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Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome

• Clinical Guidelines for Immunoglobulin Use (second edition), Dept of Health, May 2008
• Guideline: Screening for tumours in paraneoplastic syndromes, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2011)
• Guidelines for the treatment of autoimmune neuromuscular transmission disorders, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)

Latex Allergy

• Latex allergy - occupational aspects of management - a national guideline, Royal College of Physicians (May 2008)

Lazy Eye

• Guidelines for the Management of Strabismus in Childhood, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (2012)

Learning Disability

• Clinical Guidelines & Integrated Care Pathways for the Oral Health Care of People with Learning Disabilities, British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2012)
• Equal access? A practical guide for the NHS: creating a Single Equality Scheme that includes improving access for people with learning disabilities, Dept of Health (December 2009)
• Guidelines on Caring For People with a Learning Disability in General Hospital Settings, Guidelines & Audit Implementation Network (June 2010)
• Health Action Planning and Health Facilitation for people with learning disabilities: good practice guidance, Dept of Health (March 2009)
• Mental health nursing of adults with learning disabilities, Royal College of Nursing (September 2007)
• Using medication to manage behaviour problems among adults with a learning disability, University of Birmingham (2006)

Leg Length

• Intramedullary distraction for lower limb lengthening, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)

Leg Ulcers

• Management of chronic venous leg ulcers, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (August 2010)
• Subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery, NICE (2004)
• The nursing management of patients with venous leg ulcers, Royal College of Nursing (2006)
• Venous Leg Ulcers: Infection Diagnosis & Microbiology Investigation - Quick Reference Guide, Health Protection Agency (February 2009)

Legionnaires' Disease

• European Guidelines for Control and Prevention of Travel Associated Legionnaires' Disease, European Surveillance Scheme for Travel Associated Legionnaires' Disease and the European Working Group for Legionella Infections (2005)
• Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in adults, British Thoracic Society (2009)
• Guidelines for the management of community acquired pneumonia in children, British Thoracic Society (2011)
• Legionnaires' disease, Health Protection Agency (various guidelines and dates)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (various dates)

Leukaemia

• Acute myeloblastic leukaemias and myelodysplastic syndromes in adult patients: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Chronic myeloid leukaemia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Guidelines on the diagnosis and therapy of hairy cell leukaemia, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2011)
• Guidelines on the diagnosis, investigation and management of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia; British Committee for Standards in Haematology (July 2012)
• Guidelines on the management of Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2005)
• Leukaemia (chronic lymphocytic, first line) - rituximab; NICE Technology Appraisal (July 2009)
• Leukaemia (chronic lymphocytic, relapsed) - rituximab; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (July 2010)
• Leukaemia (chronic myeloid) - dasatinib, nilotinib, imatinib; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (January 2012)
• Leukaemia (chronic myeloid, first line) - dasatinib, nilotinib and standard-dose imatinib; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (April 2012)
• Leukaemia (lymphocytic) - bendamustine; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (February 2011)
• Leukaemia (lymphocytic) - fludarabine, NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Long term follow up of survivors of childhood cancer; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (Mar 2013)
• Management of febrile neutropenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Myelodysplastic syndromes - azacitidine, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (March 2011)
• Recommendations for the management of BCR-ABL-positive chronic myeloid leukaemia, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2007)
• The management of mature T-cell and NK-cell neoplasms, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2011)

Libido

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

Libido Reduced

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

Lichen Planus

• Grenz rays therapy for inflammatory skin conditions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Guidelines for the management of oral lichen planus in secondary care, British Society for Oral Medicine (2010)

Lichen Sclerosus

• Guidelines for the management of lichen sclerosus, British Association of Dermatologists (2010)
• The Management of Vulval Skin Disorders, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)

Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy

• EFNS guideline on diagnosis and management of limb girdle muscular dystrophies, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2007)

Lipid Disorders

• Ezetimibe for the treatment of primary (heterozygous-familial and non-familial) hypercholesterolaemia, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (November 2007)
• Familial hypercholesterolaemia, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2008)
• Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidaemias, European Society of Cardiology (2011)
• Lipid modification - cardiovascular risk assessment and the modification of blood lipids for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2008, amended May 2010)

Liver Biopsy

• Guidelines on the use of Liver Biopsy in Clinical Practice, British Society of Gastroenterology (2004)

Liver Cancer

• Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, European Association for the Study of the Liver (2012)
• Cryotherapy for the treatment of liver metastases, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2010)
• Ex-vivo hepatic resection and reimplantation for liver cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2009)
• Hepatocellular carcinoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Laparoscopic liver resection, NICE (2005)
• Microwave ablation for the treatment of liver metastases, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2011)
• Microwave ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of colorectal metastases in the liver, NICE (2004)
• Radiofrequency ablation of hepatocellular carcinoma, NICE (2003)
• Radiofrequency-assisted liver resection, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Selective internal radiation therapy for colorectal metastases of the liver, NICE (2011)

Liver Failure

• Extracorporeal albumin dialysis for acute liver failure, NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance(September 2009)
• Guidelines for Liver Transplantation for Patients with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis, British Society of Gastroenterology (2012)

Liver Metastasis

• Cryotherapy for the treatment of liver metastases, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2010)
• Ex-vivo hepatic resection and reimplantation for liver cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2009)
• Microwave ablation for the treatment of liver metastases, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2011)
• Selective internal radiation therapy for colorectal metastases of the liver, NICE (2011)

Liver Transplant

• Codes of practice related to: removal, storage, use and disposal of human tissue and organs; Human Tissue Authority (various dates)
• Diagnosis of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in solid organ transplant recipients, British Committee for Standards in Haematology and British Transplantation Society (2010)
• EFNS guidelines on management of neurological problems in liver transplantation, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Guidelines for Liver Transplantation for Patients with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis, British Society of Gastroenterology (2012)
• Living-donor liver transplantation, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Management of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder in adult solid organ transplant recipients, British Committee for Standards in Haematology and British Transplantation Society (2010)
• Organ donation, NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2011)
• Transplantation guidelines (various), British Transplantation Society (various dates)

Long Sighted

• Laser correction of refractive error following non-refractive ophthalmic surgery, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2011)
• Laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), NICE (2004)
• Photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error, NICE (2006)

Low Blood Pressure

• EFNS guidelines on the diagnosis and management of orthostatic hypotension, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

• Guidelines on Lasers and Technologies, European Association of Urology (2011)
• Guidelines on the Management of Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS), incl. Benign Prostatic Obstruction (BPO); European Association of Urology (2012)
• The management of lower urinary tract symptoms in men, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2010)

Lung Biopsy

• Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for mediastinal masses, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2008)
• Guidelines for radiologically guided lung biopsy, British Thoracic Society (2003)

Lung Cancer

• Cryosurgery for malignant endobronchial obstruction, NICE (2005)
• Early stage and locally advanced (non-metastatic) non-small-cell lung cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• EFNS Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases: report of an EFNS Task Force, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial biopsy for peripheral lung lesions, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2010)
• Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for mediastinal masses, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2008)
• Gefitinib for the first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (July 2010)
• Guideline for the radical management of patients with lung cancer, British Thoracic Society and Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland (2010)
• IRE for treating primary lung cancer and metastases in the lung, NICE Interventional procedure guideline (Feb 2013)
• Lung cancer - the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2011)
• Lung cancer (non small cell, EGFR-TK mutation positive) - erlotinib (1st line); NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (June 2012)
• Lung cancer (non-small cell) - pemetrexed, NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Mesothelioma - pemetrexed disodium, NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2008)
• Metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Pemetrexed for the first-line treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (September 2009)
• Pemetrexed for the maintenance treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (June 2010)
• Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for primary and secondary lung cancers, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (December 2010)
• Photodynamic therapy for advanced bronchial carcinoma, NICE (2004)
• Photodynamic therapy for localised inoperable endobronchial cancer, NICE (2005)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Small-cell lung cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Stent placement for vena caval obstruction, NICE (2004)
• Topotecan for the treatment of relapsed small-cell lung cancer, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (November 2009)

Lung Function Tests

• Lung function testing - various guidelines, European Respiratory Society (various dates)

Lung Transplant

• Living donor lung transplantation for end-stage lung disease, NICE (2006)
• Organ donation, NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2011)
• Transplantation guidelines (various), British Transplantation Society (various dates)

Lupus

• EULAR recommendations for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Report of a Task Force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics, European League Against Rheumatism - EULAR (2007)
• Joint European League Against Rheumatism and European Renal Association–European Dialysis and Transplant Association (EULAR/ERA-EDTA) recommendations for the management of adult and paediatric lupus nephritis, EULAR/ERA-EDTA (2012)

Lyme Disease

• Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of European Lyme neuroborreliosis, European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)

Lymphoedema

• Consensus Document on the Management of Cellulitis in Lymphoedema, British Lymphology Society (2010)
• Guidelines for the diagnosis assessment and management of lymphoedema, Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (February 2008)
• Liposuction for chronic lymphoedema, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2008)

Lymphogranuloma Venereum

• Management of lymphogranuloma venereum, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)

Lymphoma

• Best practice in lymphoma diagnosis and reporting, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2010)
• Diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Follicular lymphoma - rituximab, NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Follicular lymphoma - rituximab, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (2012)
• Gastric marginal zone lymphoma of MALT type: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Guidelines for the investigation and management of mantle cell lymphoma, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2012)
• Guidelines for the Management of Primary Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas, British Association of Dermatologists (2003)
• Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of adult patients with primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) and primary intra-ocularlymphoma (PIOL); British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2007)
• Guidelines on the investigation and management of follicular lymphoma, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (September 2011)
• Guidelines on various nuclear medicine procedures and topics, European Association of Nuclear Medicine (various dates)
• Hodgkin's lymphoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Lymphoma (follicular non-Hodgkin's) - rituximab; NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2008)
• Lymphoma (follicular non-Hodgkin's) - rituximab; NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (June 2011)
• Management of febrile neutropenia: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Newly diagnosed and relapsed follicular lymphoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2011)
• Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - rituximab, NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Primary cutaneous lymphomas: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• The management of mature T-cell and NK-cell neoplasms, British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2011)

Lysosomal Storage Diseases

• National service standards for care of people with lysosomal storage disorders, Dept of Health (2005)