Guidelines - EWhat are guidelines? / Guidelines A-Z

E Coli

• The management of acute bloody diarrhoea potentially caused by vero cytotoxin producing Escherichia coli in children Health Protection Agency (July 2011)

E Coli 0157

• The management of acute bloody diarrhoea potentially caused by vero cytotoxin producing Escherichia coli in children Health Protection Agency (July 2011)

Ear Infection - External

• Otitis externa Prodigy (October 2007)
• Otitis media - acute Prodigy (July 2009)

Ear Infection - Middle Ear

• Diagnosis and management of childhood otitis media in primary care Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• Otitis media - chronic suppurative Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2008)
• Referral Advice NICE Clinical Guideline (2001)

Ear Wax

• Best practice statement: ear care NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2006)
• Earwax Clinical Knowlege Summaries (2007)
• Guidance document in ear care Primary Care Ear Centre (2007)

Eating Disorders

• Eating disorders NICE (2004)
• Guidelines for the nutritional management of anorexia nervosa Royal College of Psychiatrists (2005)

Ecg

• Arrhythmia - implantable cardioverter defibrillators NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2006)
• Consensus guideline for recording a 12-lead ECG Society for Cardiological Science & Technology (February 2010)
• Dual-chamber pacemakers for the treatment of symptomatic bradycardia NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2005)
• Guidelines for the interpretation of the neonatal electrocardiogram European Society of Cardiology (2002)
• Supraventricular tachycardia - paroxysmal Prodigy (2005)

Eclampsia

• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Management of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Maternal Collapse in Pregnancy and the Puerperium Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2011)
• Pre-eclampsia community guideline Action on Pre-eclampsia (2004)

Ect - Electroconvulsive Therapy

• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) NICE (2003)
• The ECT Handbook (Second edition): The Third Report of the Royal College of Psychiatrists' Special Committee on ECT Royal College of Psychiatrists (2005)

Ectopic Pregnancy

• Ectopic pregnancy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2010)
• Management of Tubal Pregnancy Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2004)

Eczema

• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - pimecrolimus and tacrolimus NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Atopic dermatitis (eczema) - topical steroids NICE Technology Appraisal (2004)
• Atopic eczema in children NICE Clinical Guideline (December 2007)
• Dermatitis - contact Prodigy (September 2008)
• Diagnosis, management and prevention of occupational contact dermatitis: concise guidelines Royal College of Physicians and British Association of Dermatologists (2011)
• Eczema - atopic Prodigy (July 2008)
• Eczema (chronic) - alitretinoin NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (August 2009)
• Grenz rays therapy for inflammatory skin conditions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)
• Guidelines for the care of contact dermatitis British Association of Dermatologists (2009)
• Guidelines for the management of atopic eczema Primary Care Dermatology Society and British Association of Dermatologists (2006)
• Guidelines for the safe and effective prescribing of azathioprine British Association of Dermatologists (2011)
• Management of atopic eczema in primary care Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (March 2011)

Education

• Mental wellbeing of children in primary education NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (March 2008)
• Social and emotional wellbeing in secondary education NICE Public Health Guidance (September 2009)

Elderly Care

• Anaesthesia and peri-operative care of the elderly Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (2001)
• Delirium NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2010)
• Guidance for the care of older people Nursing and Midwifery Council (March 2009)
• Hip fracture in the elderly person British Orthopaedic Association (2008)
• Mental wellbeing and older people NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (October 2008)
• The National End of Life Care Programme, Dept of Health 2009
• The Older Person in the Accident & Emergency Department British Geriatrics Society - Best Practice Guide 3.2 (May 2008)

Electrocardiography

• Arrhythmia - implantable cardioverter defibrillators NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2006)
• Consensus guideline for recording a 12-lead ECG Society for Cardiological Science & Technology (February 2010)
• Dual-chamber pacemakers for the treatment of symptomatic bradycardia NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2005)
• Guidelines for the interpretation of the neonatal electrocardiogram European Society of Cardiology (2002)
• Supraventricular tachycardia - paroxysmal Prodigy (2005)

Emergency Contraception

• Contraception - emergency Prodigy (March 2011)
• Emergency Contraception Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (2011)

Emergency Medicine

• Acutely ill patients in hospital NICE Clinical Guidance (2007)

Emphysema

• Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with airway valves for advanced emphysema NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2009)
• Lung reduction volume surgery for diffuse emphysema NICE (2005)

Encephalitis

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

Encephalitis Due To Influenza

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

Encephalomyelitis

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

Endocarditis

• Antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Guidelines for the prevention of endocarditis British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2006)
• Guidelines on Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Infective Endocarditis European Society of Cardiology (2009)
• Guidelines on the management of valvular heart disease European Society of Cardiology (2007)
• Prophylaxis and treatment of infective endocarditis in adults : concise guidelines Royal College of Physicians (2004)

Endometrial Carcinoma

• Laparoscopic hysterectomy (including laparoscopic total hysterectomy and laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy) for endometrial cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2010)

Endometriosis

• Endometriosis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)
• Laparoscopic helium plasma coagulation of endometriosis NICE (2006)
• Laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) for chronic pelvic pain NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2007)
• Smoking Cessation Services NICE Public Health Guidance (Feb 2008)
• The investigation and management of endometriosis Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)

Endoscopy

• Antibiotic prophylaxis in gastrointestinal endoscopy British Society of Gastroenterology (January 2009)
• Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of non-ampullary duodenal lesions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2010)
• Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of gastric lesions NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (October 2010)
• Endoscopy in primary care Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology (2001)
• Guidance for Obtaining a Valid Consent for Elective Endoscopic Procedures (2008)
• Guidance on the decontamination and sterilization of rigid and flexible endoscopes British Association of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery - ENT UK (2010)
• Guidelines on Complications of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)
• Guidelines on small bowel enteroscopy and capsule endoscopy in adults British Society of Gastroenterology (January 2008)
• Non medical endoscopists British Society of Gastroenterology (2006)
• Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy agents Dept of Health (various dates)
• Upper GI endoscopy services: commissioning guide NICE (2006)
• Wireless capsule endoscopy NICE (2004)

Enteral Feeding

• Caring for children and young people in the community receiving enteral tube feeding: best practice statement NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (September 2007)
• Nutrition support in adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition NICE (2006)

Enuresis

• Bedwetting (enuresis) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2011)
• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Association of Urology (2011)
• Nocturnal enuresis - the management of bedwetting in children and young people NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2010)
• Surgical treatment of urodynamic stress incontinence Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)

Epicondylitis

• Autologous blood injection for tendinopathy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory tennis elbow NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)
• Tennis elbow Clinical Knowledge Summaries (December 2008)

Epididymal Cyst

• Scrotal swellings Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2010)

Epididymo-orchitis

• Guidelines on Urological Infections European Association of Urology (2011)
• Management of chlamydia trachomatis genital tract infection British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2006)
• Management of epididymo-orchitis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2010)
• Management of non-gonococcal urethritis British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (2007)
• Scrotal swellings Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2010)

Epilepsy

• Childhood Seizure Guideline: An evidence and consensus based guideline for the management of a child after a seizure K Armon et al (2003)
• Deep brain stimulation for refractory epilepsy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2012)
• Diagnosis and management of epilepsies in children and young people Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2005)
• Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network - SIGN (2003)
• EFNS guideline on the diagnosis and management of alcohol-related seizures: report of an EFNS task force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2005)
• EFNS guideline on the management of status epilepticus European Federation of Neurological Societies (2010)
• Epilepsy (partial) - retigabine (adjuvant) NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (July 2011)
• Epilepsy NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2012)
• Epilepsy Prodigy (June 2009)
• Guideline for the management of first seizure in the emergency department GEMNet - Guidelines in Emergency Medicine Network (December 2009)
• Long term neurological conditions - a good practice guide to the development of the multidisciplinary team and the value of the specialist nurse, NHS National Workforce Projects in partnership with the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Epilepsy Action, the Parkinson's Disease Society the Royal College of Nursing and Dept of Health (May 2008)
• Post seizure management in children Paediatric Accident and Emergency Research Group (2002)
• Primary care guidelines for the management of females with epilepsy Royal Society of Medicine (2004)
• The Ocular Side-Effects of Vigabatrin (Sabril) - Information and Guidance for Screening Royal College of Ophthalmologists (March 2008)
• Transient loss of consciousness in adults and young people NICE Clinical Guideline (August 2010)
• Vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy in children NICE (2004)

Episiotomy

• Methods and Materials used in Perineal Repair Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (June 2004)

Epistaxis

• Epistaxis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (August 2010)

Erectile Dysfunction

• Erectile dysfunction Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2008)
• Guidelines for Erectile Dysfunction British Society of Sexual Medicine (2007)
• Guidelines on Male Sexual Dysfunction European Association of Urology (2009)
• Guidelines on the management of sexual problems in men: the role of androgens British Society for Sexual Medicine (December 2010)

Erlotinib

• Lung cancer (non-small-cell) - erlotinib NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (November 2008)

Essential Thrombocythaemia

• Guideline for investigation and management of adults and children presenting with a thrombocytosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (April 2010)
• Procedure guideline for 32P phosphate treatment of myeloproliferative diseases European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2007)

Exercise Advice

• At least five a week: Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health, Dept of Health 2004
• Energising Lives: A Guide to Promoting Physical Activity in Primary Care NHS Health Scotland (July 2008)
• Exercise and Pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Physical activity and environment NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (January 2008)
• Physical activity NICE (2006)
• Promoting physical activity for children and young people NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (January 2009)
• Promoting physical activity in the workplace NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (May 2008)
• UK physical activity guidelines Dept of Health (July 2011)
• Weight management before, during and after pregnancy NICE Public Health Guidance (July 2010)

Eye Drugs

• Conjunctivitis - allergic Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2007)