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Medical Contraindication

MedGen UID:
226988
•Concept ID:
C1301624
•
Finding
Synonyms: Contraindication; Contraindication, Medical; Contraindications; Contraindications, Medical; Medical Contraindications

Definition

A symptom or medical condition that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable because a person is likely to have a bad reaction. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMedical Contraindication

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Systemic treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
Leowattana W, Leowattana T, Leowattana P
World J Gastroenterol 2023 Mar 14;29(10):1551-1568. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i10.1551. PMID: 36970588Free PMC Article
Cynotherapy in Cancer Pain Management: A Pilot Study.
Silva Carvalho F, Carvalho S, Conde R, Esteves S
Pain Med 2021 Dec 11;22(12):3051-3061. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnab118. PMID: 33760046
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 209: Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Practice Bulletins—Obstetrics
Obstet Gynecol 2019 Mar;133(3):e208-e225. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003132. PMID: 30801474

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Disparities in Kidney Transplant Waitlisting Among Young Patients Without Medical Comorbidities.
Husain SA, Yu ME, King KL, Adler JT, Schold JD, Mohan S
JAMA Intern Med 2023 Nov 1;183(11):1238-1246. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2023.5013. PMID: 37782509Free PMC Article
Effect of Aspirin vs Enoxaparin on Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: The CRISTAL Randomized Trial.
CRISTAL Study Group, Sidhu VS, Kelly TL, Pratt N, Graves SE, Buchbinder R, Adie S, Cashman K, Ackerman I, Bastiras D, Brighton R, Burns AWR, Chong BH, Clavisi O, Cripps M, Dekkers M, de Steiger R, Dixon M, Ellis A, Griffith EC, Hale D, Hansen A, Harris A, Hau R, Horsley M, James D, Khorshid O, Kuo L, Lewis P, Lieu D, Lorimer M, MacDessi S, McCombe P, McDougall C, Mulford J, Naylor JM, Page RS, Radovanovic J, Solomon M, Sorial R, Summersell P, Tran P, Walter WL, Webb S, Wilson C, Wysocki D, Harris IA
JAMA 2022 Aug 23;328(8):719-727. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.13416. PMID: 35997730Free PMC Article
Emergency contraception.
Gold MA
Adv Pediatr 2000;47:309-34. PMID: 10959448
Hyperparathyroidism.
Rude RK
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1996 Aug;29(4):663-79. PMID: 8844736
Adolescent contraception.
Bolton GC
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1981 Sep;24(3):977-86. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198109000-00022. PMID: 7026115

Diagnosis

Endovascular and thrombolytic treatment eligibility in childhood arterial ischemic stroke.
Hutchinson ML, Beslow LA, Shih EK, Licht DJ, Kimmel AC, Granath C, Ichord RN
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2021 Sep;34:99-104. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2021.08.004. PMID: 34454335
Decline in Organ Donation in Germany.
Schulte K, Borzikowsky C, Rahmel A, Kolibay F, Polze N, Fränkel P, Mikle S, Alders B, Kunzendorf U, Feldkamp T
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2018 Jul 9;115(27-28):463-468. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2018.0463. PMID: 30064626Free PMC Article
Practice Bulletin No. 177: Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia.
Committee on Practice Bulletins—Obstetrics
Obstet Gynecol 2017 Apr;129(4):e73-e89. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002018. PMID: 28333819
Adjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage ovarian cancer: review of the literature.
Tropé C, Kaern J
J Clin Oncol 2007 Jul 10;25(20):2909-20. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.11.1013. PMID: 17617522
Hyperparathyroidism.
Rude RK
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1996 Aug;29(4):663-79. PMID: 8844736

Therapy

Systemic treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
Leowattana W, Leowattana T, Leowattana P
World J Gastroenterol 2023 Mar 14;29(10):1551-1568. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i10.1551. PMID: 36970588Free PMC Article
Effect of Aspirin vs Enoxaparin on Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Undergoing Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: The CRISTAL Randomized Trial.
CRISTAL Study Group, Sidhu VS, Kelly TL, Pratt N, Graves SE, Buchbinder R, Adie S, Cashman K, Ackerman I, Bastiras D, Brighton R, Burns AWR, Chong BH, Clavisi O, Cripps M, Dekkers M, de Steiger R, Dixon M, Ellis A, Griffith EC, Hale D, Hansen A, Harris A, Hau R, Horsley M, James D, Khorshid O, Kuo L, Lewis P, Lieu D, Lorimer M, MacDessi S, McCombe P, McDougall C, Mulford J, Naylor JM, Page RS, Radovanovic J, Solomon M, Sorial R, Summersell P, Tran P, Walter WL, Webb S, Wilson C, Wysocki D, Harris IA
JAMA 2022 Aug 23;328(8):719-727. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.13416. PMID: 35997730Free PMC Article
Review of eligibility for cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Hawkins NM, Bennett MT, Andrade JG, Virani SA, Krahn AD, Ignaszewski A, Toma M
Am J Cardiol 2015 Jul 15;116(2):318-24. Epub 2015 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.04.026. PMID: 25975724
Emergency contraception.
Gold MA
Adv Pediatr 2000;47:309-34. PMID: 10959448
Hyperparathyroidism.
Rude RK
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1996 Aug;29(4):663-79. PMID: 8844736

Prognosis

Systemic treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.
Leowattana W, Leowattana T, Leowattana P
World J Gastroenterol 2023 Mar 14;29(10):1551-1568. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i10.1551. PMID: 36970588Free PMC Article
Identification and characteristics of vaccine refusers.
Wei F, Mullooly JP, Goodman M, McCarty MC, Hanson AM, Crane B, Nordin JD
BMC Pediatr 2009 Mar 5;9:18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-18. PMID: 19261196Free PMC Article
Adjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage ovarian cancer: review of the literature.
Tropé C, Kaern J
J Clin Oncol 2007 Jul 10;25(20):2909-20. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2007.11.1013. PMID: 17617522
Emergency contraception.
Gold MA
Adv Pediatr 2000;47:309-34. PMID: 10959448
Hyperparathyroidism.
Rude RK
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1996 Aug;29(4):663-79. PMID: 8844736

Clinical prediction guides

Outcomes of mandibular reconstruction using three-dimensional custom-made porous titanium prostheses.
Haroun F, Benmoussa N, Bidault F, Lassau N, Moya-Plana A, Leymarie N, Honart JF, Kolb F, Qassemyar Q, Gorphe P
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023 Feb;124(1S):101281. Epub 2022 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2022.09.002. PMID: 36084893
Endovascular and thrombolytic treatment eligibility in childhood arterial ischemic stroke.
Hutchinson ML, Beslow LA, Shih EK, Licht DJ, Kimmel AC, Granath C, Ichord RN
Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2021 Sep;34:99-104. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2021.08.004. PMID: 34454335
Cynotherapy in Cancer Pain Management: A Pilot Study.
Silva Carvalho F, Carvalho S, Conde R, Esteves S
Pain Med 2021 Dec 11;22(12):3051-3061. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnab118. PMID: 33760046
Early versus late initiation of epidural analgesia for labour.
Sng BL, Leong WL, Zeng Y, Siddiqui FJ, Assam PN, Lim Y, Chan ES, Sia AT
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Oct 9;2014(10):CD007238. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007238.pub2. PMID: 25300169Free PMC Article
Identification and characteristics of vaccine refusers.
Wei F, Mullooly JP, Goodman M, McCarty MC, Hanson AM, Crane B, Nordin JD
BMC Pediatr 2009 Mar 5;9:18. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-18. PMID: 19261196Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE DURING HOSPITALIZATION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CANCER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.
Santos SDS, Moussalle LD, Heinzmann-Filho JP
Rev Paul Pediatr 2020;39:e2019313. Epub 2020 Oct 5 doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2021/39/2019313. PMID: 33027320Free PMC Article
Toxicity after radiotherapy in patients with historically accepted contraindications to treatment (CONTRAD): An international systematic review and meta-analysis.
Lin D, Lehrer EJ, Rosenberg J, Trifiletti DM, Zaorsky NG
Radiother Oncol 2019 Jun;135:147-152. Epub 2019 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2019.03.006. PMID: 31015161
Review of eligibility for cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Hawkins NM, Bennett MT, Andrade JG, Virani SA, Krahn AD, Ignaszewski A, Toma M
Am J Cardiol 2015 Jul 15;116(2):318-24. Epub 2015 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.04.026. PMID: 25975724
Early versus late initiation of epidural analgesia for labour.
Sng BL, Leong WL, Zeng Y, Siddiqui FJ, Assam PN, Lim Y, Chan ES, Sia AT
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014 Oct 9;2014(10):CD007238. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007238.pub2. PMID: 25300169Free PMC Article

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