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Pacemakers

• Dual-chamber pacemakers for the treatment of symptomatic bradycardia NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2005)
• Guidelines for the perioperative management of patients with implantable pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators MHRA (2006)
• Laser sheath removal of pacing leads NICE (2004)

Paediatric Advanced Life Support

• Paediatric Advanced Life Support Algorithm Resuscitation Council UK (2005) (pdf)
• Paediatric Advanced Life Support Guideline Resuscitation Council UK (2005)

Paediatric Basic Life Support

• Paediatric Basic Life Support Algorithm Resuscitation Council UK (2005) (pdf)
• Paediatric Basic Life Support Guideline Resuscitation Council UK (2005) (pdf)

Paget's Disease Of Bone

• Guidelines on the Management of Paget's Disease of Bone Bone and Tooth Society of Great Britain and the National Association for the Relief of Paget's Disease (2002)

Pain

• Control of Pain in Patients with Cancer SIGN (2000)
• Control of Pain in Patients with Cancer SIGN (2000)
• Good practice in postoperative and procedural pain, Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain (January 2008)
• Good practice in the management of continuous epidural analgesia in the hospital setting Association of Anaesthetists (2004)
• Guideline for Ketamine Sedation in Accident and Emergency Departments British Association for Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guideline for the Management of pain in adults British Association for Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guidelines on pain management European Association of Urology (2007)
• Guidelines on the management of neuropathic pain Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (February 2008)
• Intrathecal drug delivery for the management of pain and spasticity in adults British Pain Society (2006)
• Management of pain in children British Assocoation for Accident and Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Management of Pain in Patients with Cancer NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2004)
• Pain and substance misuse British Pain Society (2007)
• Pain management in children - implementation guide Royal College of Nursing (2001)
• Postoperative Pain Management - Best Practice Statement NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2004)
• Recommendations for the appropriate use of opioids in persistent non-cancer pain British Pain Society (2005)
• Recommendations on the use of epidural injections for the treatment of leg pain and back pain of spinal origin British Pain Society (2002)
• Recommended guidelines for pain management programmes for adults British Pain Society (2007)
• Spinal cord stimulation for the management of pain: recommendations for best clinical practice Britsh Pain Society (2005)
• The assessment of pain in older people British Pain Society (2007)
• The recognition and assessment of acute pain in children - technical report Royal College of Nursing (2002)
• The use of drugs beyond licence in palliative care and pain management British Pain Society (2005)

Pain Management

• Control of Pain in Patients with Cancer SIGN (2000)
• Good practice in postoperative and procedural pain, Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists of Great Britain (January 2008)
• Good practice in the management of continuous epidural analgesia in the hospital setting Association of Anaesthetists (2004)
• Guideline for Ketamine Sedation in Accident and Emergency Departments British Association for Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guideline for the Management of pain in adults British Association for Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guidelines on pain management European Association of Urology (2007)
• Intrathecal drug delivery for the management of pain and spasticity in adults British Pain Society (2006)
• Management of pain in children British Assocoation for Accident and Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Management of Pain in Patients with Cancer NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2004)
• Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis - cox II inhibitors NICE Technology Appraisal (2001)
• Pain management in children - implementation guide Royal College of Nursing (2001)
• Postoperative Pain Management - Best Practice Statement NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2004)
• Recommendations for the appropriate use of opioids in persistent non-cancer pain British Pain Society (2005)
• Recommendations on the use of epidural injections for the treatment of leg pain and back pain of spinal origin British Pain Society (2002)
• Recommended guidelines for pain management programmes for adults British Pain Society (2007)
• Spinal cord stimulation for the management of pain: recommendations for best clinical practice Britsh Pain Society (2005)
• The assessment of pain in older people British Pain Society (2007)
• The recognition and assessment of acute pain in children - technical report Royal College of Nursing (2002)
• The use of drugs beyond licence in palliative care and pain management British Pain Society (2005)

Palliative Care

• Control of Pain in Patients with Cancer SIGN (2000)
• End of life care strategy NHS End of Life Care Programme (2008)
• Long-term neurological conditions - management at the interface between neurology rehabilitation and palliative care Royal College of Physicians (March 2008)
• Palliative cancer care - constipation Clinical Knowledge Summaries (February 2008)
• Palliative cancer care - secretions Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Palliative care - cough Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Palliative care - dyspnoea Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Palliative care - malignant ulcer of the skin Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Palliative care - nausea and vomiting Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Palliative care - oral problems Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Palliative care - pain Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)
• Supportive and palliative care NICE (2004)
• The use of drugs beyond licence in palliative care and pain management British Pain Society (2005)

Pancreatic Cancer

• Autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2008)
• Guidelines for the management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine (including carcinoid) tumours British Society of Gastroenterology (2005)
• Guidelines for the management of patients with pancreatic cancer periampullary and ampullary carcinomas British Society of Gastroenterology (2005)
• Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)
• Pancreatic cancer - gemcitabine NICE Technology Appraisal (2001)

Pancreatitis

• Autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (September 2008)
• Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)
• Percutaneous pancreatic necrosectomy NICE (2003)

Pancreatitis Acute

• Guidelines for Acute Pancreatitis British Society of Gastroenterology (2005)

Panic Disorder

• Anxiety NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Depression and anxiety - computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT) NICE (2006)

Paraphimosis

• Management of foreskin conditions British Association of Paediatric Urologists (November 2006)

Parathyroid Disorders

• Cinacalcet for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance dialysis therapy NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)
• Paediatric Endocrine Tumours British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2005)
• Thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal parathyroid tumours NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (December 2007)

Parenteral Nutrition

• Guidelines on The Management of Enteral Tube Feeding in Adults Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (2004)
• Nutrition support in adults: oral nutrition support enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition. NICE (2006).
• Serial transverse enteroplasty procedure (STEP) for bowel lengthening in parenteral nutrition-dependent children NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)

Parkinson's Disease

• Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease NICE (2003)
• Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease NICE Interventional Procedure (Nov 2003)
• 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 the Department of Health (May 2008)
• Long-term neurological conditions - management at the interface between neurology rehabilitation and palliative care Royal College of Physicians (March 2008)
• Parkinson's Aware in Primary Care - A guide for primary care teams Parkinson's Disease Society (2003)
• Parkinson's disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Parkinson's disease: diagnosis and management in primary and secondary care NICE (2006)
• Subthalamotomy for Parkinson's disease NICE (2004)
• The professional's guide to Parkinson's Disease Parkinson's Disease Society (November 2007)

Paronychia

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

Parotid Tumour

• Interstitial photodynamic therapy for malignant parotid tumours NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (April 2008)

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

• Endovascular closure of patent ductus arteriosus NICE (2004)

Patent Foramen Ovale

• Percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale for the prevention of cerebral embolic stroke NICE (2005)

Patient Safety

• Technical patient safety solutions for medicines reconciliation on admission of adults to hospital NICE Patient Safety Solutions Pilot Guidance (December 2007)

Pectus Excavatum

• Minimally invasive placement of pectus bar NICE (2003)

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

• Guidelines on chronic pelvic pain European Association of Urology (2008)
• Management of acute pelvic inflammatory disease Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2003)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care Health Protection Agency (2008)
• Management of PID British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2005)
• Pelvic inflammatory disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)

Pelvic Pain

• Guidelines on chronic pelvic pain European Association of Urology (2008)
• Laparoscopic uterine nerve ablation (LUNA) for chronic pelvic pain NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (October 2007)
• The initial management of chronic pelvic pain Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2005)

Pemphigoid

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

Pemphigus Vulgaris

• Guidelines for the management of pemphigus vulgaris British Association of Dermatologists (2003)

Penile Cancer

• Guidelines on penile cancer European Association of Urology (2004)

Penis Problems

• Management of foreskin conditions British Association of Paediatric Urologists (November 2006)

Peptic Ulcer

• Current concepts in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection The Maastricht III Consensus Report (2006)
• Dyspepsia - proven peptic ulcer Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2008)
• Dyspepsia SIGN (2003)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Dyspepsia: Managing dyspepsia in adults in primary care NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)
• Management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding SIGN Clinical Guideline (September 2008)
• Practice guidance: OTC omeprazole Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Brtitain (May 2004)

Perennial Rhinitis

• Allergic rhinitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (January 2008).
• Guidelines for the management of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (January 2008)

Perianal Fistula

• Closure of anorectal fistula using a suturable bioprosthetic plug NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)
• Crohn's disease - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal (2002)

Pericarditis

• Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases European Society of Cardiology (2004)

Period Pains

• Dysmenorrhoea Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• First prescription of combined oral contraception Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (2006)

Periods Heavy

• Balloon thermal endometrial ablation (using data from Cavaterm and Gynecare as specified by SERNIP) NICE (2003)
• Endometrial cryotherapy for menorrhagia NICE (2006)
• Free fluid thermal endometrial ablation NICE (2004)
• Heavy menstrual bleeding NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2007)
• Impedance-controlled endometrial ablation for menstrual bleeding NICE (2004)
• Menorrhagia Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Menstrual bleeding - fluid-filled thermal balloon and microwave endometrial ablation NICE (2004)
• Microwave endometrial ablation NICE (2003)
• Photodynamic endometrial ablation NICE (2004)
• Referral Advice NICE Clinical Guideline (2001)

Peripheral Vascular Disease

• Diagnosis and management of peripheral arterial disease SIGN (2006)

Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

• Complete cytoreduction and heated intraperitoneal intraoperative chemotherapy (Sugarbaker technique) for peritoneal carcinomatosis NICE (2005)

Pernicious Anaemia

• Anaemia - B12 and folate deficiency Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2008)

Personality Disorders

• Personality disorder: no longer a diagnosis of exclusion Department of Health (2003)

Peyronie's Disease

• Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for Peyronie's disease NICE (2003)

Pharyngeal Pouch

• Endoscopic stapling of pharyngeal pouch NICE (2003)

Phenylketonuria

• Management of PKU (Phenylketonuria) National Society for Phenylketonuria UK (2004)

Pheochromocytoma

• Paediatric Endocrine Tumours British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2005)

Phimosis

• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Society of Urology (2008)
• Management of foreskin conditions British Association of Paediatric Urologists (November 2006)

Photodynamic Therapy

• Guidelines for dosimetry and calibration in ultraviolet radiation therapy British Association of Dermatologists (2002)
• Guidelines for topical photodynamic therapy British Journal of Dermatology (2002)
• Guidelines for topical PUVA British Association of Dermatologists (2000)
• Interstitial photodynamic therapy for malignant parotid tumours NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (April 2008)
• Palliative photodynamic therapy for advanced oesophageal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)
• Photodynamic therapy for advanced bronchial carcinoma NICE (2004)
• Photodynamic therapy for bile duct cancer NICE (2005)
• Photo-dynamic therapy for early oesophageal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2006)
• Photodynamic therapy for high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's oesophagus NICE (2004)
• Photodynamic therapy for localised inoperable endobronchial cancer NICE (2005)
• Photodynamic therapy for non-melanoma skin tumours (including premalignant and primary non-metastatic skin lesions) NICE (2006)

Physical Activity Advice

• At least five a week: Evidence on the impact of physical activity and its relationship to health Department 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 in the workplace NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (May 2008)

Physiotherapy

• Clinical guidelines for the physiotherapy management of persistent Low Back Pain Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (2006)
• Clinical guidelines for the pre and post operative physiotherapy management of adults with lower limb amputation Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (2006)

Piles

• Circular stapled haemorrhoidectomy NICE (2003)
• Haemorrhoid - stapled haemorroidopexy NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (2007)
• Haemorrhoids Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2008)
• Pruritus Ani Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)
• Referral guidelines for suspected cancer NICE (2005)

Pituitary Tumours

• Endoscopic transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma resection NICE (2003)
• Paediatric Endocrine Tumours British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2005)

Plague

• Plague - deliberate release Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2001)

Plantar Fasciitis

• Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for refractory tendinopathies (plantar fasciitis and tennis elbow) NICE (2005)

Plasmacytoma

• Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of solitary plasmacytoma of bone and solitary extramedullary plasmacytoma British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2004)

Pleural Disease

• Guidelines for the Insertion of a Chest Drain British Thoracic Society (2003)
• Guidelines for the investigation of a unilateral pleural effusion in adults British Thoracic Society (2005)
• Guidelines for the Management of a Malignant Pleural Effusion British Thoracic Society (2003)
• Guidelines for the management of pleural infection in children British Thoracic Society (2005)
• Guidelines for the Management of Pleural Infection British Thoracic Society (2003)
• Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax British Thoracic Society (2003)

Pleural Effusion

• Guidelines for the investigation of a unilateral pleural effusion in adults British Thoracic Society (2005)
• Guidelines for the Management of a Malignant Pleural Effusion British Thoracic Society (2003)
• Insertion of pleuro-amniotic shunt for fetal pleural effusion NICE (2006)

Pneumococcal Immunisation

• Immunisation against infectious disease - 'The Green Book' Department of Health (various dates)
• Immunizations - pneumococcal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Pneumonia

• Chest infections - adult Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Community Management of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Adults SIGN (2002)
• Cough - acute with chest signs in children Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2007)
• Guidelines for the Management of Community Acquired Pneumonia in Adults British Thoracic Society (2001 and 2004)
• Guidelines for the management of hospital-acquired pneumonia in the UK British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2008)
• Management of Infection - Guidance for Primary Care Health Protection Agency (2008)
• Respiratory tract infections NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)

Pneumothorax

• Guidelines for the Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax British Thoracic Society (2003)

Poisoning

• Chemical Hazards and Poisons Reports (various) Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Poisoning or overdose Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Treatment of poisoning by selected chemical compounds Department of Health (2003)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

• Long-term consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Polycystic ovary syndrome Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Polycythaemia

• Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Investigation and Management of Polycythaemia/Erythrocytosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2004)

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

• Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)

Polyp Of Colon

• Surveillance guidelines after removal of colorectal adenomatous polyps British Society of Gastroenterology (2002)

Port Wine Stain

• Intralesional photocoagulation of subcutaneous congenital vascular disorders NICE (2004)

Post Mortem Examinations

• Code of practice for post mortem examination Human Tissue Authority (2006)

Post Natal Illness

• Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Depression - antenatal and postnatal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2008)
• Depression: management of depression in primary and secondary care NICE (2004)
• Postnatal depression and puerperal psychosis SIGN (2002)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Anxiety: Management of post-traumatic stress disorder in adults in primary, secondary and community care NICE (2005)
• The Management of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Adults Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (2003)

Postpartum Haemorrhage

• Blood transfusion in obstetrics Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2007)
• The role of emergency and elective interventional radiology in postpartum haemorrhage Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)

Postviral Fatigue Syndrome

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalopathy (CFS/ME) Department of Health (2004)
• Occupational aspects of the management of chronic fatigue syndrome : a national guideline Department of Health (2006)

Potassium Excess

• Guidelines for the treatment of hyperkalaemia in adults Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (2006)

Preconceptual Counselling

• Antenatal care - Routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2003)
• Periconceptional Folic Acid and Food Fortification in the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2003)
• Pre-conception - advice and management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Pre-eclampsia

• Antenatal care - Routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2003)
• Hypertension in pregnancy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Management of Severe Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia Clinical Resource Efficiency Support Team (2001)
• Management of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Pre-eclampsia community guideline Action on Pre-eclampsia (2004)

Pregnancy

• Alcohol consumption and the outcomes of pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Amniocentesis Guideline Royal College of Obtetricians and Gynecologists (2005)
• Antenatal care - Routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (October 2003)
• Antenatal care NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Antenatal Corticosteroids to Prevent Respiratory Distress Syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Blood transfusion in obstetrics Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2007)
• Chickenpox in pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (September 2007)
• Depression - antenatal and postnatal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2008)
• Diabetes in pregnancy NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Dyspepsia - pregnancy-associated Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2008)
• Exercise and Pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Expert consensus document on management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy European Society of Cardiology (2004)
• External cephalic version and reducing the incidence of breech presentation Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Guidelines on the management of and exposure to rash illness in pregnancy Health Protection Agency (2003)
• Home Births Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Immersion in Water During Labour and Birth Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Induction of labour NICE Clinical Guideline (July 2008)
• Management of genital herpes in pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Management of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Maternal and child nutrition NICE Public Health Programme Guidance (March 2008)
• Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2008)
• Obstetric Cholestasis Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2006)
• Pre-conception - advice and management Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Pregnancy (rhesus negative women) - routine anti-D (review) NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (August 2008)
• Pregnancy and breast cancer Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Safer Childbirth: Minimum Standards for the Organisation and Delivery of Care in Labour Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Septostomy with or without amnioreduction for the treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2006)
• The Investigation and Management of the Small-for-Gestational-Age Fetus Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2002)
• Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Acute Management Royal College of Obstetrricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Thromboprophylaxis during pregnancy; labour and after vaginal delivery - acute management Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Umbilical cord prolapse Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (April 2008)

Premature Labour

• Antenatal Corticosteroids to Prevent Respiratory Distress Syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Intrapartum care NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)
• Tocolytic Drugs for Women in Preterm Labour Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2001)

Premenstrual Syndrome

• Management of premenstrual syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2007)

Presbyopia

• Photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive error NICE (2006)
• Scleral expansion surgery for presbyopia NICE (2004)

Pressure Sores

• 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)

Prolapse

• Mesh sacrocolpopexy for vaginal vault prolapse NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2007)
• Posterior infracoccygeal sacropexy for vaginal vault prolapse NICE (2005)
• Surgical repair of vaginal wall prolapse using mesh NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (June 2008)
• The Management of Post Hysterectomy Vaginal Vault Prolapse Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)

Prostate Cancer

• Cryotherapy as a primary treatment for prostate cancer NICE (2005)
• Cryotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer NICE (2005)
• Docetaxel for the treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Guidelines on prostate cancer European Association of Urology (2007)
• High dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer NICE (2006)
• High-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)
• Intraoperative red blood cell salvage during radical prostatectomy or radical cystectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (April 2008)
• Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (2006)
• Low dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer NICE (2005)
• Prostate cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2008)
• Referral guidelines for suspected cancer NICE (2005)

Prostate Enlargement

• Guidelines on benign prostatic hyperplasia European Association of Urology (2004)
• Holmium laser prostatectomy NICE (2003)
• KTP laser vaporisation of the prostate for benign prostatic obstruction NICE (2005)
• Prostate - benign hyperplasia Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2006)
• Transurethral electrovaporisation of the prostate NICE (2003)
• Transurethral radiofrequency needle ablation of the prostate NICE (2003)

Prostatitis

• Guidelines on the Management of Urinary and Male Genital Tract Infections European Association of Urology (2008)
• National guideline for the management of prostatitis British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2001)
• Prostatitis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)

Prostatitis Acute

• Guidelines on the Management of Urinary and Male Genital Tract Infections European Association of Urology (2008)

Prosthetics

• Direct skeletal fixation of limb or digit prostheses using intraosseous transcutaneous implants NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (July 2008)
• Evidence Based Clinical Guidelines for the Physiotherapy Management of Adults with Lower Limb Prostheses British Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Amputation Rehabilitation (2003)
• Standards and Guidelines in Amputee and Prosthetic Rehabilitation British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (2003)

Pruritus Ani

• Pruritus Ani Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2008)

Pruritus Vulvae

• Pruritis Vulvae Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2007)

Pseudoaneurysm

• Thrombin injections for pseudoaneurysms NICE (2004)

Psoriasis

• Etanercept and efalizumab for the treatment of adults with psoriasis NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Grenz rays therapy for inflammatory skin conditions NICE Interventional Procedure Guidance (November 2007)
• Guidelines for topical PUVA British Association of Dermatologists (2000)
• Guidelines for use of biological interventions in psoriasis British Association of Dermatologists (2005)
• Psoriasis - adalimumab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (June 2008)
• Psoriasis - Clinical Guidelines British Association of Dermatologists (2006)
• Psoriasis - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2008)
• Recommendations for the initial management of psoriasis Primary Care Dermatology Society (2003)
• Referral Advice NICE Clinical Guideline (2001)

Psoriatic Arthritis

• Etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis NICE Technology Appraisal (2006)
• Guideline for anti-TNF alpha therapy in psoriatic arthritis British Society for Rheumatology (2004)
• Psoriatic arthritis (moderate to severe) - adalimumab NICE Technology Appraisal (2007)

Pubic Lice

• Management of pediculosis pubis British Association of Sexual Health & HIV (2008)
• Pubic lice Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)

Pulmonary Embolism

• Antithrombotic Therapy SIGN (1999)
• Consensus guideline for recording a 12 lead ECG Society for Cardiological Science and Technology (2006)
• Guidelines for the management of suspected acute pulmonary embolism British Thoracic Society (2003)
• Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy and the Puerperium: Acute Management Royal College of Obstetrricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Venous thromboembolism: reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in inpatients undergoing surgery NICE Clinical Guideline (2007)

Pulmonary Hypertension

• Guidelines on diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension European Society of Cardiology (2004)

Pulmonary Valve Atresia

• Radiofrequency valvotomy for pulmonary atresia NICE (2004)

Pulse Oximetry

• Asthma Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease NICE Clinical Guideline (2004)

Puva

• Guidelines for topical PUVA British Association of Dermatologists (2000)

Pyelonephritis

• Guidelines on the Management of Urinary and Male Genital Tract Infections European Association of Urology (2008)
• Pyelonephritis - acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2005)