Treatment guidelines are intended to help doctors with diagnosis and treatment. They represent the current state of medical knowledge, drawing on information from clinical studies to make recommendations about the diagnostic procedures and treatments that are helpful for a specific illness. Unlike legal rulings (Richtlinien), guidelines are not obligatory and their recommendations should always be applied as appropriate in the individual case.
Patient guidelines are available for a variety of illnesses and are of particular interest to patients and their loved ones because they present current medical knowledge in normal language.
Various guidelines on dealing with COVID-19 are accessible on the AWMF (Association of the Scientific Medical Societies) website:
- information and practical help regarding SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 for community-based physicians
- patient guideline “Informationen zur Coronavirus-Pandemie”
- recommendations for in-patient treatment of patients with COVID-19
- treatment of patients with COVID-19 from a palliative perspective
- COVID-19 in patients with blood disorders and cancer
- post COVID syndrome / long COVID