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B12 Deficiency Anaemia

• Anaemia - B12 and folate deficiency Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2008)

Back Pain

• Automated percutaneous mechanical lumbar discectomy NICE (2005)
• Back pain - lower Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Clinical guidelines for the physiotherapy management of persistent Low Back Pain Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (2006)
• Endoscopic division of epidural adhesions NICE (2004)
• Endoscopic laser foraminoplasty NICE (2003)
• European guidelines for prevention in low back pain COST B13 Working Group (2004)
• 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)
• Laser lumbar discectomy NICE (2003)
• Non-rigid stabilisation techniques for the treatment of low back pain NICE (2006)
• Percutaneous disc decompression using coblation for lower back pain NICE (2006)
• Percutaneous intradiscal electrothermal therapy NICE (2004)
• Percutaneous intradiscal radiofrequency thermocoagulation for lower back pain NICE (2004)
• Percutaneous intradiscal radiofrequency thermocoagulation NICE (2004)
• Prosthetic intervertebral disc replacement NICE (2004)
• Recommendations on the use of epidural injections for the treatment of leg pain and back pain of spinal origin British Pain Society (2002)

Bacterial Vaginosis

• Bacterial vaginosis British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2001)
• Bacterial vaginosis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care (for consultation and local adaption) Health Protection Agency (Dec 2006 - due review Oct 2007)

Balanitis

• Balanitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Management of balanitis British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2001)
• Management of foreskin conditions British Association of Paediatric Urologists (November 2006).

Baldness

• Alopecia areata Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Guidelines for the management of alopecia areata British Association of Dermatologists (2003)

Barrett's Oesophagus

• Circumferential epithelial radiofrequency ablation for Barrett's oesophagus NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (December 2007)
• Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Barrett's columnar-lined oesophagus British Society of Gastroenterology (2005)
• Photodynamic therapy for high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's oesophagus NICE (2004)

Bed Sore

• Pressure ulcer prevention; Pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention, including the use of pressure-relieving devices (beds attresses and overlays) for the prevention of pressure ulcers in primary and secondary care (2003).
• Pressure ulcers - risk assessment and prevention (April 2001)
• Pressure ulcers: The management of pressure ulcers in primary and secondary care (2005).

Bedwetting

• Enuresis - nocturnal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Society of Urology (2008)

Behaviour Change

• Behaviour change NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (October 2007)

Behaviour Problems In Children

• Parent-training/education programmes in the management of children with conduct disorders NICE (2006)

Benzodiazepines

• Anxiety: management of anxiety (panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, and generalised anxiety disorder) in adults in primary, secondary and community care NICE (2004 - amended 2007)
• Benzodiazepine and z drug withdrawal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Insomnia - newer hypnotic drugs NICE Technology Appraisal (Apr 2004)

Berry Aneurysm

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

Bile Duct Cancer

• 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 SIGN (2005)
• Bipolar Disorder NICE (2003)
• Depression in children and young people: identification and management in primary, community and secondary care NICE (2005)
• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) NICE (2003)
• Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder British Association for Psychopharmacology (2003)
• The Management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care NICE (2006)

Bird Flu

• Avian flu guidance and algorithms Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Pandemic flu : A national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic Department of Health (November 2007)
• Pandemic influenza : guidance for infection control in hospitals and primary care settings Department of Health (November 2007)

Bites

• Bites - human and animal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Insect bites and stings Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Blackouts And Faints

• Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope European Society of Cardiology (2004)

Bladder Cancer

• Guidelines for Bladder Cancer - Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer European Association of Urology (2008)
• Guidelines on TaT 1 (Non-muscle Invasive) Bladder Cancer European Association of Urology (2008)
• Improving outcomes in urological cancers NICE Cancer Service Guidance (2002)
• Intraoperative red blood cell salvage during radical prostatectomy or radical cystectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (April 2008)
• Intravesical microwave hyperthermia with intravesical chemotherapy for superficial bladder cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (October 2007)
• Laparoscopic cystectomy (of the urinary bladder) NICE (2003)
• Management of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder SIGN (2005)

Bleeding Disorder

• Guidelines on Fibrinogen Assays British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2003)
• The Investigation and Management of Neonatal Haemostasis and Thrombosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2002)

Blepharitis

• Blepharitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Practice Guidance: OTC Chloramphenicol Eye Drops Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (June 2005)

Blood Pressure (high)

• Diabetes Type 1 and 2 - hypertension Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Expert consensus document on angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors in cardiovascular disease European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Expert consensus document on beta-adrenergic receptor blockers European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Guidelines for management of hypertension British Hypertension Society (2004)
• Hypertension in pregnancy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Hypertension Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Hypertension: management of hypertension in adults in primary care NICE Clinical guideline (June 2006)

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)
• Clinical standards: blood transfusion NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2006)
• Right blood, right patient, right time Royal College of Nursing (2006)
• 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)

Boils

• Boils, carbuncles, paronychia and staphylococcal whitlow Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Bone Fracture

• The Care of Patients with Fragility Fractures British Orthopaedic Association (September 2007)

Bone Infection

• The Management of Acute Bone and Joint Infection in Childhood: A Guide to Good Practice British Orthopaedic Association (2004)

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

• Metastatic bone disease: a guide to good practice British Orthopaedic Association (2001)

Botulism

• Botulism - deliberate release Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2004)

Bowel Cancer

• Clinical standards: bowel screening programme NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2007)
• Colon cancer (adjuvant) - capecitabine & oxaliplatin (No.100) NICE (2006)
• Colorectal cancer - capecitabine and tegafur uracil NICE (2003)
• Colorectal cancer - laparoscopic surgery (review) NICE (2006)
• Colorectal cancer (advanced) - irinotecan, oxaliplatin and raltitrexed NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)
• Colorectal cancer (metastatic) - bevacizumab and cetuximab NICE Technology Appraisal (Jan 2007)
• Colorectal Cancer Screening : Guidance on large bowel surveillance for people with two first degree relatives with colorectal cancer or one first degree relative diagnosed with colorectal cancer under 45 years British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)
• Colorectal Cancer Screening BSG Guidelines (2002)
• Gastrointestinal (lower) cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Guidelines for resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)
• Guidelines for the management of colorectal cancer Association of Coloproctology of GB and Ireland (2001)
• Management of colorectal cancer SIGN (2003)
• Practice Guidance: bowel cancer Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2007)
• Preoperative high dose rate brachytherapy for rectal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2006)
• Service guidance for the NHS in England and Wales Improving Outcomes for Colorectal Cancer (update) NICE (2004)

Bowel Cancer Screening

• Gastrointestinal (lower) cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Management of colorectal cancer SIGN (2003)
• Service guidance for the NHS in England and Wales Improving Outcomes for Colorectal Cancer (update) NICE (2004)

Bowel Polyps

• Clinical standards: bowel screening programme NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2007)
• Surveillance guidelines after removal of colorectal adenomatous polyps British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)

Bowen's Disease

• Guidelines for management of Bowen's disease British Association of Dermatologists (1999)

Brain Injury

• Acquired brain injury Department of Health (2004)
• 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

• Brain cancer - temozolomide NICE (2001)
• Brain tumour - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2004)
• Glioma (newly diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Service guidance for improving outcomes for people with brain and other central nervous system tumours NICE (2006)

Breast Cancer

• Breast cancer - capecitabine NICE (2003)
• Breast cancer - gemcitabine NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2007)
• Breast cancer - managing women with a family history Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Breast cancer - taxanes NICE (2001)
• Breast cancer - trastuzumab NICE (2002)
• Breast cancer - vinorelbine NICE (2002)
• Breast cancer (early) - docetaxel NICE (2006)
• Breast cancer (early) - hormonal treatments NICE Technology appraisal (2006)
• Breast cancer (early) - paclitaxel NICE (2006)
• Breast cancer (early) - trastuzumab NICE (2006)
• Endoscopic axillary lymph node retrieval for breast cancer NICE (2005)
• Familial breast cancer: the classification and care of women at risk of familial breast cancer in primary, secondary and tertiary care NICE (2006)
• Guidelines for the management of symptomatic breast disease Association of Breast Surgery (2005)
• Improving outcomes in breast cancer NICE (2002)
• Interstitial laser therapy for breast cancer NICE (2004)
• Laparoscopic mobilisation of the greater omentum for breast reconstruction NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (January 2008)
• Management of breast cancer in women SIGN (2005)
• Oncoplastic Breast Surgery - a guide to good practice Association of Breast Surgery at BASO (August 2007)
• Pregnancy and breast cancer Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Procedure guidelines for radionuclide lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel node localisation in breast carcinoma British Nuclear Medicine Society (2007)

Breast Cancer Screening

• Clinical Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening Assessment NHS Breast Cancer Screening Publications (2005)
• Quality Assurance Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening Radiology NHS Breast Cancer Screening Publications (2005)
• The Right Results: Guide to the Correct Processing and Issuing of Results NHS Breast Cancer Screening Publications (2003)

Breast Disease (benign)

• Breast cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2004)
• Image-guided vacuum assisted excision biopsy of benign breast lesions NICE (2006)
• Interstitial laser therapy for fibroadenomas of the breast NICE (2005)

Breastfeeding

• Maternal and child nutrition NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (March 2008)

Breathing Difficulty

• Breathing Difficulty: An evidence based guideline for the management of children presenting with acute breathing difficulty Paediatric Accident and Emergency Research Group (2002)

Breathlessness

• Breathing Difficulty: An evidence based guideline for the management of children presenting with acute breathing difficulty Paediatric Accident and Emergency Research Group (2002)
• Newborn Life Support Algorithm Resuscitation Council UK (2005) (pdf)
• Newborn Life Support Guideline Resuscitation Council UK (2005) (pdf)
• Paediatric Advanced Life Support Guideline Resuscitation Council UK (2005)
• Paediatric Basic Life Support Guideline Resuscitation Council UK (2005) (pdf)
• Paediatric FBAO Treatment Resuscitation Council UK (2005)
• Palliative care - dyspnoea Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Bronchiolitis

• Bronchiolitis in children SIGN (2006)
• Cough - acute with chest signs in children Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2007)

Bronchoscopy

• British Thoracic Society Guideline on Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy British Thoracic Society (2001)

Brucellosis

• Interim Guidelines for Action in the Event of a Deliberate Release: Brucellosis Health Protection Agency (2005)

Bulimia Nervosa

• Core interventions in the treatment and management of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and related eating disorders NICE (2004)
• Eating disorders Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2004)

Bullous Pemphigoid

• Guidelines for the management of bullous pemphigoid British Association of Dermatologists (2002)

Bunion

• Metatarsal phalangeal joint replacement of the hallux NICE Guideline (2005)

Buprenorphine

• A guide to good practice in the management of controlled drugs in primary care National Prescribing Centre (2007)
• Recommendations for the appropriate use of opioids in persistent non-cancer pain British Pain Society (2005)
• Safer management of controlled drugs: guidance on standard operating procedures for controlled drugs Department of Health (2007)

Burns

• Burns and Scalds Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• National Burn Care Standards National Burn Care Group (?date)
• Standards of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice in the management of burn injured adults and children National Burn Care Group (2005)