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Evidence-based recommendations on ultrasound-guided regional nerve block. This involves using ultrasound guidance to position needles that deliver local anaesthetic in the correct place next to the nerves.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 January 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on functional electrical stimulation for drop foot of central neurological origin. This involves stimulating the peripheral nerves that supply the paralysed muscle using electrodes to restore muscular function.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 January 2009

Evidence-based recommendations on transabdominal artifical bowel sphincter implantation for faecal incontinence. This involves inserting an artificial sphincter through a cut in the abdomen.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 November 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic prostatectomy for benign prostatic obstruction. This involves removing the prostate through small cuts in the abdomen, using a fine telescope to see inside the body (keyhole surgery).

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

26 November 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon catheter dilation of paranasal sinus ostia for chronic sinusitis. This involves gently inflating a small balloon, which is introduced through the nose via a flexible tube, to help keep the sinus passages open and unobstructed.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

24 September 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on total wrist replacement. This involves creating an artificial wrist joint consisting of metal implants attached to the end of the arm and to the hand, separated by a spacer to allow movement.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 August 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic gastrectomy for cancer. This involves partial or total removal of the stomach to take out the tumour and affected lymph nodes through small cuts in the abdomen (keyhole surgery).

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 July 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on brachytherapy as the sole method of adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer after local excision. This involves inserting radioactive sources into the space in the breast where tissue has been removed to minimise the chances of the cancer coming back.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 July 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on the implantation of multifocal (non-accommodative) intraocular lenses during cataract surgery. This involves replacing the clouded lens with an artificial one with areas of different focusing power to allow near and distant objects to be seen.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 June 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in postneonatal children. This involves connecting the child's internal circulation to an external blood pump and artificial lung.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

28 January 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on the lumbar infusion test for the investigation of normal pressure hydrocephalus. This involves inserting a lumbar needle into the spinal sac, recording the pressure of the CSF as fluid is infused into the sac.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 June 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on photorefractive (laser) surgery for the correction of refractive errors. This involves using a special laser to permanently change the shape of the cornea.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on stent-graft placement in abdominal aortic aneurysm. This involves patching the weakened section of the aorta with a graft mounted on a stent.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous endoscopic colostomy. This involves placing a plastic tube in the bowel that runs back through a small opening in the abdomen to allow waste to pass through to a drainage bag worn outside the body.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 March 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on high dose rate brachytherapy for carinoma of the cervix. This involves giving radiation at a high dose rate to the cervix (reducing the timeframe compared with low or medium dose rates) to treat the cancer.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

22 March 2006