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Catalogue of Guidelines

Airway Management

• Management of Airway Emergencies-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Removal of the Endotracheal Tube 2007 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Management of the Difficult Airway-Practice Guideline, American Society of Anesthesiologists

• Adjuncts for Airway Control and Ventilation-American Heart Association

Anesthesia

• Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia-Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society 2008

Asthma

• Guidelines for occupational asthma-Canadian Thoracic Society 1998
  
  
• Adult asthma consensus guidelines-Canadian Thoracic Society 2003
  
  
• Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines
  
  
• Canadian Pediatric Asthma Consensus Guidelines-2003 (updated to December 2004)

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Blood Gas Analysis

• Blood Gas Analysis and Hemoximetry 2001 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Sampling for Arterial Blood Gas Analysis-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

Blood Vessel Cannulation

• Radial & Femoral Artery Cannulation-Clinical Best Practice Guideline, College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario 2008

• Umbilical Artery & Vein Cannulation-Clinical Best Practice Guideline, College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario 2008

• Peripheral & Femoral Vein Cannulation-Clinical Best Practice Guideline, College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario 2008

• Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002

Bronchoscopy

• Bronchoscopy Assisting-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

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Chest Tube/Needle Insertion

• Chest Tube & Needle Insertion-Clinical Best Practice Guideline, College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario 2009

Community Acquired Pneumonia

• Summary of Canadian Guidelines for the Initial Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia: An evidence-based update by the Canadian Infectious Diseases Society and the Canadian Thoracic Society 2000
  
  
• Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults-Infectious Diseases Society of America/American Thoracic Society 2007

COPD

• Canadian Thoracic Society COPD guidelines website
  
  
• Recommendations for management of COPD-Canadian Thoracic Society 2007
  
  
• Brochure - Canadian Thoracic Society recommendations for management of COPD-Canadian Respiratory Guidelines 2007
  
  
• Canadian Thoracic Society Recommendations for Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – 2008 Update – Highlights for Primary Care
   
  
• Canadian guidelines for the management of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis 2003
  
  
• Canadian guidelines for the management of acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis: Executive Summary 2003
  
  
• Global Initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease guidelines

Cystic Fibrosis

• Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Guidelines: Airway Clearance Therapies 2009

• Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Guidelines: Chronic Medications for Maintenance of Lung Health 2007

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Discharge Planning

• Discharge Planning for the Respiratory Care Patient-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

Education

• Providing Patient and Caregiver Training-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Training the Health-Care Professional for the Role of Patient and Caregiver Education-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

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Home Care

• Long-Term Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in the Home—2007 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Oxygen Therapy in the Home or Alternate Site Health Care Facility—2007 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Suctioning of the Patient in the Home-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Statement on Home Care for Patients with Respiratory Disorders-American Thoracic Society 2005

Infection Prevention & Control

• Infection Prevention & Control-Clinical Best Practice Guideline, College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario 2008

• Links to Evidence-Based Guidelines-Community and Hospital Infection Control Association-Canada

Inhaled Medications

• Assessing Response to Bronchodilator Therapy at Point of Care-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Bland Aerosol Administration 2003 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Selection of a Device for Delivery of Aerosol to the Lung Parenchyma-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Selection of Device, Administration of Bronchodilator, and Evaluation of Response to Therapy in Mechanically Ventilated Patients-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Device Selection and Outcomes of Aerosol Therapy-Evidence-Based Guidelines, American College of Chest Physicians

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Mechanical Ventilation & Weaning

• Mechanical Ventilator Weaning Protocols Driven by Nonphysician Health-Care Professionals-Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines, American College of Chest Physicians

• Weaning and Discontinuing Ventilatory Support-Evidence-Based Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Guidelines for Standards of Care for Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure on Mechanical Ventilatory Support-Task Force on Guidelines, Society of Critical Care Medicine 1991

• Capnography/Capnometry during Mechanical Ventilation 2003 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Humidification during Mechanical Ventilation-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Metabolic Measurement using Indirect Calorimetry during Mechanical Ventilation 2004 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Patient-Ventilator System Checks-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

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Neonatal & Pediatric Care

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program Recommendations for Specific Treatment Modifications in the Canadian Context-Canadian Pediatric Society 2007

• Application of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure to Neonates Via Nasal Prongs, or Nasopharyngeal Tube, or Nasal Mask 2004 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Capillary Blood Gas Sampling for Neonatal and Pediatric Patients-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Neonatal Time-Triggered, Pressure-Limited, Timed-Cycle Mechanical Ventilation-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Selection of an Aerosol Delivery Device for Neonatal and Pediatric Patients-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Selection of an Oxygen Delivery Device for Neonatal and Pediatric Patients 2002 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Surfactant Replacement Therapy-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Transcutaneous Blood Gas Monitoring for Neonatal and Pediatric Patients 2004 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

Noninvasive Ventilation

• Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure-International Consensus Conferences in Intensive Care Medicine, American Thoracic Society

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Oxygen Therapy

• Oxygen Therapy for Adults in the Acute Care Facility 2002 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Pulse Oximetry-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

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Pulmonary Function Testing

• Standardization of Lung Function Testing: General Considerations for Lung Function Testing-American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society

• Standardization of Lung Function Testing: Standardization of Spirometry-American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society

• Standardization of Lung Function Testing: Standardization of the Measurement of Lung Volumes-American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society

• Standardization of the Single Breath Determination of Carbon Monoxide Uptake in the Lung-American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society

• Standardization of Lung Function Testing: Interpretive Strategies for Lung Function Tests- American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society

• Guidelines for Methacholine and Exercise Challenge Testing-American Thoracic Society

• Guidelines for the Six-Minute Walk Test-American Thoracic Society Statement

• Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (Corrected Version)-American Thoracic Society/American College of Chest Physicians Statement

• Exercise Testing for Evaluation of Hypoxemia and/or Desaturation 2001 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Body Plethysmography 2001 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Infant/Toddler Pulmonary Function Tests—2008 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Methacholine Challenge Testing 2001 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Single-Breath Carbon Monoxide Diffusing Capacity 1999 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Spirometry 1996 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Static Lung Volumes 2001 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

• Pulmonary Rehabilitation-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Statement on Pulmonary Rehabilitation- American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society 2006

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Resuscitation

• Defibrillation during Resuscitation-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Resuscitation and Defibrillation in the Health Care Setting 2004 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care 2005-American Heart Association Guidelines

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Secretion Clearance Techniques

• Directed Cough-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Incentive Spirometry-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing 2003 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Postural Drainage Therapy-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Use of Positive Airway Pressure Adjuncts to Bronchial Hygiene Therapy-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

Sleep Medicine

• Polysomnography-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Diagnosis and treatment of sleep–disordered breathing in adults–Canadian Thoracic Society Guidelines
  
  
• Brochure – Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Apnea – 2008 Update-Canadian Respiratory Guidelines

Smoking Cessation

• Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update-Clinical Practice Guideline, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Suctioning

• Suctioning the airway of the intubated and non–intubated patient 2001-Clinical Practice Guideline, Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals

• Endotracheal Suctioning of Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Artificial Airways-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Nasotracheal Suctioning 2004 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

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Transport

• In-Hospital Transport of the Mechanically Ventilated Patient 2002 Revision & Update-Expert Panel Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Inter- and Intrahospital Transport of Critically Ill Patients-Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines

Tuberculosis

• Canadian Tuberculosis Standards 6th Edition

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Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

• Care of the Ventilator Circuit and Its Relation to Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia-Evidence-Based Guideline, American Association for Respiratory Care

• Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Hospital-acquired, Ventilator-associated, and Healthcare-associated Pneumonia-American Thoracic Society 2005

• Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare Associated Pneumonia-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee 2003

• Evidenced-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia-Canadian Critical Care Trials Group & Canadian Critical Care Society 2004

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