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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 (low) and sciatica Clinical Knowledge Summaries (September 2008)
• 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)
• Low back pain NICE Clinical guideline (May 2009)
• 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 endoscopic laser lumbar discectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2009)
• 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 Interventional Procedure Guidance Guideline (July 2009)
• 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 Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2009)
• Management of bacterial vaginosis British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2006)
• Management of Infection - Primary Care Guidance Health Protection Agency (various dates)

Bad Breath

• Aphthous ulcer Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Choosing Better Oral Health An Oral Health Plan for England Department of Health (2005)
• Dental recall - Recall interval between routine dental examinations NICE (2004)
• Gingivitis and periodontitis - plaque-associated Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Guidelines for oral health care for long-stay patients and residents British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• 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)
• Herpes simplex - oral Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2007)
• Multi-disciplinary Guidelines for the Oral Management of Patients following Oncology Treatment British Society for Disability and Oral Health (no date)
• Oral Health Care for People with Mental Health Problems: Guidelines and recommendations British Society for Disability and Oral Health (2000)
• Palliative care - oral problems Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Preventing Dental Caries in Children at High Caries Risk Targeted prevention of dental caries in the permanent teeth of 6-16 year olds presenting for dental care SIGN (2000)
• Prevention and management of dental decay in the pre-school child 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)

Balanitis

• Balanitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)
• Management of foreskin conditions British Association of Paediatric Urologists (November 2006)
• Management of foreskin conditions Statement from the British Association of Paediatric Urologists on behalf of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons and The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists (2007)
• National Guideline on the Management of Balanoposthitis Clinical Effectiveness Group British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2008)

Baldness

• Alopecia areata Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)
• Conjunctivitis - infective Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• 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 Guideline (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)

Basal Cell Carcinoma

• Guidelines for the management of basal cell carcinoma British Association of Dermatologists (2008)
• Improving Outcomes for People with Skin Tumours including Melanoma NICE (2006)
• Photodynamic therapy for non-melanoma skin tumours (including premalignant and primary non-metastatic skin lesions) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Skin cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Bed Sore

• Best Practice Statement: prevention and management of pressure ulcers NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (March 2009)
• Pressure relieving devices NICE Clinical Guidance (2003)
• Pressure ulcers - risk assessment and prevention NICE Clinical Guideline (April 2001)
• Pressure ulcers: The management of pressure ulcers in primary and secondary care NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Bedwetting

• Bed-wetting (enuresis) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (August 2009)
• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Society of Urology (2008)
• Surgical treatment of urodynamic stress incontinence Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)

Behaviour Change

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

Behaviour Problems In Children

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) NICE Clinical Guideline (September 2008)
• Parent-training/education programmes in the management of children with conduct disorders NICE (2006)

Bell's Palsy

• Bell's Palsy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (September 2008)

Benzodiazepines

• Anxiety NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Benzodiazepine and z drug withdrawal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2009)
• Insomnia - newer hypnotic drugs NICE Technology Appraisal (Apr 2004)

Berry Aneurysm

• Coil embolisation of ruptured intracranial aneurysms NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• Coil embolisation of unruptured intracranial aneurysms NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• Laser-assisted cerebral vascular anastomosis without temporary arterial occlusion NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (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 (February 2007)
• Bipolar Affective Disorder SIGN (2005)
• Bipolar Disorder Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2009)
• Depression in children and young people NICE (2005)
• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) NICE (2003)
• Evidence-based guidelines for treating bipolar disorder: revised second edition British Association for Psychopharmacology (March 2009)
• The Management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care NICE (2006)

Bird Flu

• Avian Influenza Guidance and Algorithms Health protection Agency (Revised 2009)
• Guidance for pandemic influenza: Infection control in hospitals and primary care settings Department of Health (2005)
• Pandemic flu : A national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic Department of Health (November 2007)
• Pandemic influenza - good medical practice - responsibilities of doctors in a national pandemic General Medical Council (February 2009)
• Pandemic influenza - guidance for primary care trusts and primary care professionals on the provision of healthcare in a community setting in England Department of Health (December 2008)

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

• Electrically-stimulated intravesical chemotherapy for superficial bladder cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2008)
• 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 Guideline (April 2008)
• Intravesical microwave hyperthermia with intravesical chemotherapy for superficial bladder cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2007)
• Laparoscopic cystectomy (of the urinary bladder) NICE (2003)
• Laparoscopic cystectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (February 2009)
• Management of transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder SIGN (2005)

Bleeding Disorder

• Guideline on the selection and use of therapeutic products to treat haemophilia and other hereditary bleeding disorders British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2008)
• Guidelines on Fibrinogen Assays British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2003)
• Investigation and management of heritable thrombophilia British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2001)
• The Investigation and Management of Neonatal Haemostasis and Thrombosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2002)

Bleeding Per Rectum

• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding SIGN Clinical Guideline (September 2008)

Blepharitis

• Blepharitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2008)
• Conjunctivitis - infective Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Practice Guidance: OTC Chloramphenicol Eye Drops Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (June 2005)

Blindness And Partial Sight

• Social care for deafblind children and adults Department of Health (June 2009)

Blood In Faeces

• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding SIGN Clinical Guideline (September 2008)

Blood Pressure (high)

• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• 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 (July 2009)
• 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)
• Guidelines for Blood Transfusion Practice Guidelines & Audit Implementation Network (March 2009)
• 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 NICE (2005)

Boils

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

Bone Cancer

• Bone Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)

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

• Bone Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• European guidelines for the management of acute nonspecific low back pain in primary care COST B13 Working Group (2004)
• Metastatic bone disease: a guide to good practice British Orthopaedic Association (2001)
• Procedure guideline for treatment of refractory metastatic bone pain European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2008)

Botulinum Toxin Injections

• Spasticity in adults - management using botulinum toxin Royal College of Physicians (January 2009)

Botulism

• Botulism - deliberate release Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2004)

Bowel Cancer

• Clinical standards: bowel screening programme NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2007)
• Colon cancer (adjuvant) - capecitabine and oxaliplatin NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Colorectal cancer - capecitabine and tegafur uracil NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Colorectal cancer - laparoscopic surgery NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Colorectal cancer (advanced) - irinotecan, oxaliplatin and raltitrexed NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)
• Colorectal cancer (first line) - cetuximab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (August 2009)
• Colorectal cancer (metastatic) - bevacizumab and cetuximab NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2007)
• Colorectal Cancer Screening British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)
• Colorectal Cancer Screening BSG Guidelines (2002)
• Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• EFNS Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases: report of an EFNS Task Force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Gastrointestinal (lower) cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening in High Risk Groups British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)
• Guidelines for resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)
• Guidelines for the Management of Colorectal Cancer 3rd edition Assocation of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2007)
• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding SIGN Clinical Guideline (September 2008)
• 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 Guideline (2006)
• Service guidance for the NHS in England and Wales Improving Outcomes for Colorectal Cancer (update) NICE (2004)

Bowel Cancer Screening

• Colon cancer (adjuvant) - capecitabine and oxaliplatin NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Colorectal cancer - capecitabine and tegafur uracil NICE Technology Appraisal (2003)
• Colorectal cancer - laparoscopic surgery NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Computed tomographic colonography (virtual colonoscopy) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2005)
• 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 (2006)

Brain Injury

• Acquired brain injury Department of Health (2004)
• Early Management of Patients with a Head Injury SIGN (May 2009)
• 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)
• EFNS Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases: report of an EFNS Task Force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Glioma (newly diagnosed and high grade) - carmustine implants and temozolomide NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Guidance for Primary Care on who to Image when Brain Tumour is Suspected British Association for the Study of Headache (2008)
• Photodynamic therapy for brain tumours NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (Matrch 2009)
• Procedure Guidelines for Brain Tumour Imaging using Labelled Amino Acid Analogues European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2006)
• Service guidance for improving outcomes for people with brain and other central nervous system tumours NICE (2006)

Breast Cancer

• Advanced breast cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2009)
• Brachytherapy as the sole method of adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer after local excision NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2008)
• 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 Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Breast cancer (early) - hormonal treatments NICE Technology appraisal (2006)
• Breast cancer (early) - paclitaxel NICE (2006)
• Breast cancer (early) - trastuzumab NICE (2006)
• Breast Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• Breast screening Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2008)
• Early and locally advanced breast cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2009)
• EFNS Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of brain metastases: report of an EFNS Task Force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Endoscopic axillary lymph node retrieval for breast cancer NICE (2005)
• Endoscopic mastectomy and endoscopic wide local excision for breast cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2009)
• Familial breast cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (October 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)
• Image-guided radiofrequency excision biopsy of breast lesions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2009)
• Improving outcomes in breast cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2002)
• Interstitial laser therapy for breast cancer NICE (2004)
• Laparoscopic mobilisation of the greater omentum for breast reconstruction NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (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)
• Sentinel node in breast cancer procedural guidelines European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2007)
• Surgical guidelines for the management of breast cancer British Association of Surgical Oncology (January 2009)

Breast Cancer Screening

• Breast screening Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2008)
• Clinical Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening Assessment NHS Breast Cancer Screening Publications (2005)
• Familial breast cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2006)
• 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 (2005)
• Image-guided vacuum assisted excision biopsy of benign breast lesions NICE (2006)
• Interstitial laser therapy for fibroadenomas of the breast NICE (2005)

Breast Lump

• Breast cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Image-guided radiofrequency excision biopsy of breast lesions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2009)
• Improving outcomes in breast cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2002)

Breast Pain (benign Cyclical)

• Breast pain - cyclical Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2008)

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)

Bronchiectasis

• Guidelines for the physiotherapy management of the adult, medical, spontaneously breathing patient British Thoracic Society (May 2009)

Bronchiolitis

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

Bronchoscopy

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

Brucellosis

• Brucellosis deliberate release guidelines Health Protection Agency (2007)

Bulimia Nervosa

• Eating disorders Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2009)
• Eating disorders NICE (2004)

Bullous Pemphigoid

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

Bunion

• Bunions Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2008)
• Metatarsal phalangeal joint replacement of the hallux NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)

Buprenorphine

• Recommendations for the appropriate use of opioids in persistent non-cancer pain British Pain Society (2005)

Burns

• Burns and Scalds Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• National Burn Care Standards National Burn Care Group (no date)
• Standards of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice in the management of burn injured adults and children National Burn Care Group (2005)