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This quality standard covers the management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in adults and young people (aged 16 and over). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

Result type

Quality standard

Published

30 July 2013

Evidence-based recommendations on irreversible electroporation for the treatment of liver metastases. This involves using very short electrical field pulses delivered over several minutes to destroy the tumour and a small surrounding tissue margin.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 February 2013

Evidence-based recommendations on irreversible electroporation (IRE) for treating renal cancer. This involves using electrical pulses to kill cancer cells, applied directly to the tumour through special needles.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 February 2013

Evidence-based recommendations on irreversible electroporation for treating primary lung cancer and metastases in the lung. This involves using electrical pulses to kill cancer cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 February 2013

This guideline covers preventing, identifying and managing neutropenic sepsis in children, young people and adults receiving treatment for cancer in the community and in secondary and tertiary care. It aims to reduce the risk of infection in people with neutropenia (low number of white blood cells) who are receiving anticancer treatment and improve management of neutropenic sepsis.

Result type

Clinical guideline

Published

19 September 2012

Evidence-based recommendations on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe acute respiratory failure in adults. This involves using a tube to carry blood from the right side of the heart and then pump it through an artificial lung where it picks up oxygen.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 April 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous retroperitoneal endoscopic necrosectomy. This involves inserting a thin telescope through a small cut in the side above the hip and using it to wash out and remove the dead tissue.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

23 March 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates. This involves inserting surgical instruments through small cuts in the chest, and then moving the abdominal organs out of the chest and repairing the diaphragm.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

25 January 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on cryotherapy for the treatment of liver metastases. This involves using cold temperatures applied through a special needle to destroy the cancer cells.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

15 December 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on etanercept (Enbrel), infliximab (Remicade) and adalimumab (Humira) for treating active and progressive psoriatic arthritis in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

25 August 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on adalimumab (Humira), etanercept (Enbrel), infliximab (Remicade), rituximab (MabThera) and abatacept (Orencia). These drugs are for adults with severe rheumatoid arthritis who have tried other disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) but cannot tolerate them or they have not worked well enough.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

25 August 2010

Evidence-based recommendations on autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy. This involves removing parts of the pancreas (islet cells) after the pancreas has been removed and inserting them into the liver to restart insulin production.

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 adalimumab (Humira) for treating psoriasis in adults.

Result type

Technology appraisal guidance

Published

25 June 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic mobilisation of the greater omentum for breast reconstruction. This involves removing the fatty tissue using special instruments through small cuts in the abdomen.

Result type

HealthTech guidance

Published

27 February 2008