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Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

• Clinical guidelines for the use of intravenous immunoglobulin Department of Health (November 2007)
• Guidelines for the investigation and management of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults, children and in pregnancy British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2003)

Immunisation

• A guide to immunisations up to 13 months of age Department of Health (November 2007)
• Childhood immunisation: Guidance notes for professionals Health Promotion Agency (2006)
• Immunisation Guidelines for HIV-infected Adults British HIV Association (2006)
• Immunisation of the immunocompromised child - best practice statement Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (2002)
• Immunizations - childhood vaccination programme Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2008)
• Immunizations - travel vaccinations Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Influenza immunisation Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Pneumococcal Vaccination Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• The Green Book - immunisation against infectious diseases Department of Health (various dates for individual immunisations)
• Vaccination against cervical cancer Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (February 2007)

Immunoglobulin Therapy

• Clinical guidelines for the use of intravenous immunoglobulin Department of Health (November 2007)
• Intravenous immunoglobulin in neurological diseases Association of British Neurologists (2005)

Immunosuppressants

• The Green Book - immunisation against infectious diseases Department of Health (various dates for individual immunisations)

Impetigo

• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Impetigo - Staphylococcal Health Protection Agency (2003)
• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Impetigo - Streptococcal Health Protection Agency (2003)
• Impetigo 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)

Impotence

• Guidelines for Erectile Dysfunction British Society of Sexual Medicine (2007)
• Guidelines on erectile dysfunction European Association of Urology (2005)

Incontinence

• Bone-anchored cystourethropexy (using data from In-Tac and Vesica as specified by SERNIP) NICE (2003)
• Clinical guidelines for the physiotherapy management of females aged 16-65 years with stress urinary incontinence Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (2001)
• Faecal incontinence NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Guidelines on incontinence European Association of Urology (2005)
• Injectable bulking agents for faecal incontinence NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)
• Insertion of biological slings for stress urinary incontinence NICE (2006)
• Insertion of extraurethral (non-circumferential) retropubic adjustable compression devices for stress urinary incontinence in men NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)
• Insertion of extraurethral (non-circumferential) retropubic adjustable compression devices for stress urinary incontinence in women NICE (2005)
• Intramural urethral bulking procedures for stress urinary incontinence NICE (2005)
• Management of urinary incontinence in primary care SIGN (2005)
• RCOG; Surgical treatment of urodynamic stress incontinence. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004).
• Sacral nerve stimulation for urge incontinence and urgency-frequency NICE (2004)
• Stress incontinence - tension-free vaginal tape NICE (2003)
• Urinary incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women NICE (2006)

Incontinence Of Faeces

• Artificial anal sphincter NICE (2004)
• Faecal incontinence NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Injectable bulking agents for faecal incontinence NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)
• Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence NICE (2004)
• Stimulated graciloplasty for faecal incontinence NICE (2006)

Incontinence Of Urine

• Bone-anchored cystourethropexy (using data from In-Tac and Vesica as specified by SERNIP) NICE (2003)
• Clinical guidelines for the physiotherapy management of females aged 16-65 years with stress urinary incontinence Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (2001)
• Guidelines on incontinence European Association of Urology (2005)
• Insertion of biological slings for stress urinary incontinence NICE (2006)
• Insertion of extraurethral (non-circumferential) retropubic adjustable compression devices for stress urinary incontinence in men NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)
• Insertion of extraurethral (non-circumferential) retropubic adjustable compression devices for stress urinary incontinence in women NICE (2005)
• Intramural urethral bulking procedures for stress urinary incontinence NICE (2005)
• Management of urinary incontinence in primary care SIGN (2005)
• RCOG; Surgical treatment of urodynamic stress incontinence. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004).
• Retrograde urethral sphincterometry NICE (2006)
• Sacral nerve stimulation for urge incontinence and urgency-frequency NICE (2004)
• Stress incontinence - tension-free vaginal tape NICE (2003)
• Suburethral synthetic sling insertion for stress urinary incontinence in men NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (March 2008)
• Urinary incontinence: the management of urinary incontinence in women NICE (2006)

Infection Control

• Clean, safe care: reducing infections and saving lives Department of Health Guidance (January 2008)
• Good practice in infection prevention and control Guidance for nursing staff Royal College of Nursing (2005)
• Guidance on infection control in schools and other child care settings Health Protection Agency (2006)
• Guidelines for the control and prevention of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in healthcare facilities Hospital Infection Society (2006)
• Guidelines for the prophylaxis and treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in the UK, British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Hospital Infection Society and Infection Control Nurses Association (2006)
• Infection Control in Anaesthesia Association of Anaesthetists (2002)
• Infection control, Prevention of healthcare-associated infection in primary and community care NICE (2003)

Infections

• Community Management of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Adults SIGN (2002)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care (for consultation and local adaption) Health Protection Agency (Dec 2006 - due review Oct 2007)

Infective Endocarditis

• Antibiotic prophylaxis for endocarditis in dermatological surgery British Association of Dermatologists (2004)
• Guidelines on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis Task force on infective endocarditis of the European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Prophylaxis and treatment of infective endocarditis in adults : concise guidelines Royal College of Physicians (2004)

Infertility

• Fallopian tube recanalisation by guidewire NICE (2004)
• Falloposcopy with coaxial catheter NICE (2004)
• Fertility: assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems NICE (2004)
• Guidance to licensed infertility treatment centres about the proper conduct of activities Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (various documents and dates)
• Guildelines on male infertility European Association of Urology (2007)
• Infertility Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Management of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Perinatal Risks Associated with IVF Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists: Opinion Paper 8 (February 2007)
• The effects of cancer treatment on reproductive functions: guidance on management Royal College of Radiologists; Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (November 2007)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Carter MJ, Lobo AJ, Travis SPL; Inflammatory bowel disease. British Society of Gastroenterology 2004.
• Colitis (ulcerative) - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (April 2008)
• Contraceptive Choices for Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care RCOG (2003)
• Crohn's disease - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal (2002).
• Eaden JA, Mayberry JF; Guidelines for screening and surveillance of asymptomatic colorectal cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. British Society of Gastroenterology 2002
• Guidelines for Osteoporosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Coeliac Disease British Society of Gastroenterology (2007).
• Leukapheresis for inflammatory bowel disease NICE (2005)

Infliximab

• Colitis (ulcerative) - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (April 2008)
• Crohn's disease - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal (2002).
• Etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Psoriasis - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal (Jan 2008)
• Rheumatoid arthritis - adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal (October 2007)

Influenza

• Flu Prevention - amantadine and oseltamivir NICE (2003)
• Flu Treatment - zanamivir (review), amantadine and oseltamivir NICE (2003)
• Guidelines on the Management of Communicable Diseases: Influenza Health Protection Agency (2003)
• Influenza immunisation Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Influenza 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)
• Pandemic flu: Clinical management of patients with an influenza-like illness during an influenza pandemic Provisional guidelines from the British Infection Society British Thoracic Society Health Protection Agency in collaboration with the Department of Health (2007)
• Pandemic Influenza Contingency Plan Health Protection Agency (2006)

Insect Bites

• Insect bites and stings Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Insomnia

• Hypnotic or anxiolytic dependence Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2003)
• Insomnia - newer hypnotic drugs NICE Technology Appraisal (Apr 2004)
• Insomnia Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (November 2007)
• Soft-palate implants for simple snoring NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (November 2007)

Intensive Care

• Arteriovenous extracorporeal membrane carbon dioxide removal NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (Jan 2008)
• Guidelines on the insertion and management of central venous access devices in adults British Committee for Standards in Haematology (August 2007)

Intersex

• Guidelines for the management of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) in Adolescents and Children British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes (2005)
• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Society of Urology (2008)

Intracranial 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)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

• Guidelines on the Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Mechanisms and Practical Management, British Society of Gastroenterology May 2007
• Irritable bowel syndrome Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Irritable bowel syndrome NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2008)
• Irritable bowel syndrome: guidelines for general practice Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology (2001)

Ischaemic Heart Disease

• Acute coronary syndromes - clopidogrel NICE (2004)
• Acute coronary syndromes - glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors NICE (2002)
• Acute coronary syndromes SIGN (2007)
• Angina and myocardial infarction - myocardial perfusion scintigraphy NICE (2003)
• Angina Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Cardiac arrhythmias in coronary heart disease SIGN (2007)
• Cardiac rehabilitation SIGN Guideline (2002)
• Cardiovascular disease - statins NICE (January 2006)
• Cardiovascular risk - assessment and management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Clinical guidance by consensus - recommendations for clinical exercise tolerance testing Society for Cardiological Science and Technology (March 2008)
• Coronary angioplasty : guidelines for good practice and training British Cardiac Society (2000)
• Coronary Revascularisation in the Management of Stable Angina Pectoris SIGN (1998)
• European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice European Society of Cardiology (2003)
• 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)
• Expert consensus document on management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Expert consensus document on the use of antiplatelet agents European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• Guidelines for percutaneous coronary interventions European Society of Cardiology (2005)
• Guidelines on diabetes pre-diabetes and cardiovascular diseases European Society of Cardiology (2007)
• Guidelines on the prevention of Cardiovascular disease in clinical practice: Risk Assesment Joint British Societies (2006)
• Hypercholesterolemia - ezetimibe NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (November 2007)
• Intraoperative fluorescence angiography in coronary artery bypass grafting NICE (2004)
• Ischaemic heart disease - coronary artery stents NICE (2003)
• Lipids management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2006)
• Management of Stable Angina SIGN (2007)
• Myocardial infarction - secondary prevention Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)
• Off-pump coronary artery bypass NICE (2004)
• Practice guidance on cholesterol testing Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (July 2005)
• Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease SIGN (2007)
• Totally endoscopic robotically assisted coronary artery bypass (TECAB) NICE (2005)

Isotope Scan

• BNMS Quality Guidelines for Thyroid Imaging British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Draft Procedure Guidelines for Radionuclide Lymphoscintigraphy for Sentinel Node Localisation in Breast Carcinoma British Nuclear Medicine Society (2004)
• Guidelines for 99mTc Diphosphonate Bone Imaging for Metastases British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Guidelines for Dynamic Renal Radionuclide Studies British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Guidelines for Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Guidelines for Renal Cortical Scintigraphy (DMSA) British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Guidelines for the Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate using Plasma Sampling British Nuclear Medicine Society (2004)
• Guidelines for Ventilation / Perfusion Imaging for Pulmonary Embolic Disease British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Guidelines on the Quality Assurance of Intraoperative Gamma Probes British Nuclear Medicine Society (2005)
• Notes for Guidance on the clinical Administration of Radiopharmaceuticals British Nuclear Medicine Society (2005)
• Paediatric Radionuclide Imaging British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)
• Procedure Guidelines for Radionuclide Myocardial Perfusion Imaging British Nuclear Medicine Society (2003)

Itching Of Vulva

• Pruritis Vulvae Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2007)

Itchy Anus

• Pruritus Ani Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)