Guidelines - E What are guidelines? / Guidelines A-Z

E Coli

• The management of acute bloody diarrhoea potentially caused by vero cytotoxin producing Escherichia coli in children, Health Protection Agency (July 2011)

E Coli 0157

• The management of acute bloody diarrhoea potentially caused by vero cytotoxin producing Escherichia coli in children, Health Protection Agency (July 2011)

Ear Wax

• Ear care best practice statement; NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2006)

Ears That Stick Out

• Incisionless otoplasty, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2012)

Eating Disorders

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

Ecg

• Consensus guideline for recording a 12-lead ECG, Society for Cardiological Science & Technology (February 2010)
• Guidelines for the interpretation of the neonatal electrocardiogram, European Society of Cardiology (2002)

Eclampsia

• Managment of Severe Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia, Guidelines & Audit Implementation Network (2012)
• Maternal Collapse in Pregnancy and the Puerperium, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)
• Pre-eclampsia community guideline, Action on Pre-eclampsia (2004)
• Pre-eclampsia Day Assessment Unit Guideline, Action on Pre-eclampsia (2009)

Ect - Electroconvulsive Therapy

• The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depressive illness, schizophrenia, catatonia and mania; NICE (2003)

Ectopic Pregnancy

• Diagnosis and initial management in early pregnancy of ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage; NICE clinical guideline (Dec 2012)

Eczema

• Alitretinoin for the treatment of severe chronic hand eczema, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (August 2009)
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - pimecrolimus and tacrolimus, NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - topical steroids, NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Atopic eczema in children, NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2007)
• Diagnosis, management and prevention of occupational contact dermatitis: concise guidelines; Royal College of Physicians and British Association of Dermatologists (2011)
• Grenz rays therapy for inflammatory skin conditions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Guidelines for the care of contact dermatitis, British Association of Dermatologists (2009)
• Guidelines for the management of atopic eczema, Primary Care Dermatology Society and British Association of Dermatologists (2006 Updated October 2009)
• Guidelines for the safe and effective prescribing of azathioprine, British Association of Dermatologists (2011)
• Management of atopic eczema in primary care, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (March 2011)
• Occupational contact dermatitis and urticaria - Systematic review and recommendations, British Occupational Health Research Foundation (2010)

Education

• Mental wellbeing of children in primary education, NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (March 2008)
• Social and emotional wellbeing in secondary education, NICE Public Health Guidance (September 2009)

Elderly Care

• Acute Medical Care of Elderly People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Comprehensive Assessment of the Frail Older Patient - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Delirium, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2010)
• Diabetes - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Falls, British Geriatric Society Best Practice Guide (July 2007)
• Guidance for the care of older people, Nursing and Midwifery Council (March 2009)
• Health Checks and Case Finding - Best Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (May 2010)
• Health Promotion and Preventive Care, British Geriatrics Society (BGS) Best Practice Guide 4.1 (reviewed 2005)
• Healthy Eating for Older People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2011)
• Hip fracture in the elderly person, British Orthopaedic Association (2008)
• Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards - Best Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2011)
• Mental wellbeing and older people - guidance for occupational therapy and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary care and residential care, NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (October 2008)
• Nutritional Advice in Common Clinical Situations - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (revised August 2009)
• Palliative and End of Life Care for Older People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Physical Activity in Older Age - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Pressure Ulcers - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2012)
• Rehabilitation of Older People, British Geriatrics Society - Best Practice Guide 1.4 (revised 2009)
• Safeguarding Vulnerable Older People (Abuse and Neglect) - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2009)
• Screening For Cancer in Older People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2011)
• Telehealth and Telecare - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• The assessment of pain in older people, British Pain Society (2007)
• The Older Person in the Accident & Emergency Department, British Geriatrics Society - Best Practice Guide 3.2 (May 2008)
• Transfer of Care of Frail Older People for Community Health and Social Support - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Vaccination Programmes in Older People - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2011)

Electrocardiography

• Consensus guideline for recording a 12-lead ECG, Society for Cardiological Science & Technology (February 2010)
• Guidelines for the interpretation of the neonatal electrocardiogram, European Society of Cardiology (2002)

Emergency Contraception

• Emergency Contraception, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2011)

Emergency Medicine

• Acutely ill patients in hospital , NICE Clinical Guidance (2007)
• Antidote Availability and Treatment Guideline, College of Emergency Medicine (2008)
• Care of Children and Young People Presenting to Hospital with a Decreased Conscious Level, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2011)
• Cervical Spine: Management of alert adult patients with potential cervical spine injury in the Emergency Department, College of Emergency Medicine (November 2010)
• Domestic Violence: Recognition and Management in Emergency Departments, College of Emergency Medicine (June 2010)
• End of life care for adults in the Emergency Department, College of Emergency Medicine (Feb 2012)
• Intravenous Regional Anaesthesia for Distal Forearm Fractures - Bier’s Block, College of Emergency Medicine (May 2010)
• Management of Adult Patients who attend Emergency Departments after Sexual Assault and / or Rape, College of Emergency Medicine (June 2011)
• Management of Pain in Adults, College of Emergency Medicine (June 2010)
• Management of Pain in Children, College of Emergency Medicine (May 2010)

Emphysema

• Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with airway valves for advanced emphysema, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2009)
• Lung reduction volume surgery for diffuse emphysema, NICE (2005)

Encephalitis

• Management of suspected viral encephalitis in adults, Association of British Neurologists and British Infection Association National Guidelines (November 2011)
• Management of suspected viral encephalitis in children, Association of British Neurologists and British Infection Association National Guidelines (November 2011)
• Viral meningoencephalitis: a review of diagnostic methods and guidelines for management, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)

Encephalitis Due To Influenza

• Viral meningoencephalitis: a review of diagnostic methods and guidelines for management, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)

Endocarditis

• Antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis, NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Guidelines for the diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of endocarditis in adults, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2012)
• Guidelines for the prevention of endocarditis, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2006)
• Guidelines on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Infective Endocarditis; European Society of Cardiology (2009)

Endometrial Carcinoma

• Endometrial cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Laparoscopic hysterectomy (including laparoscopic total hysterectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy) for endometrial cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2010)

Endometriosis

• Laparoscopic helium plasma coagulation of endometriosis, NICE (2006)
• Laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) for chronic pelvic pain, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2007)
• The investigation and management of endometriosis, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)

Endoscopy

• Antibiotic prophylaxis in gastrointestinal endoscopy, British Society of Gastroenterology (January 2009)
• Consensus guidelines for the safe prescription and administration of oral bowel-cleansing agents, British Society of Gastroenterolgy (2012)
• Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of non-ampullary duodenal lesions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2010)
• Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of gastric lesions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2010)
• Guidance for Obtaining a Valid Consent for Elective Endoscopic Procedures, British Society of Gastroenterology (2008)
• Guidance on the decontamination and sterilization of rigid and flexible endoscopes, British Association of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery - ENT UK (2010)
• Guidelines on Complications of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)
• Guidelines on small bowel enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy in adults, British Society of Gastroenterology (January 2008)
• Non medical endoscopists, British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)
• Upper GI endoscopy services: commissioning guide, NICE (2006)
• Wireless capsule endoscopy, NICE (2004)

Enteral Feeding

• Caring for children and young people in the community receiving enteral tube feeding: best practice statement, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (September 2007)
• Nutrition support in adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition; NICE (2006)

Enuresis

• Nocturnal enuresis - the management of bedwetting in children and young people, NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2010)

Epicondylitis

• Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory tennis elbow, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)

Epididymo-Orchitis

• Management of epididymo-orchitis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010 updated June 2011)
• Sexually Transmitted Infections in Primary Care; Royal College of General Practitioners and British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (Apr 2013)

Epilepsy

• Deep brain stimulation for refractory epilepsy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2012)
• EFNS guideline on the diagnosis and management of alcohol-related seizures: report of an EFNS task force, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2005)
• EFNS guideline on the management of status epilepticus, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)
• Epilepsy, NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2012)
• Guideline for the management of first seizure in the emergency department, GEMNet - Guidelines in Emergency Medicine Network (December 2009)
• Long term neurological conditions - a good practice guide to the development of the multidisciplinary team and the value of the specialist nurse, NHS National Workforce Projects in partnership with the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Epilepsy Action, the Parkinson’s Disease Society, the Royal College of Nursing and Dept of Health (May 2008)
• Primary care guidelines for the management of females with epilepsy, Royal Society of Medicine (2004)
• Retigabine for the adjunctive treatment of adults with partial onset seizures in epilepsy with and without secondary generalisation, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (July 2011)
• The epilepsies in adults, NICE Quality standard (Feb 2013)
• The epilepsies in children and young people, NICE Quality Standard (Feb 2013)
• The Ocular Side-Effects of Vigabatrin (Sabril) - Information and Guidance for Screening, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (March 2008)
• Transient loss of consciousness in adults and young people, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2010)
• Vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy in children, NICE (2004)

Erectile Dysfunction

• Guidelines for Erectile Dysfunction, British Society of Sexual Medicine (2009)
• Guidelines on the management of sexual problems in men: the role of androgens, British Society for Sexual Medicine (December 2010)

Essential Thrombocythaemia

• Guideline for investigation and management of adults and children presenting with a thrombocytosis, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (April 2010)

Exercise Advice

• Dietary interventions and physical activity interventions for weight management before, during and after pregnancy; NICE Public Health Guidance (July 2010)
• Energising Lives: A Guide to Promoting Physical Activity in Primary Care, NHS Health Scotland (July 2008)
• Exercise and Pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Guidance on the promotion and creation of physical environments that support increased levels of physical activity, NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (January 2008)
• Physical Activity in Older Age - Good Practice Guide, British Geriatrics Society (2010)
• Physical activity, NICE (2006)
• Promoting physical activity for children and young people, NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (January 2009)
• Promoting physical activity in the workplace; NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (May 2008)
• UK physical activity guidelines, Dept of Health (July 2011)