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Obesity

• Approach to Weight Management in Children and Adolescents (2-18 years) in Primary Care Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and National Obesity Forum (no date)
• At least five a week: Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health Department of Health (2004)
• Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Secondary Care Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (2005)
• Management of obesity in children and young people SIGN (2003)
• Obesity - rimonabant NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (June 2008)
• Obesity (morbid) - surgery NICE (2002)
• Obesity guidance for healthy schools co-ordinators and their partners Department of Health (2007)
• Obesity Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)
• Obesity NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)
• Practice guidance : obesity Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2005)
• Practice Guidance: OTC Orlistat Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (2009)

Obsessive-compulsive Disorders

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder NICE (2005)
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2008)

Obstetric Cholestasis

• Management of cholestatic liver diseases European Association for the Study of the Liver (June 2009)
• Obstetric Cholestasis Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome

• Management of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnea syndrome in adults SIGN (2003)
• Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2009)
• Sleep apnoea - continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP) NICE Technology Appraisal (March 2008)
• Soft-palate implants for obstructive sleep apnoea NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2007)

Oesophageal Atresia

• Foker technique for long gap oesophageal atresia NICE (2006)

Oesophageal Cancer

• Guidelines for the management of oesophageal and gastric cancer British Society of Gastroenterology (2001)
• Management of oesophageal and gastric cancer SIGN (2006)
• Palliative photodynamic therapy for advanced oesophageal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Photo-dynamic therapy for early oesophageal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Thoracoscopically assisted oesophagectomy NICE (2006)

Oesophageal Reflux

• Catheterless oesophageal pH monitoring NICE (2006)
• Dyspepsia - proven gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2008)
• Dyspepsia - unidentified cause Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)
• Dyspepsia SIGN (2003)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Endoluminal gastroplication for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease NICE (2005)
• Endoscopic augmentation of the lower oesophageal sphincter using hydrogel implants for the treatment of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Endoscopic injection of bulking agents for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease NICE (2004)
• Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2009)
• Practice guidance: OTC omeprazole Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2004)

Oesophageal Varices

• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding SIGN Clinical Guideline (September 2008)
• Stent insertion for bleeding oesophageal varices NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (June 2008)

Oesophagus

• Dyspepsia - proven gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2008)
• Dyspepsia - unidentified cause Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)
• Dyspepsia SIGN (2003)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Guidelines on the use of Oesophageal Dilatation in Clinical Practice British Society of Gastroenterology (2004)

Oligohydramnios

• Amnioinfusion for oligohydramnios during pregnancy NICE Interventional procedure guidance (2006)
• The Investigation and Management of the Small-for-Gestational-Age Fetus Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2002)

Onychomycosis

• Fungal nail infection Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2009)
• Fungal Skin & Nail Infections - Diagnosis & Laboratory Investigation Health Protection Agency (April 2009)
• Guidelines for treatment of Onychomycosis British Association of Dermatologists (2003)
• Practice Guidance: Amorolfine nail lacquer Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2006)

Opioid Analgesics

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

Opioid Dependence

• Drug misuse - methadone and buprenorphine NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug misuse - naltrexone NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug Misuse and Dependence - UK Guidelines on Clinical Management Department of Health (September 2007)
• Opioid dependence Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)

Oral Health

• Aphthous ulcer Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Choosing Better Oral Health An Oral Health Plan for England Department of Health (2005)
• Dental abscess Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)
• 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)
• Management of Unerupted and Impacted Third Molar Teeth SIGN (2000)
• 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)
• Wisdom teeth removal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2002)

Osteoarthritis

• Arthroscopic knee washout with or without debridement for the treatment of osteoarthritis NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Artificial metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint replacement for end-stage arthritis NICE (2005)
• Artificial trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint replacement for osteoarthritis NICE (2005)
• Hip disease - metal on metal hip resurfacing NICE (2002)
• Hip disease - replacement prostheses NICE (2000)
• Individually magnetic resonance imaging-designed unicompartmental interpositional implant insertion for osteoarthritis of the knee NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (September 2009)
• Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis - cox II inhibitors NICE Technology Appraisal (2001)
• Osteoarthritis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)
• Osteoarthritis NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2008)

Osteoarthritis Of Knee

• Osteoarthritis NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2008)

Osteoma

• Computed tomography (CT) guided thermocoagulation of osteoid osteoma NICE (2004)

Osteomyelitis

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

Osteoporosis

• Balloon kyphoplasty for vertebral compression fractures NICE (2006)
• Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis Guidelines for prevention and treatment Royal College of Physicians of London (2002)
• 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)
• Guideline for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and men from the age of 50 years in the UK National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (October 2008)
• Guidelines for Osteoporosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Coeliac Disease British Society of Gastroenterology (2007).
• Guidelines on the management of osteoporosis associated with chronic liver disease British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)
• Management of Hip Fracture in Older People SIGN (June 2009)
• Management of osteoporosis SIGN (2004)
• Osteoporosis - Guidelines for Treatment and Prevention, Royal College of Physicians (January 2001)
• Osteoporosis - preventing steroid-induced Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2009)
• Osteoporosis - primary prevention NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2008)
• Osteoporosis - secondary prevention including strontium ranelate NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2008)
• Percutaneous vertebroplasty NICE (2003)
• The Care of Patients with Fragility Fractures British Orthopaedic Association (September 2007)

Otitis Externa

• Otitis externa Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Otitis Media

• Diagnosis and management of childhood otitis media in primary care SIGN (2003)
• Otitis media - acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2009)
• Otitis media - chronic suppurative Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2008)
• Referral Advice NICE Clinical Guideline (2001)

Ovarian Cancer

• Epithelial ovarian cancer SIGN (2003)
• Ovarian cancer - paclitaxel NICE (2003)
• Ovarian cancer (advanced) - paclitaxel, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride and topotecan NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)

Ovarian Cysts

• Ovarian Cysts in Postmenopausal Women Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2003)

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

• Management of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)

Overactive Thyroid Gland

• Hyperthyroidism Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)
• Hypothyroidism Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Intraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (March 2008)
• Radioiodine in the management of benign thyroid disease Royal College of Physicians (2007)
• UK Guidelines for the Use of Thyroid Function Tests British Thyroid Association (2006)

Overweight

• Approach to Weight Management in Children and Adolescents (2-18 years) in Primary Care Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and National Obesity Forum (no date)
• At least five a week: Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health Department of Health (2004)
• Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Secondary Care Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (2005)
• Management of obesity in children and young people SIGN (2003)
• Obesity - rimonabant NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (June 2008)
• Obesity (morbid) - surgery NICE (2002)
• Obesity guidance for healthy schools co-ordinators and their partners Department of Health (2007)
• Obesity Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)
• Obesity NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)
• Practice guidance : obesity Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2005)
• Practice Guidance: OTC Orlistat Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (2009)

Oxygen Therapy

• Assisted-discharge service for patients with COPD NICE Commissioning Guide (2006)
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Guideline for emergency oxygen use in adult patients British Thoracic Society (October 2008)