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Pacemakers

• Dual-chamber pacemakers for the treatment of symptomatic bradycardia NICE Technology Appraisal (February 2005)
• Guidelines for follow up of implantable cardiac devices for cardiac rhythm management Society for Cardiological Science and Technology (October 2008)
• 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 adults with cancer SIGN (November 2008)
• EFNS guidelines on neurostimulation therapy for neuropathic pain European Federation of Neurological Societies (2007)
• 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 Emergency Departments The College of Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guideline for the Management of Pain in Adults British Association for Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guideline for the Management of Pain in Children British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment European Federation of Neurological Societies (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 (2008)
• Management of Pain in Patients with Cancer NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2004)
• Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2008)
• Pain and substance misuse British Pain Society (2007)
• Pain management in children - implementation guide Royal College of Nursing (2001)
• Palliative cancer care - pain Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2009)
• 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 British 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)
• Ultrasound-guided regional nerve block NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)

Pain Management

• Control of pain in adults with cancer SIGN (November 2008)
• EFNS guidelines on neurostimulation therapy for neuropathic pain European Federation of Neurological Societies (2007)
• 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 Emergency Departments The College of Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guideline for the Management of Pain in Adults British Association for Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guideline for the Management of Pain in Children British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine (2004)
• Guidelines on neuropathic pain assessment European Federation of Neurological Societies (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 (2008)
• Management of Pain in Patients with Cancer NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (2004)
• Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis - cox II inhibitors NICE Technology Appraisal (2001)
• Pain (chronic neuropathic or ischaemic) - spinal cord stimulation NICE Technology Appraisal Guideline (October 2008)
• Pain management in children - implementation guide Royal College of Nursing (2001)
• Palliative cancer care - pain Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2009)
• 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 British 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)
• Ultrasound-guided regional nerve block NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)

Palliative Care

• A guide to involving patients, carers and the public in palliative care and end of life care services National Council for Palliative Care (July 2009)
• Advance decisions to refuse treatment : a guide for health and social care professionals NHS End of Life Care Programme and the National Council for Palliative Care (2008)
• Breaking Bad News Regional Guidelines National Council for Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Services (2002)
• Control of pain in adults with cancer SIGN (November 2008)
• 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 - pain Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2009)
• 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 Clinical Knowledge Summaries (July 2009)
• Palliative care - nausea and vomiting Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Palliative care - oral problems Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2007)
• Supportive and palliative care NICE (2004)
• The use of drugs beyond licence in palliative care and pain management British Pain Society (2005)

Palpitations

• Palpitations Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2009)

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 & BMJ (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 Guideline (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 Guideline (2007)
• Percutaneous pancreatic necrosectomy NICE (2003)

Pancreatitis Acute

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

Pandemic Flu

• Avian Influenza Guidance and Algorithms Health protection Agency (Revised 2009)
• Guidance for pandemic influenza: Infection control in hospitals and primary care settings Department of Health (2005)
• Pandemic flu : A national framework for responding to an influenza pandemic Department of Health (November 2007)
• Pandemic influenza - good medical practice - responsibilities of doctors in a national pandemic General Medical Council (February 2009)
• Pandemic influenza - guidance for primary care trusts and primary care professionals on the provision of healthcare in a community setting in England Department of Health (December 2008)

Panic Disorder

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

Paraphimosis

• Management of foreskin conditions British Association of Paediatric Urologists (November 2006)
• Management of foreskin conditions Statement from the British Association of Paediatric Urologists on behalf of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons and The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists (2007)

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 Guideline (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 Guideline (2007)

Parkinson's Disease

• Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease NICE (2003)
• Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (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 disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (June 2009)
• Parkinson's disease: diagnosis and management in primary and secondary care NICE (2006)
• Review of the therapeutic management of Parkinson's disease. Report of a joint task force of the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS)and the Movement Disorder Society-European Section (MDS-ES). Part II: late (complicated) Parkinson's disease European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)
• Review of the therapeutic management of Parkinson's disease. Report of a joint task force of the European Federation of Neurological Societies and the Movement Disorder Society-European Section. Part I: early (uncomplicated) Parkinson's disease European Federation of Neurological Societies (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 Guideline (April 2008)

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

• Endovascular closure of patent ductus arteriosus NICE (2004)

Patent Foramen Ovale

• Adult Congenital Heart Disease Department of Health (2006)
• 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 Carinatum

• Placement of pectus bar for pectus excavatum (also known as MIRPE or the Nuss procedure) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)

Pectus Excavatum

• Placement of pectus bar for pectus excavatum (also known as MIRPE or the Nuss procedure) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)

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 (2008)
• Management of Infection - Primary Care Guidance Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• Management of PID British Association for Sexual Health & HIV (2005)
• Pelvic inflammatory disease Clinical Knowledge Summaries (August 2009)
• The initial management of chronic pelvic pain Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2005)

Pelvic Pain

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

Pelvic Pain (chronic)

• Management of acute pelvic inflammatory disease Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2008)
• The initial management of chronic pelvic pain Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2005)
• United Kingdom National guideline for the management of prostatitis 2008 British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (January 2008)

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)
• Management of foreskin conditions Statement from the British Association of Paediatric Urologists on behalf of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons and The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists (2007)

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)
• 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 Guideline (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 (April 2009)
• First prescription of combined oral contraception Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care (2006)

Periodic Limb Movement Disorder

• EFNS guidelines on management of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder in sleep European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Periods

• Dysmenorrhoea Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2009)

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)
• Vascular disease - clopidogrel and dipyridamole NICE Technology Appraisal (May 2005)

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

• Antisocial personality disorder NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2009)
• Borderline personality disorder (BPD) NICE Clinical Guideline (January 2009)
• 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

• Guidelines for surveillance and audiological monitoring of infants and children following the newborn hearing screen (Version 4.1) NHSP Clinical Group (July 2009)
• Management of PKU (Phenylketonuria) National Society for Phenylketonuria UK (2004)

Pheochromocytoma

• 131I/123I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) Scintigraphy - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)
• Paediatric Endocrine Tumours British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (2005)
• Procedure guidelines for 131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (131I-mIBG) therapy European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2008)

Phimosis

• Guidelines on Paediatric Urology European Society of Urology (2008)
• Management of foreskin conditions British Association of Paediatric Urologists (November 2006)
• Management of foreskin conditions Statement from the British Association of Paediatric Urologists on behalf of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons and The Association of Paediatric Anaesthetists (2007)

Photodynamic Therapy

• Guidelines for dosimetry and calibration in ultraviolet radiation therapy British Association of Dermatologists (2002)
• Guidelines for topical photodynamic therapy (update) British Association Of Dermatologists (2008).
• Guidelines for topical PUVA British Association of Dermatologists (2000)
• Interstitial photodynamic therapy for malignant parotid tumours NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (April 2008)
• Palliative photodynamic therapy for advanced oesophageal cancer NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (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 Guideline (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 Interventional Procedure Guideline (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 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)

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)
• Guidelines for the physiotherapy management of the adult, medical, spontaneously breathing patient British Thoracic Society (May 2009)
• Mental wellbeing and older people NICE Public Health Intervention Guidance (October 2008)

Pigeon Breast

• Placement of pectus bar for pectus excavatum (also known as MIRPE or the Nuss procedure) NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)

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 for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (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 shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (August 2009)

Plasmacytoma

• Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of solitary plasmacytoma of bone, extramedullary plasmacytoma and multiple solitary plasmacytomas British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2009)

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

• Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of infections in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2002)
• 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 - Primary Care Guidance Health Protection Agency (various dates)
• 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)

Poliomyelitis

• EFNS guideline on diagnosis and management of post-polio syndrome. Report of an EFNS task force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

• Long-term consequences of polycystic ovary syndrome Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)
• Polycystic ovary syndrome Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2009)

Polycythaemia

• Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Investigation and Management of Polycythaemia/Erythrocytosis British Committee for Standards in Haematology (2004)
• Procedure guideline for 32P phosphate treatment of myeloproliferative diseases European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2007)

Polycythaemia Rubra Vera

• Procedure guideline for 32P phosphate treatment of myeloproliferative diseases European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2007)

Polymyalgia Rheumatica

• Polymyalgia rheumatica Clinical Knowledge Summaries (May 2009)

Polyp Of Colon

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

Polyradiculopathy

• European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society guideline on management of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Port-wine Stain

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

Positron Emission Tomography

• FDG-PET - Procedure Guidelines for Tumour Imaging European Association of Nuclear Medicine (2003)

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 (February 2007)
• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• Depression - antenatal and postnatal Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2008)
• Depression Clinical Knowledge Summaries (November 2007)
• Eating disorders NICE (2004)
• Postnatal depression and puerperal psychosis SIGN (2002)
• Schizophrenia NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2009)

Post Polio Syndrome

• EFNS guideline on diagnosis and management of post-polio syndrome. Report of an EFNS task force European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance NICE Clinical Guideline (February 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)
• Prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2009)
• The role of emergency and elective interventional radiology in postpartum haemorrhage Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)

Postural Hypotension

• EFNS guidelines on the diagnosis and management of orthostatic hypotension European Federation of Neurological Societies (2006)

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)
• Tiredness/fatigue in adults Clinical Knowledge Summaries (October 2009)

Potassium Excess

• Guidelines for the treatment of hyperkalaemia in adults Guidelines and Audit Implementation Network (Dec 2008)

Preconceptual Counselling

• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• 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)
• Smoking Cessation Services NICE Public Health Guidance (Feb 2008)

Pre-eclampsia

• Antenatal care: routine care for the healthy pregnant woman NICE Clinical Guideline (March 2008)
• 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 (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)
• Herpes simplex - genital Clinical Knowledge Summaries (September 2008)
• 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 Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Management of HIV in pregnancy Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Management of monochorionic twin pregnancy Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (December 2008)
• 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 NICE Technology Appraisal (August 2008)
• Pregnancy and breast cancer Royal College of Obstretricians and Gynaecologists (2004)
• Prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (May 2009)
• 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 Guideline (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 Obstetricians 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 (2002)

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

• Best Practice Statement: prevention and management of pressure ulcers NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (March 2009)
• 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)

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

• Management of cholestatic liver diseases European Association for the Study of the Liver (June 2009)

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (psc)

• Management of cholestatic liver diseases European Association for the Study of the Liver (June 2009)

Prolapse

• Infracoccygeal sacropexy using mesh for uterine prolapse repair Nice Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Infracoccygeal sacropexy using mesh for vaginal vault prolapse repair NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Insertion of mesh uterine suspension sling (including sacrohysteropexy) for uterine prolapse repair NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Mesh sacrocolpopexy for vaginal vault prolapse NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2007)
• Posterior infracoccygeal sacropexy for vaginal vault prolapse NICE (2005)
• Sacrocolpopexy using mesh for vaginal vault prolapse repair NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Sacrocolpopexy with hysterectomy using mesh for uterine prolapse repair NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (January 2009)
• Surgical repair of vaginal wall prolapse using mesh NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (June 2008)
• The Management of Post Hysterectomy Vaginal Vault Prolapse Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2007)

Prolapsed Disc

• Laser lumbar discectomy NICE (2003)
• Low back pain NICE Clinical guideline (May 2009)
• Percutaneous endoscopic laser lumbar discectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (May 2009)

Prostate Cancer

• Cryotherapy as a primary treatment for prostate cancer NICE Technology Appraisal (2005)
• Cryotherapy for recurrent prostate cancer NICE Technology Appraisal (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 Guideline (April 2008)
• Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (2006)
• Low dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer NICE (2005)
• Prostate cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (February 2008)
• Referral for suspected cancer NICE Clinical Guideline (2005)
• Urological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2000)

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)
• Laparoscopic prostatectomy for benign prostatic obstruction NICE Interventional Procedure Guideline (November 2008)
• Prostate - benign hyperplasia Clinical Knowledge Summaries (March 2009)
• Transurethral electrovaporisation of the prostate NICE (2003)
• Transurethral radiofrequency needle ablation of the prostate NICE (2003)
• Urological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2000)

Prostatitis

• Guidelines on the Management of Urinary and Male Genital Tract Infections European Association of Urology (2008)
• Prostatitis - Acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2009)
• Prostatitis - Chronic Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2009)
• United Kingdom National guideline for the management of prostatitis 2008 British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (January 2008)
• Urological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2000)

Prostatitis Acute

• Guidelines on the Management of Urinary and Male Genital Tract Infections European Association of Urology (2008)
• Prostatitis - Acute Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2009)
• Urological cancer - suspected Clinical Knowledge Summaries (2000)

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 Guideline (November 2007)
• Guidelines for topical PUVA British Association of Dermatologists (2000)
• Guidelines for use of biological interventions in psoriasis British Association of Dermatologists (2005)
• Hydroxycarbamide for Psoriasis British Association of Dermatologists.
• Psoriasis - adalimumab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (June 2008)
• Psoriasis - General Management British Association of Dermatologists (2008)
• Psoriasis - infliximab NICE Technology Appraisal (January 2008)
• Psoriasis - ustekinumab NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance (September 2009)
• 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 for 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)
• Deep vein thrombosis Clinical Knowledge Summaries (April 2009)
• 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)
• Venous thromboprophylaxis in critical care Intensive Care Society (September 2008)

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 (April 2009)