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Evidence-based recommendations on free-functioning gracilis transfer to restore upper limb function in brachial plexus injury in adults. This involves taking a piece of hamstring muscle and its nerve and blood supply from the inner thigh, transferring it to the arm and joining it to the damaged nerve.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

3 March 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on radiofrequency-assisted liver resection. This involves using high-frequency radio waves to remove the cancerous part of the liver with minimal blood loss.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 February 2007

This guideline covers assessing and managing urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women aged 18 and over. It also covers complications associated with mesh surgery for these conditions.

Result type

NICE guideline

Last updated

24 June 2019

NICE has developed a Medtech Innovation Briefing (MIB) on Oxyzyme and Iodozyme 2-layer hydrogel wound dressings with iodine for treating chronic wounds

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

19 November 2014

Late-stage assessment (LSA) guidance on intermittent urethral catheters for chronic incomplete bladder emptying in adults.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

9 July 2025

Evidence-based recommendations on cryotherapy for chronic rhinitis. This involves destroying a nerve in the nose to reduce chronic rhinitis symptoms.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

14 September 2023

Evidence-based recommendations on thrombin injections for pseudoaneurysms. This involves injecting thrombin into the pseudoaneurysm. The aim is to form a small clot to plug the ‘hole’ in the artery.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 May 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic renal denervation for loin pain haematuria syndrome in adults. This involves the stripping away of nerves from the kidney using keyhole surgery to relieve pain.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 October 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa) for preventing venous thromboembolism after hip or knee replacement surgery in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

24 September 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator-dependent chronic respiratory failure in people with motor neurone disease. This involves implanting electrodes into the diaphragm to make it contract. This gradually strengthens the diaphragm and may eventually help the person to breathe without a ventilator.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 September 2017

Evidence-based recommendations on lymphovenous anastomosis during axillary or inguinal node dissection for preventing secondary lymphoedema in adults. This involves diverting some of the lymphatic vessels around where lymph nodes have been removed to nearby veins.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

16 April 2024

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

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 July 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator-dependent chronic respiratory failure from high spinal cord injuries. This involves keyhole abdominal surgery. The aim is to stimulate and possibly strengthen the diaphragm to help people breathe without a ventilator.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

24 May 2023

Evidence-based recommendations on image-guided percutaneous laser ablation for primary and secondary liver tumours. This involves heating up liver tissue to destroy tumours.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

16 May 2024

Evidence-based recommendations on intraoperative blood cell salvage in obstetrics. This involves filtering and washing shed blood and retransfusing it during or after the procedure.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 November 2005