283 and network meta-analysis of 4 ...

CDC issued revised recommendations in November 2002, highlighting not only the use of zidovudine prophylaxis in the intrapartum period but also addressing the use of more aggressive combination ...

Objectives To develop EULAR recommendations for screening and prophylaxis of chronic and opportunistic infections in patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD). Methods An ...

Shortly following the release of the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) statement on Updated recommendations on measles post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) on February 13, 2025, Canada ...

The incidence of EONS and early onset GBS disease is now similar in both countries.2–4 Irrespective of the screening strategy (risk-based or laboratory-based), intrapartum GBS prophylaxis is highly ...

Objective To evaluate the association of intrapartum magnesium sulfate for fetal neuroprotection (MgSO4-FN) with the delivery room resuscitation and neonatal outcomes of preterm infants in an era of ...

In the 1990s, intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) was recommended to prevent maternal-infant transmission of group B Streptococcus (GBS), a leading cause of sepsis occurring in the first week ...

Credit: Getty Images Clinical guidelines on the use of post-exposure prophylaxis following nonoccupational HIV exposure were updated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Centers for ...

Introduction Effective strategies to increase pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake and continuation among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) who engage in sex work or transactional sex are ...