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Obesity

• Dietary interventions and physical activity interventions for weight management before, during and after pregnancy; NICE Public Health Guidance (July 2010)
• Management of obesity, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (February 2010)
• Management of women with obesity in pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (March 2010)
• Obesity (morbid) - surgery, NICE (2002)
• Obesity guidance for healthy schools co-ordinators and their partners, Dept of Health (2007)
• Obesity, NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

• Common mental health disorders, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2011)
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - core interventions in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder, NICE (2005)

Obstetric Cholestasis

• Management of cholestatic liver diseases, European Association for the Study of the Liver (June 2009)
• Obstetric Cholestasis, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2011)

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome

• BTS guidelines for home oxygen in children, British Thoracic Society (April 2009)
• Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnea syndrome in adults, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• Non-CPAP therapies in obstructive sleep apnoea, European Respiratory Society (2011)
• Sleep apnoea - Continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome; NICE Technology Appraisal (March 2008)
• Soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)

Occupational Therapy

• 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)

Oesophageal Atresia

• Foker technique for long gap oesophageal atresia, NICE (2006)

Oesophageal Cancer

• Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of oesophageal dysplasia and neoplasia, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2010)
• Esophageal cancer: Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Guidelines for the management of oesophageal and gastric cancer, British Society of Gastroenterology (June 2011)
• Minimally invasive oesophagectomy for cancer or high-grade dysplasia of the oesophagus, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2011)
• Palliative photodynamic therapy for advanced oesophageal cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Photo-dynamic therapy for early oesophageal cancer, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)

Oesophageal Reflux

• Catheterless oesophageal pH monitoring, NICE (2006)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Endoluminal gastroplication for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE (2011)
• Endoscopic augmentation of the lower oesophageal sphincter using hydrogel implants for the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Endoscopic injection of bulking agents for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE (2004)
• Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2009)
• Laparoscopic insertion of a magnetic bead band for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2012)
• Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Clinical Practice Guidelines, European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition and North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (2009)

Oesophageal Varices

• Acute upper GI bleeding, NICE Clinical Guideline (June 2012)
• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (September 2008)
• Stent insertion for bleeding oesophageal varices, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2011)

Oesophagus

• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care, NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Guidelines on the use of Oesophageal Dilatation in Clinical Practice, British Society of Gastroenterology (2004)
• Laparoscopic insertion of a magnetic bead band for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2012)

Oligohydramnios

• Amnioinfusion for oligohydramnios during pregnancy, NICE Interventional procedure guidance (2006)

Onychomycosis

• Fungal Skin & Nail Infections - Diagnosis & Laboratory Investigation, Health Protection Agency (April 2009)
• Guidelines for treatment of Onychomycosis, British Association of Dermatologists (2003)

Opioid Analgesics

• Cancer pain management, British Pain Society (January 2010)
• Control of pain in adults with cancer; Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (November 2008)
• Opioids for persistent pain: Good practice, British Pain Society (2010)

Opioid Dependence

• Drug misuse - methadone and buprenorphine, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug misuse - naltrexone, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug Misuse and Dependence - UK Guidelines on Clinical Management, NHS National Treatment Agency (September 2007)
• Guidance for the use of substitute prescribing in the treatment of opioid dependence in primary care, Royal College of General Practitioners (2011)

Oral Health

• Clinical Guidelines & Integrated Care Pathways for the Oral Health Care of People with Learning Disabilities, British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2012)
• Clinical Holding Guidelines, British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2009)
• Dental recall - Recall interval between routine dental examinations, NICE (2004)
• Diagnosis prevention and management of dental erosion, Royal College of Surgeons of England - Faculty of Dental Surgery (January 2007)
• Extraction of primary teeth - balance and compensation, British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (2002)
• Guidelines for oral health care for people with a physical disability, British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Guidelines for the Development of Local Standards of Oral Health Care for Dependent, Dysphagic, Critically and Terminally Ill Patients; British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Management of unerupted and impacted third molar teeth, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2000)
• Multi-disciplinary Guidelines for the Oral Management of Patients following Oncology Treatment, Royal College of Surgeons of England and The British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2012)
• Nutrition and dental health: guidelines for professionals, Health Promotion Agency for Northern Ireland (June 2008)
• Prevention and management of dental decay in the pre-school child, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2005)
• Principles on Intervention for People Unable to Comply with Routine Dental Care, British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2004)
• The Development of Standards for Domiciliary Dental Care Services: Guidelines and recommendations, British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Tooth decay - HealOzone, NICE (2005)
• UK national clinical guidelines in paediatric dentistry - pulp therapy for primary molars, British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (September 2006)

Orchitis

• Management of epididymo-orchitis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010 updated June 2011)

Osteoarthritis

• Arthroscopic knee washout with or without debridement for the treatment of osteoarthritis, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Artificial metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint replacement for end-stage arthritis, NICE (2005)
• Artificial trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint replacement for osteoarthritis, NICE (2005)
• EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Annals of Rheumatic Disease (April 2013)
• Hip disease - metal on metal hip resurfacing, NICE (2002)
• Hip disease - replacement prostheses, NICE (2000)
• Individually magnetic resonance imaging-designed unicompartmental interpositional implant insertion for osteoarthritis of the knee, NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (September 2009)
• Minimally invasive total hip replacement, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2010)
• Osteoarthritis; NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2008)

Osteoarthritis Of Knee

• EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Annals of Rheumatic Disease (April 2013)
• Mini-incision surgery for total knee replacement, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2010)
• Osteoarthritis; NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2008)

Osteoma

• Computed tomography (CT) guided thermocoagulation of osteoid osteoma, NICE (2004)

Osteoporosis

• Balloon kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures, NICE (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)
• Guideline for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men from the age of 50 years in the UK, National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (October 2008, updated July 2010)
• Guidelines for Osteoporosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Coeliac Disease, British Society of Gastroenterology (2007)
• Hip fracture in the elderly person, British Orthopaedic Association (2008)
• Management of hip fracture in older people, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (June 2009)
• Management of osteoporosis, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2004)
• Osteoporosis - primary prevention, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (January 2011)
• Osteoporosis - secondary prevention including strontium ranelate, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (January 2011)
• Osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture, NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2012)
• Osteoporotic fractures - denosumab, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2010)
• Percutaneous vertebroplasty, NICE (2003)
• Prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in women consensus statement, British Menopause Society (2008)
• The Care of Patients with Fragility Fractures, British Orthopaedic Association (September 2007)
• Vertebral fractures - vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, NICE Technology appraisal (April 2013)

Osteosarcoma

• Bone sarcomas: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Osteosarcoma - mifamurtide, NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2011)

Ovarian Cancer

• Bevacizumab in combination with gemcitabine and carboplatin for treating the first recurrence of platinum-sensitive advanced ovarian cancer, NICE Technology Appraisal (May 2013)
• Bevacizumab in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin for first-line treatment of advanced ovarian cancer, NICE Technology Appraisal (May 2013)
• Management of Suspected Ovarian Masses in Premenopausal Women, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2011)
• Newly diagnosed and relapsed epithelial ovarian carcinoma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Non-epithelial ovarian cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)
• Ovarian cancer - paclitaxel, NICE (2003)
• Ovarian cancer - the recognition and initial management of ovarian cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2011)
• Ovarian cancer (advanced) - paclitaxel, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride and topotecan; NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)

Ovarian Cysts

• Management of Suspected Ovarian Masses in Premenopausal Women, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2011)
• Ovarian Cysts in Postmenopausal Women, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2003)

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

• Management of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)

Overactive Bladder

• Laparoscopic augmentation cystoplasty (including clam cystoplasty), NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2009)
• Percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation for overactive bladder syndrome, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2010)
• Sacral nerve stimulation for urge incontinence and urgency-frequency, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2004)
• The management of lower urinary tract symptoms in men, NICE Clinical Guideline (May 2010)
• Urinary incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women, NICE (2006)

Overactive Thyroid Gland

• Intraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2008)
• UK Guidelines for the Use of Thyroid Function Tests, British Thyroid Association (2006)

Overdose Of Drug

• Guideline for the management of trycyclic antidepressant overdose, GEMNet - Guidelines in Emergency Medicine Network (December 2009)

Overweight

• Dietary interventions and physical activity interventions for weight management before, during and after pregnancy; NICE Public Health Guidance (July 2010)
• Management of obesity, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (February 2010)
• Management of women with obesity in pregnancy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Centre for Maternal and Child Enquiries (March 2010)
• Obesity (morbid) - surgery, NICE (2002)
• Obesity guidance for healthy schools co-ordinators and their partners, Dept of Health (2007)
• Obesity, NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)

Oxygen Therapy

• BTS guidelines for home oxygen in children, British Thoracic Society (April 2009)
• Guideline for emergency oxygen use in adult patients, British Thoracic Society (October 2008)