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Vaginal And Cervical Prolapse

• Infracoccygeal sacropexy using mesh for uterine prolapse repair, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Infracoccygeal sacropexy using mesh for vaginal vault prolapse repair, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Insertion of mesh uterine suspension sling (including sacrohysteropexy) for uterine prolapse repair, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Mesh sacrocolpopexy for vaginal vault prolapse, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Posterior infracoccygeal sacropexy for vaginal vault prolapse, NICE (2005)
• Sacrocolpopexy using mesh for vaginal vault prolapse repair, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Sacrocolpopexy with hysterectomy using mesh for uterine prolapse repair, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Surgical repair of vaginal wall prolapse using mesh, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (June 2008)
• The Management of Post Hysterectomy Vaginal Vault Prolapse, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)

Vaginal Atrophy

• Urogenital atrophy consensus statement, British Menopause Society (2008)

Vaginal Bleeding

• Best Practice in Outpatient Hysteroscopy, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2011)
• Clinical practice guidelines for the assessment of young women aged 20-24 with abnormal vaginal bleeding, Dept of Health (March 2010)
• Management of Unscheduled Bleeding in Women Using Hormonal Contraception, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2009)
• The Use of Anti-D Immunoglobulin for Rhesus D Prophylaxis, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2011)

Vaginal Discharge

• Management of bacterial vaginosis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (May 2012)
• Management of Vaginal Discharge in Non-Genitourinary Medicine Settings, Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (Feb 2012)
• Management of vulvovaginal candidiasis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
• Vaginal discharge - quick reference guide for primary care, Health Protection Agency (October 2009)

Vaginal Thrush

• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Management of vulvovaginal candidiasis, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)

Valvular Heart Disease

• Endoaortic balloon occlusion for cardiac surgery, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2008)
• Management of Valvular Heart Disease, European Society of Cardiology (2012)
• Percutaneous mitral valve annuloplasty, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2010)
• Percutaneous mitral valve leaflet repair for mitral regurgitation, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)
• Thoracoscopically assisted mitral valve surgery, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (December 2007)
• Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2012)

Varicose Eczema

• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - topical steroids, NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)

Varicose Vein

• Endovenous laser treatment of the long saphenous vein, NICE (2004)
• Endovenous mechanochemical ablation for varicose veins, NICE Interventional procedure guideline (Jan 2013)
• Radiofrequency ablation of varicose veins, NICE (2003)
• Transilluminated powered phlebectomy for varicose veins, NICE (2004)
• Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins, Interventional procedure guidance NICE (Feb 2013)

Vascular Skin Lesions

• Intralesional photocoagulation of subcutaneous congenital vascular disorders, NICE (2004)

Vasculitis

• Guidelines for the management of adults with ANCA associated vasculitis, British Society for Rheumatology (Sept 2007)

Vasectomy

• Guidelines on vasectomy, European Association of Urology (2011)

Ventilation

• Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator-dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2009)
• Weaning from mechanical ventilation, European Respiratory Society (2007)

Ventricular Septal Defect

• Adult Congenital Heart Disease (A commissioning guide for services for young people and Grown Ups with Congenital Heart Disease (GUCH)), Dept of Health (2006)
• Endovascular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect, NICE (2006)
• Transcatheter endovascular closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2010)

Ventricular Tachycardia

• Arrhythmia - implantable cardioverter defibrillators, NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2006)
• Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death, European Society of Cardiology (2006)
• Percutaneous (non-thoracoscopic) epicardial catheter radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardia, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2009)

Verrucas

• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings, Health Protection Agency (April 2010)

Vertigo

• Migraine related vertigo: classification and diagnostic criteria, British Association of Audiological Physicians (November 2008)

Vigabatrin

• The Ocular Side-Effects of Vigabatrin (Sabril) - Information and Guidance for Screening, Royal College of Ophthalmologists (March 2008)

Violence

• Female genital mutilation: multi-agency practice guidelines, Dept of Health (February 2011)
• Improving safety, Reducing harm: Children, young people and domestic violence; Dept of Health (November 2009)
• When to suspect child maltreatment, NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2009)

Vipoma

• Guidelines for the management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine (including carcinoid) tumours (NETs), British Society of Gastroenterology (2012)
• Neuroendocrine gastroenteropancreatic tumours: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up; European Society for Medical Oncology (2010)

Viral Encephalitis

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

Viral Haemorrhagic Fever

• Guidelines for action in the event of a deliberate release - Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers, Health Protection Agency (August 2008)

Viral Meningitis

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

Vitiligo

• Guideline for the diagnosis and management of vitiligo, British Association of Dermatologists (October 2008)

Vomiting Blood

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

Vomiting Due To Gastroenteritis

• Diarrhoea and vomiting in children under 5; NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2009)
• Guidance on Infection Control in Schools and other Childcare Settings, Health Protection Agency (April 2010)
• Guidelines for the management of norovirus outbreaks in acute and community health and social care settings, Health Protection Agency (November 2011)
• Infectious Diarrhoea - The Role of Microbiological Examination of Faeces - Quick Reference Guide for Primary Care; British Infection Association and Health Protection Agency (October 2009)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care, Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Preventing person-to-person spread following gastrointestinal infections: guidelines for public health physicians and environmental health officers, Health Protection Agency (2005)

Vulval Cancer

• Endoscopic radical inguinal lymphadenectomy, NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (June 2011)
• Management of Vulval Cancer, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Referral for suspected cancer, NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• The Management of Vulval Skin Disorders, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)

Vulval Itching

• The Management of Vulval Skin Disorders, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)

Vulval Problems

• Guidelines for the management of vulvodynia, British Society for the Study of Vulval Diseases Guideline Group (March 2010)
• The Management of Vulval Skin Disorders, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)