philgoddard Sep 12, 2023:

Daryo I said all this 22 hours ago.

Daryo Sep 11, 2023:

I don't think that "guidelines" are missing they do exist - MUST exist. You don't get drugs let loose on patients without any "guidelines" about how and when to use them.

What is missing is information about the specific patient at the specific point in time, patient information that would help to decide which "guideline" is applicable i.e. which of this two drugs is more suitable for the patient.

Or, if both drugs were given in past, the "missing information" is needed to decide which drug is causing the side effect. Then

sans critère d'orientation pour le PONATINIB ou L'AZACYTIDINE
would mean
there is nothing to indicate which one of the two caused the épanchement.

i.e. none of the patient's exam results can be used as "distinguishing criteria" to decide which one caused the side effect.

joanna menda (asker) Sep 10, 2023:

@phil. I agree 100%. Maybe guideline on what to do next if the effusion is caused by these drugs. For instance, lower the dose, discontinue the drug, stop the drug for a short period....

philgoddard Sep 10, 2023:

But you wouldn't prescribe a drug without giving guidelines, so I don't think that's the answer.

joanna menda (asker) Sep 10, 2023:

@Phil. Yes, these are drugs given to patient and their hypothesis is that the effusion is caused by the treatments. I think Bartosz suggestion of "guidelines" is good. "No guidelines were given..."

philgoddard Sep 10, 2023:

Are they the drugs the patient has been given? If so, could it mean we don't know which one caused it?
Epanchement is effusion.