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Clinical Practice Guidelines
  • The contents of these clinical practice guidelines are to be used as a guide.
  • Healthcare professionals should use sound clinical judgment and individualize patient care.
  • The CPG is not meant to be a replacement for training, experience, CME or studying the latest literature and drug information.
  • New documents or documents listed with a CPG number are posted in PolicyStat and are searchable by content or title. 

Antimicrobial Stewardship - Moved to PolicyStat 
CPG.05 Management of Hospitalized Adults with Diabetic Foot Infections
CPG.01 Management of Hospitalized Adults with Uncomplicated Cellulitis
CPG.11 Procalcitonin CPG & Information Sheet

Behavioral Health - Moved to PolicyStat 
CPG.14 Antipsychotic Medications, Metabolic Monitoring
CPG.49 Benzodiazepine and Z Drugs
CPG.49 Attachment - Benzodiazepine and Z Drugs - Part 2 - Group Health Guidelines
CPG.47 Clozapine - Prescribing and MonitoringCPG.03 Suicide Risk Assessment

Emergency Medicine - Moved to PolicyStat
CPG.06 Fever in Infants Less than 90-Days 
CPG.04 Strangulation Patients

Hospital Medicine
Congestive Heart Failure
Evaluation of Suspected DVT
Evaluation of Suspected PE - Replaced by CPG.21 and CPG.91
Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI)
CPG.10 Pre-Operative & ICU Feeding Guidelines
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis
CPG.28 Stroke: Acute Ischemic Non-Hemorrhagic
Syncope, Evaluation and Management
Thromboembolism (DVT/PE) Prevention in Hospitalized Patients
Tracheostomy Management

Medications/Therapeutics
CPG.26 Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation after Acute Stroke
CPG.56 Management of Bleeding Associated with Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Therapies
CPG.41 Prescribing of Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) (pending review/approval)
CPG.46 Anticoagulation Management Surrounding Epidural/Intrathecal/Lumbar Puncture
Factor VII - Archived refer to CPG.56
PH.118 Fentanyl Patch Protocol 
100.230 Adult Heparin Infusion Protocol
Hypertonic Saline - Archived refer to CPG.72
Kcentra - Archived refer to CPG.56 
Profilnine SD (PCC) - Archived 
CPG.40 Thyrogen Injection Protocol for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Uses in Thyroid Carcinoma
Tranexamic Acid - Archived refer to CPG.56 
CPG.13 Transfusion Guidelines

Obstetrics and Gynecology - Moved to PolicyStat

CPG.02 1st Trimester Vaginal Bleeding 
CPG.29 Second Stage of Labor
CPG.31 Guidelines for Diagnosis of Diabetes in Pregnancy
CPG.19 Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
CPG.08 HIV in Pregnancy
CPG.09 Pregnant Patients with HIV & Newborns of Mothers with HIV
CPG.34 Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes (PPROM)

Operative/Perioperative Care
CPG.59 Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Elective Surgery
Comprehensive Medical Clearance
Cystography Technique
CPG.43 Fracture Treatment Protocol
CPG.60 Indications for CT Scan Abdomen/Pelvis with IV Contrast and Delayed Films of Upper Tracts in Cases of Suspected Renal Trauma
Thromboembolism Prevention in Orthopedic Patients
Thyroidectomy Post-Operative Calcium Management - Archived refer to CPG.58
CPG.45 Urinary Catheter Use in Surgical Patients

Outpatient Medicine
Health Maintenance Preventive Guidelines - Archived

Pediatrics - Moved to PolicyStat
CPG.30 Bronchiolitis
CPG.12 Diabetic ketoacidosis
CPG.32 Fever in the Pediatric Cancer Patient
CPG.36 Screening for Infection in Neonates Born to Group B Streptococcus Positive Mother
CPG.33 Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
CPG.35 Illicit Drug Exposure During Pregnancy

Trauma/Critical Care
CPG.65 Cervical Spine Evaluation: Clinical Clearance
Organ Donor Candidate Management
CPG.66 Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Evaluation

CPG.67 Minor Traumatic Brain Injuries (MTBI) for Patients on Warfarin, Direct Oral Anticoagulants or Antiplatelet Agents

Ventilator Sedation and Analgesia - Archived refer to CPG.53

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