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Back Pain

• Automated percutaneous mechanical lumbar discectomy, NICE (2005)
• Endoscopic division of epidural adhesions, NICE (2004)
• Endoscopic laser foraminoplasty, NICE (2003)
• European guidelines for the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care; COST B13 Working Group (2004)
• European guidelines for the management of chronic non-specific low back pain, COST B13 Working Group (2004)
• Lateral (including extreme, extra and direct lateral) interbody fusion in the lumbar spine; NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2009)
• Low back pain; NICE Clinical guideline (May 2009)
• Non-rigid stabilisation techniques for the treatment of low back pain, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2010)
• Percutaneous disc decompression using coblation for lower back pain, NICE (2006)
• Percutaneous endoscopic laser lumbar discectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2009)
• Percutaneous intradiscal electrothermal therapy for low back pain, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2009)
• Percutaneous intradiscal laser ablation in the lumbar spine, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2010)
• Percutaneous intradiscal radiofrequency thermocoagulation for lower back pain, NICE (2004)
• Peripheral nerve-field stimulation for chronic low back pain, NICE IPG (Mar 2013)
• Prosthetic intervertebral disc replacement, NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance Guideline (July 2009)
• Recognising inflammatory back pain, British Society for Rheumatology (June 2012)
• Therapeutic endoscopic division of epidural adhesions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2010)
• Transaxial interbody lumbosacral fusion, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)

Bacterial Vaginosis

• Management of bacterial vaginosis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (May 2012)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Care, Royal College of General Practitioners and British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (Apr 2013)

Balanitis

• Management of balanoposthitis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)
• Management of foreskin conditions, Statement from the British Association of Paediatric Urologists on behalf of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons and The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists (2007)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Care, Royal College of General Practitioners and British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (Apr 2013)

Baldness

• Guidelines for the management of alopecia areata, British Association of Dermatologists (2012)

Barrett's Oesophagus

• Barrett's oesophagus - ablative therapy, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2010)
• Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of oesophageal dysplasia and neoplasia, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2010)
• Epithelial radiofrequency ablation for Barrett's oesophagus, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2010)
• Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Barrett's columnar-lined oesophagus, British Society of Gastroenterology (2005)
• Photodynamic therapy for Barrett's oesophagus, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (June 2010)

Bartholins Abscess

• Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Bartholin's Cyst

• Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Basal Cell Carcinoma

• Electrochemotherapy for primary basal cell carcinoma and primary squamous cell carcinoma, NICE IPG (Mar 2013)
• Guidelines for the management of basal cell carcinoma, British Association of Dermatologists (2008)
• Improving Outcomes for People with Skin Tumours including Melanoma, NICE (Update May 2010)
• Photodynamic therapy for non-melanoma skin tumours (including premalignant and primary non-metastatic skin lesions), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Bed Sore

• Best Practice Statement: prevention and management of pressure ulcers, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (March 2009)
• Pressure relieving devices, NICE Clinical Guidance (2003)
• Pressure ulcers: The management of pressure ulcers in primary and secondary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Bedwetting

• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology, European Association of Urology (Mar 2013)
• Nocturnal enuresis - the management of bedwetting in children and young people, NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2010)

Behaviour Change

• Behaviour change - the most appropriate means of generic and specific interventions to support attitude and behaviour change at population and community levels, NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (October 2007)

Behaviour Problems In Children

• Antisocial behaviour and conduct disorders in children and young people: recognition, intervention and management, NICE clinical guideline (Mar 2013)
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Diagnosis and management of ADHD in children, young people and adults; NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2008)
• Health and wellbeing of looked-after children and young people, NICE Quality Standard (April 2013)

Benign Postural Vertigo

• Tenotomy of horizontal eye muscles for nystagmus (with reattachment at their original insertions), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2009)

Benzodiazepines

• Insomnia - zaleplon, zolpidem and zopiclone for the management of insomnia; NICE Technology Appraisal (Apr 2004)

Berry Aneurysm

• Coil embolisation of ruptured intracranial aneurysms, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• Coil embolisation of unruptured intracranial aneurysms, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• Laser-assisted cerebral vascular anastomosis without temporary arterial occlusion, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2008)
• Supraorbital minicraniotomy for intracranial aneurysm, NICE (2004)

Bile Duct Cancer

• Biliary cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Photodynamic therapy for bile duct cancer, NICE (2005)

Biliary Cancer

• Biliary cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Photodynamic therapy for bile duct cancer, NICE (2005)

Bipolar Disorder

• Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance, NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Bipolar affective disorder, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2005)
• Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: revised second edition, British Association for Psychopharmacology (March 2009)
• Management of Women with Mental Health Issues during Pregnancy and the Postnatal Period, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (June 2011)
• Safer Lithium Therapy, National Patient Safety Agency (2009)
• Service user experience in adult mental health, NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2011)
• The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depressive illness, schizophrenia, catatonia and mania; NICE (2003)
• The Management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care; NICE (2006)

Bird Flu

• Avian Influenza Guidance and Algorithms, Health Protection Agency (Revised 2012)
• Pandemic flu: a national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic, Dept of Health (November 2007)
• Pandemic influenza - good medical practice - responsibilities of doctors in a national pandemic, General Medical Council (February 2009)
• Pandemic influenza - guidance for primary care trusts and primary care professionals on the provision of healthcare in a community setting in England, Dept of Health (December 2008)

Bites

• Diagnosis and management of hymenoptera venom allergy - guidelines, British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2011)
• Venom anaphylaxis - immunotherapy pharmalgen, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (February 2012)

Black Cohosh

• Alternatives to HRT for management of symptoms of menopause, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (September 2010)

Blackouts And Faints

• Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Syncope, European Society of Cardiology (2009)
• Transient loss of consciousness in adults and young people, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2010)

Bladder Cancer

• Bladder cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Electrically-stimulated intravesical chemotherapy for superficial bladder cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2008)
• Guidelines on Bladder Cancer Muscle-invasive and Metastatic, European Association of Urology (2012)
• Guidelines on Lasers and Technologies, European Association of Urology (2011)
• Guidelines on Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer, European association of urology (March 2013)
• Guidelines on Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer, European association of Urology (Mar 2013)
• Guidelines on Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinomas, European Association of Urology (2011)
• Intraoperative red blood cell salvage during radical prostatectomy or radical cystectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2008)
• Intravesical microwave hyperthermia with intravesical chemotherapy for superficial bladder cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2007)
• Laparoscopic cystectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2009)
• Management of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2005)
• Urothelial tract carcinoma (transitional cell, advanced, metastatic) - vinflunine, NICE Technology appraisal (Jan 2013)

Bleeding

• Guideline on the management of bleeding in patients on antithrombotic agents, BCSH Guidelines (Nov 2012)

Bleeding Disorder

• Guideline on the selection and use of therapeutic products to treat haemophilia and other hereditary bleeding disorders, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2008)
• Guidelines for the laboratory investigation of heritable disorders of platelet function, British Committee for Standards in Haematology, 2011
• Guidelines on fibrinogen assays, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2003)

Bleeding Per Rectum

• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)

Blindness And Partial Sight

• Social care for deafblind children and adults, Dept of Health (June 2009)

Blood In Faeces

• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)

Blood In Urine

• Joint Consensus Statement on the Initial Assessment of Haematuria, Renal Association and British Association of Urological Surgeons (July 2008)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Blood Pressure (High)

• Hypertension in pregnancy, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2010)
• Hypertension: management of hypertension in adults in primary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2011)
• Management of Arterial Hypertension, European Society of Cardiology (2007)
• Percutaneous transluminal radiofrequency sympathetic denervation of the renal artery for resistant hypertension, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2012)

Blood Transfusion

• Blood transfusion guidelines (various), British Committee for Standards in Haematology (various dates)
• Blood transfusion in obstetrics, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2007)
• Guideline on the investigation and management of acute transfusion reactions, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (Jul 2012)
• Guidelines for Blood Transfusion Practice, Guidelines & Audit Implementation Network (March 2009)
• Guidelines on the management of anaemia and red cell transfusion in adult critically ill patients, BCSH (Nov 2012)
• Transfusion guidelines (various), UK Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services (various dates)

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - core interventions in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder, NICE (2005)

Bone Cancer

• Bone metastases from solid tumours - denosumab; NICE Technology Appraisal (Oct 2012)
• Bone sarcomas: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)

Bone Fracture

• Low intensity pulsed ultrasound to promote fracture healing, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2010)
• Pelvic and Acetabular Fracture Management, British Orthopaedic Association (January 2009)
• Standards for the Management of Open Fractures of the Lower Limb, British Orthopaedic Association (October 2009)
• The Care of Patients with Fragility Fractures, British Orthopaedic Association (September 2007)

Bone Marrow Transplant

• Transfusion guidelines (various), UK Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services (various dates)
• Transplantation guidelines (various), British Transplantation Society (various dates)

Bony Metastasis

• Bone metastases from solid tumours - denosumab; NICE Technology Appraisal (Oct 2012)

Botulinum Toxin Injections

• Spasticity in adults - management using botulinum toxin, Royal College of Physicians (January 2009)

Bowel Cancer

• Advanced colorectal cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for treatment, European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Colon cancer (adjuvant) - capecitabine and oxaliplatin, NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Colonoscopic surveillance for prevention of colorectal cancer in people with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or adenomas; NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)
• Colorectal cancer - capecitabine and tegafur uracil, NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Colorectal cancer - laparoscopic surgery, NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Colorectal cancer (first line) - cetuximab, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (August 2009)
• Colorectal cancer (metastatic) - bevacizumab and cetuximab, NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2007)
• Colorectal cancer (metastatic) - bevacizumab, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (December 2010)
• Colorectal cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (November 2011)
• Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• Diagnosis and management of colorectal cancer, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (December 2011)
• EFNS Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases: report of an EFNS Task Force, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Endoscopic submucosal dissection of lower gastrointestinal lesions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2010)
• Familial colorectal cancer risk: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups, British Society of Gastroenterology (May 2010 update from 2002)
• Guidelines for resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases, British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)
• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)
• Preoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for rectal cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Primary colon cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, adjuvant treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of colorectal liver metastases, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Selective internal radiation therapy for colorectal metastases of the liver, NICE (2011)

Bowel Cancer Screening

• Familial colorectal cancer risk: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups, British Society of Gastroenterology (May 2010 update from 2002)

Bowel Polyps

• Colonoscopic surveillance for prevention of colorectal cancer in people with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease or adenomas; NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2011)

Bowen's Disease

• Guidelines for management of Bowen's disease, British Association of Dermatologists (2006)

Brain Injury

• Acquired brain injury, Dept of Health, 2004
• Early Management of Patients with a Head Injury, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (May 2009)
• Long-term neurological conditions - management at the interface between neurology rehabilitation and palliative care, Royal College of Physicians (March 2008)
• Triage - assessment - investigation and early management of head injury in infants, children and adults; NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2007).

Brain Tumour

• EFNS Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases: report of an EFNS Task Force, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Glioma (newly diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide, NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Guidance for Primary Care on who to Image when Brain Tumour is Suspected, British Association for the Study of Headache (2008)
• Guidelines on management of low-grade gliomas, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)
• Neurophysiological tests and neuroimaging procedures in non-acute headache: guidelines and recommendations, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2011)
• Photodynamic therapy for brain tumours, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2009)
• Service guidance for improving outcomes for people with brain and other central nervous system tumours, NICE (2006)

Breast Cancer

• Advanced breast cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2009)
• Brachytherapy as the sole method of adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer after local excision, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2008)
• BRCA in breast cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Breast cancer - bevacizumab (in combination with a taxane), NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (February 2011)
• Breast cancer - gemcitabine, NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2007)
• Breast cancer - trastuzumab, NICE (2002)
• Breast cancer - vinorelbine, NICE (2002)
• Breast cancer (early) - docetaxel, NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Breast cancer (early) - hormonal treatments, NICE Technology appraisal (2006)
• Breast cancer (early) - paclitaxel, NICE (2006)
• Breast cancer (early) - trastuzumab, NICE (2006)
• Breast cancer (metastatic) - fulvestrant, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (December 2011)
• Breast reconstruction using lipomodelling after breast cancer treatment, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2012)
• Early and locally advanced breast cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2009)
• EFNS Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases: report of an EFNS Task Force, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Endoscopic axillary lymph node retrieval for breast cancer, NICE (2005)
• Endoscopic mastectomy and endoscopic wide local excision for breast cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2009)
• Familial breast cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2006)
• Guidance for the management of breast cancer treatment-induced bone loss - a consensus position statement from a UK expert group, National Osteoporosis Society (July 2008)
• Image-guided radiofrequency excision biopsy of breast lesions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2009)
• Improving outcomes in breast cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2002)
• Interstitial laser therapy for breast cancer, NICE (2004)
• Laparoscopic mobilisation of the greater omentum for breast reconstruction, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2008)
• Locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Pregnancy and breast cancer, Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (April 2011)
• Primary breast cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Quality Assurance Guidelines for Surgeons in Breast Cancer Screening, NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, NHSBSP Publication No 20, Fourth edition (March 2009}

Breast Cancer Screening

• Familial breast cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2006)
• Quality Assurance Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening Radiology, NHS Breast Cancer Screening Publications (2011)
• Quality Assurance Guidelines for Surgeons in Breast Cancer Screening, NHS Cancer Screening Programmes, NHSBSP Publication No 20, Fourth edition (March 2009}

Breast Disease (Benign)

• Image-guided vacuum assisted excision biopsy of benign breast lesions, NICE (2006)
• Interstitial laser therapy for fibroadenomas of the breast, NICE (2005)
• Willett AM, Michell MJ, Lee MJR; Best practice diagnostic guidelines for patients presenting with breast symptoms, Association of Breast Surgery UK (2010)

Breast Lump

• Image-guided radiofrequency excision biopsy of breast lesions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2009)
• Improving outcomes in breast cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2002)

Breastfeeding

• Donor breast milk banks, NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2010)
• Maternal and child nutrition; NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (March 2008)

Bronchiectasis

• Guideline for non-CF Bronchiectasis, British Thoracic Society (July 2010)
• Guidelines for the management of adult lower respiratory tract infections, European Respiratory Society and European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (September 2011)
• Guidelines for the physiotherapy management of the adult, medical, spontaneously breathing patient; British Thoracic Society (May 2009)
• Statement on criteria for specialist referral, admission, discharge and follow-up for patients with respiratory disease; British Thoracic Society (2008)

Bronchiolitis

• Bronchiolitis in children, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2006)

Bronchiolitis Obliterans

• BTS guidelines for home oxygen in children, British Thoracic Society (April 2009)

Bronchoscopy

• Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy for peripheral lung lesions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2010)
• Guideline for advanced diagnostic and therapeutic flexible bronchoscopy in adults, British Thoracic Society (2011)

Brucellosis

• Brucellosis deliberate release guidelines, Health Protection Agency (2007)

Bulimia Nervosa

• Eating disorders - core interventions in the treatment and management of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and related eating disorders; NICE (2004)

Bullous Pemphigoid

• Guidelines for the management of bullous pemphigoid, British Association of Dermatologists (2012)

Bunion

• Metatarsal phalangeal joint replacement of the hallux, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Surgical correction of hallux valgus using minimal access techniques, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2010)

Buprenorphine

• Opioids for persistent pain: Good practice, British Pain Society (2010)