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Obesity

• An 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 (?date)
• Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Secondary Care Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team CREST (2005)
• Guidelines on Management of Adult Obesity and Overweight in Primary Care National Obesity Forum (2006)
• Management of obesity in children and young people SIGN (2003)
• Obesity (morbid) - surgery NICE (2002)
• Obesity guidance for healthy schools co-ordinators and their partners Department of Health 2007
• Obesity Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Obesity NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)
• Practice guidance : obesity Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2005)

Obsessive-compulsive Disorders

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Core interventions in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder NICE (2005)

Obstetric Cholestasis

• Obstetric Cholestasis RCOG (2006)

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 Guidance (2007)
• Photo-dynamic therapy for early oesophageal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2006)
• Thoracoscopically assisted oesophagectomy NICE (2006)

Oesophageal Reflux

• Catheterless oesophageal pH monitoring NICE (2006)
• Dyspepsia - proven gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Dyspepsia - symptoms (uninvestigated by endoscopy) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Dyspepsia SIGN (2003)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE (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 Guidance (2007)
• Endoscopic injection of bulking agents for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease NICE (2004)
• Practice guidance: OTC omeprazole Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2004)

Oesophagus

• Dyspepsia - proven gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Dyspepsia - symptoms (uninvestigated by endoscopy) Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Dyspepsia SIGN (2003)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE (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

• 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

• A guide to good practice in the management of controlled drugs in primary care National Prescribing Centre (2007)
• Control of Pain in Patients with Cancer SIGN (2000)
• Palliative care - pain Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• 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)

Opioid Dependence

• Drug misuse - methadone and buprenorphine NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Drug misuse - naltrexone NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Opioid dependence Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008)

Oral Health

• Aphthous ulcer Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007).
• Candida - oral Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Choosing Better Oral Health An Oral Health Plan for England Department of Health (2005)
• Dental abscess (January 2008).
• Dental recall - Recall interval between routine dental examinations (2004).
• Gingivitis and periodontitis - plaque-associated (December 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)
• 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 (date unknown)
• 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 a national clinical guideline (November 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 based on NICE guidance (April 2002).

Osteoarthritis

• Arthroscopic knee washout with or without debridement for the treatment of osteoarthritis NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (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)
• Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis - cox II inhibitors NICE Technology Appraisal (2001)
• Osteoarthritis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• 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)
• 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 osteoporosis SIGN (2004)
• Osteoporosis - Guidelines for Treatment and Prevention, Royal College of Physicians (January 2001).
• Osteoporosis - secondary prevention NICE 2005
• Osteoporosis - treatment (and prevention of fragility fractures) Clinical Knowledge Summaries. 2006.
• Percutaneous vertebroplasty NICE (2003)
• Prevention and Management of Hip Fracture in Older People SIGN (2002)
• 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 (2007)
• Referral Advice (2001)

Ovarian Cancer

• Epithelial ovarian cancer SIGN (2003)
• Ovarian cancer - paclitaxel NICE (2003)
• Ovarian cancer (advanced) - paclitaxel, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride and topotecan NICE (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)
• Intraoperative nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (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

• An 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 (?date)
• Guidelines for the Management of Obesity in Secondary Care Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team CREST (2005)
• Guidelines on Management of Adult Obesity and Overweight in Primary Care National Obesity Forum (2006)
• Management of obesity in children and young people SIGN (2003)
• Obesity (morbid) - surgery NICE (2002)
• Obesity guidance for healthy schools co-ordinators and their partners Department of Health 2007
• Obesity Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Obesity NICE Clinical Guideline (2006)
• Practice guidance : obesity Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2005)