Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is a pathogenic risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). In recent decades, the prevalence of dyslipidemia in the Chinese population increases continuously, it is urgent to improve blood lipid management in China. It is particularly important to carry out standardized blood lipid management at primary healthcare institutions. The Chinese Guideline for Lipid Management (Primary Care Version 2024) concisely recommends that LDL-C should be the preferred intervention target in lipid management, and the target values of LDL-C should be determined based on ASCVD risk stratification. The present guideline recommends to use moderate-intensity statins at the beginning of treatment on the basis of lifestyle intervention. If the LDL-C target level can not be reached, other lipid-lowering drugs like cholesterol absorption inhibitors or (and) proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors should be jointly used for the purpose of reaching the target value. The present guideline also provides blood lipid management strategies for special populations. We aim to provide guidance for primary healthcare professionals to carry out blood lipid management, and comprehensively improve their ability on blood lipid management, and thereby improve the primary and secondary prevention of ASCVD in China.
Post-COVID-19 condition is defined as the presence of symptoms that cannot be explained by other diagnoses, lasting for at least 2 months, occurring three months after a possible or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is the result of a complex interplay of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors, characterized by a high number of affected individuals, complex pathogenesis, diverse symptoms, and a significant need for long-term care. The diagnosis is considered exclusionary and can be classified into six subtypes, including non-severe COVID-19 multiorgan sequelae, pulmonary fibrosis sequelae, myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, post-intensive care syndrome, and medical or clinical sequelae. Based on comprehensive evaluation, treatment and care can be provided through a multidisciplinary approach involving medication, diet, exercise, psychological interventions, patient education, and other methods.
Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease (GOLD) 2024 report was released on November 13th, 2023. In general, the definition, diagnosis, assessment, and therapy of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are the same as GOLD 2023, with corresponding content added in ten aspects, including the expansion of the information about PRISm, a new section on hyperinflation, further clarification about pre-bronchodilator spirometry, a new section on screening for COPD in targeted populations, the update of blood eosinophil count, the update of interstitial lung abnormalities, the revision of the section on smoking cessation, the update of vaccination recommendations for people with COPD, the expansion of managing inhaled therapy, and the addition of pharmacotherapies for smoking cessation. The article introduces and interprets the new contents.
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a type of eating disorders characterized by self-starvation, significant loss of body mass, and malnutrition. AN has the highest mortality rate among all psychiatric disorders, leading to severe psychopathologic symptoms and life-threatening medical complications. However, AN cannot be recognized and diagnosed early in China, resulting in a prolonged course of the disease. Therefore, under the organization of the Eating Disorders Coordination Group of the Psychosomatic Medicine Society of the Chinese Medical Association, together with the Eating Disorders Research Collaboration Group of the Psychiatric Medicine Society of the Chinese Medical Association, this expert consensus was formulated by 16 medical experts based on evidence-based medical evidence, domestic and international guidelines and expert consensus, expert experience, etc., in order to improve the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of AN among domestic professionals.
Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder, which not only causes individual health damage, but also brings heavy social and economic burden. The traditional insomnia treatment model has the disadvantages of complicated process and high cost. With the development of information technology, the more convenient and low-cost digital therapy for insomnia (DTI) has been increasingly utilized. However, there is still a lack of standardized guidelines for DTI globally. To address this issue, the China Sleep Research Society collaborated with domestic experts in sleep medicine and medical engineering to develop the Expert Consensus on Digital Therapies for Insomnia in China, elaborates on the definition, indications, core principles, research and development, promotion and application, education and training, data protection, ethical supervision, aiming to establish a unified and comprehensive framework for DTI.
Clinically, patients with cardiovascular disease widely have psycho-psychological problems, which interact with each other and aggravate the disease state. Psycho-cardiology is a discipline formed by the intersection and integration of cardiology and psychology, which emphasizes the attention to cardiovascular diseases and the mental state of patients. Experts from the Psycho-cardiology Group of the Psychosomatic Medicine Society of the Chinese Medical Association formulated Chinese Expert Consensus on the Construction Standardization of Psycho-cardiology Outpatient after reviewing literature and conducting discussions, in order to improve the diagnosis and treatment capacity of psycho-cardiology in China, promote medical institutions at all levels to set up psycho-cardiology outpatient, and continuously improve the medical service system of psycho-cardiology in China.
The incidence of psychiatric dizziness is high. If clinicians do not have enough knowledge about it, they are prone to misdiagnose psychiatric dizziness as posterior circulation ischemic attack, cervical dizziness, vestibular peripheral vertigo or other diseases, thus leading to inappropriate examinations and treatments. With the increasing emphasis on psychosomatic diseases, the Holistic Health Coordination Group of the Psychosomatic Medicine Society of the Chinese Medical Association formulated the Chinese Expert Consensus on Diagnosis and Treatment of Psychiatric Dizziness in combination with the latest evidence in relevant fields at home and abroad, as well as the opinions of experts in psychosomatic health, mental disorders, vertigo and other fields. This consensus elaborated the concept, etiology and pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, diagnosis and evaluation, and various treatment approaches of psychiatric dizziness, and formulated the final expert consensus after multidisciplinary expert communication, aiming to provide a reference basis for standardized diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric dizziness.
Bulimia nervosa is a type of eating disorders characterized by recurrent binge eating and compensatory behaviors to prevent weight gain, as well as excessive concern about body shape and mass. The patients with bulimia nervosa present with disturbed eating behavior, resulting in electrolyte abnormalities, gastrointestinal disorders, metabolic and endocrine disorders and other physical problems; secondly, the bulimia nervosa patients are often co-morbid with a variety of mental disorders such as bipolar disorder, depression, substance use disorders, which need to be taken seriously. However, bulimia nervosa and even eating disorders cannot be recognized and diagnosed at an early stage in China, which leads to a prolonged course of the disease. Therefore, under the organization of the Eating Disorders Coordination Group of the Psychosomatic Medicine Society of the Chinese Medical Association, in conjunction with the Eating Disorders Research Collaboration Group of the Psychiatric Medicine Society of the Chinese Medical Association, this expert consensus was formulated by 12 experts in the field of psychiatry and evidence-based medicine based on evidence-based medicine, domestic and foreign guidelines and expert consensus and expert experience, in order to improve the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of bulimia nervosa by psychiatric professionals and general practitioners in China.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the major chronic disease seriously affecting the health of Chinese residents. There are national and international guidelines and consensus on the diagnosis, treatment and management of COPD. However, there is no expert consensus on integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine management for COPD by now. Therefore, Chinese and western medicine experts with rich experience in the diagnosis and treatment of COPD in China were invited to formulate this consensus based on relevant domestic and foreign guidelines, consensus and personal experience, which includes early recognition and diagnosis of COPD, disease assessment, integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine treatment for stable COPD, evaluation, intervention measures of traditional Chinese and modern medicine, follow-up and management of acute exacerbation of COPD, so as to further improve the level of diagnosis, treatment and management of COPD in China.
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common disease in orthopedics. The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) published a new version of minimally invasive treatment practice guidelines in 2022 to improve the clinical efficacy of LSS. A total of seven treatments for LSS were included in the guidelines, including percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression (PILD), interspinous spacers (ISP), interspinous fusion (ISF), intrathecal drug delivery systems (IDDS), spinal cord stimulation (SCS), epidural steroid injections (ESI) and open decompression. Based on the guidelines, this paper summarizes and discusses the research progress of minimally invasive treatment of LSS in the context of the clinical situation, aiming to provide a reference for clinicians and further related researches.
In order to standardize scientific drug use in vertigo, the Vertigo Committee of the Chinese Medical Education Association established an expert group to form Expert Consensus on Betahistine Mesylate in the Treatment of Vertigo after repeated discussion based on the existing medical evidence, and combined with the rich clinical experience of experts. The consensus includes the pharmacological basis of histamines, the strength of recommendation, dosage, course, review methods, medication for special populations, adverse drug reactions and other aspects of betahistine mesylate in common vertigo diseases (such as benign paroxysmal position vertigo, Menieres disease, and vestibular neuritis, etc.) to guide doctors in clinical work.
Perinatal mental disorders are one of the most common disorders during pregnancy and may lead to adverse maternal and offspring outcomes. There is an increasing number of women currently at risk for emotional problems such as anxiety and depression during pregnancy and childbirth, and women with previous mental disorders are also at risk of relapse during pregnancy. At the same time, the lack of clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of perinatal mental disorders has made the work of clinicians even more challenging. The expert writing group integrated the latest medical evidence and clinical practice in related fields at home and abroad to form the expert consensus, consisting of the epidemiology and pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, clinical evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and management of perinatal mental disorders, which can provide reference and guidance for practical clinical work. The consensus advocates comprehensive, whole-process, hierarchical, multidisciplinary and collaborative diagnosis and treatment, to help frontline clinicians screen, rationally assess and clinically diagnose perinatal pregnant women as soon as possible, as well as provide necessary psychological interventions and clinical medication for them.
Ulinastatin is mainly applied in the treatment of acute pancreatitis, but also in other common clinical critical illnesses such as shock, sepsis, evere pneumonia, cute respiratory distress syndrome, several acute poisoning, severe heat stroke, severe burns, severe trauma, and patients with sudden cardiac arrest for its roles in proteolytic enzymes inhibition and inflammatory responses regulation, which has been recommended by several guidelines/expert consensus on the diagnose and treatment of common clinical critical illness. However, there is currently a lack of consensus on the rational use of ulinastatin in terms of indications, usage, dosage, and others. Therefore, in order to promote the standardized application of ulinastatin, the expert group of expert consensus on the application of ulinastatin in common clinical critical illness summarized the mechanism, pharmacokinetics, indications of ulinastatin and its application methods in the treatment of common clinical critical illness, in order to provide a reference for the rational application of ulinastatin in clinical practice.
With the prosperous development of Internet medical care and increasing flow of electronic prescriptions, electronic prescription review has become an important guarantee for rational drug use in the online medication environment. However, in the Internet scenario, inefficient manual review with low quality increases the risk of adverse drug events. The application of the intelligent auxiliary prescription review system can significantly reduce the working pressure of pharmacists reviewing prescriptions and improve the efficiency of review, but there is a lack of setting standards and standardized management measures in the system architecture, system functions and prescription review rules setting of the Internet medical intelligent auxiliary prescription review system at present, which cannot meet the rapidly developing needs of Internet medical care. Using the construction experience of the prescription review system in medical institutions as a reference, this expert consensus makes recommendations on the construction and application of the Internet medical intelligent auxiliary prescription review system based on the functions and methods of formulating prescription review rules of the existing prescription review system, to further promote the standardization of the Internet medical prescription review work and ensure rational drug use.
Menopause-related insomnia is a common symptom of perimenopausal women, which is clinically common but easy to be neglected. Menopause-related insomnia will affect the health of perimenopausal women and even in the old age. There is still a lack of consensus and guidelines on the clinical management of menopause-related insomnia in China. In order to standardize the management of menopause-related insomnia and improve the management of menopause-related sleep health, experts were organized to develop this consensus. The management of menopause-related insomnia mainly includes the establishment of a multidisciplinary expert team, pharmacological and nonpharmacological management, which is expected to play a guiding role in the clinical practice.
The prevention and delay of disability is important for promoting healthy aging. Exercise intervention is an efficient strategy for disability prevention. Besides, exercise intervention presents significant therapeutic advantages and broad application prospects due to low cost, low implementation difficulty, high acceptance and wide application scenarios. Therefore, Nursing Group of Chinese Society of Geriatrics, Committee on Geriatric Nursing of Chinese Association of Geriatric Research, China Gerontological Nursing Alliance, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences jointly developed and published Clinical Practice Guidelines for Exercise Interventions for the Prevention of Disability in Older Adults (2023). According to the methodologies specified in WHO Handbook for Guideline Development, the guidelines finally involve 32 recommendations and 18 clinical issues containing exercise principles, effectiveness and plans of different types of exercise, facilitators and barriers during exercise, aiming to provide a reference for the development and implementation of exercise programs for older adults at risk of disability and standardize clinical practice, thus promoting the gateway to improving physical function of the older adults, reducing the prevalence of disability, improving quality of life, contributing to healthy aging.
