With the establishment of these guidelines and a burgeoning research base, the examination of HbA1c with outcomes across populations will further the application and understanding of this biomarker.
While there are general guidelines directing the evaluation of an infant with conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, reports published prior to establishment of these guidelines are included in the present review [ 1].
Dissemination of current available information and establishment of the national guidelines regarding accurate diagnosis and efficient management will help to achieve optimal care.
The Amsterdam criteria I/II, although specific, showed little sensitivity (probability that a test result will be positive when a disease is present [ 8]), which led to the establishment of the Bethesda guidelines, which helped the identification of individuals who should be considered at risk and need further evaluation of microsatellite instability (MSI) and genetic testing [ 9, 10].
It is also important to note that while the OQAQ is the instrument most widely used to grade the quality of meta-analyses and systematic reviews, it has not had extensive validation testing, nor validation testing since the establishment of the QUORUM guidelines [ 16].
Within a year of the establishment of the taskforce, the guidelines had been disseminated throughout Kenya and an enforced registration system meant that all VCT sites should be operating under the same standards (Report on piloting of registration system VCT taskforce minutes Nov 7th 2001).
Prior work evaluating the potential problems associated with transport of patients to intensive care units has led to the establishment of guidelines for the transport of the critically ill [ 6, 7].
As such, we believe this approach provides an objective framework for interpreting drug resistance that puts all drugs within a clinically relevant context and allows for the establishment of standardized guidelines for the application of drug resistance data in clinical practice.
The establishment of common guidelines for the treatment of genital mycoplasma infections is complex and effective treatment depends on the antimicrobial susceptibilities of genital mycoplasmas in a specific region [ 10, 14].
Increased access to specialist surgeons and the establishment of national guidelines for the surgical management of breast cancer (Quality assurance guidelines for surgeons in breast cancer screening, in Publication No. 20, N. BSP, Editor, 1992) have therefore contributed to survival improvements.
