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The PolySoft hernia patch used with the ONSTEP technique to treat inguinal hernias (MIB9)
NICE has developed a Medtech Innovation Briefing (MIB) on the Polysoft hernia patch for use with the ONSTEP technique to treat inguinal hernias
Weight management: advice for people living with overweight (18 to 39 years) (IND319)
This indicator covers the percentage of patients aged 18 to 39 years with a BMI of 23 kg/m2 to 27.4 kg/m2 (or 25 kg/m2 to 29.9 kg/m2 if ethnicity is recorded as White) in the preceding 12 months who have been given weight management advice within 90 days of the BMI being recorded. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on WoundExpress to manage lower leg wounds .
in later life (for example, risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity-related conditions). Because of these risks, the...
Injection for more than a million people to help prevent heart attacks and strokes recommended
People who have had a heart attack, stroke, or serious circulation problem in their legs, and who also carry excess weight, can now be offered a weekly injection to help protect them from a further life-threatening event, NICE has said.
Venous thromboembolic diseases: diagnosis, management and thrombophilia testing (NG158)
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing venous thromboembolic diseases in adults. It aims to support rapid diagnosis and effective treatment for people who develop deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE). It also covers testing for conditions that can make a DVT or PE more likely, such as thrombophilia (a blood clotting disorder) and cancer. It does not cover pregnant women.
This guideline covers identifying and treating primary hypertension (high blood pressure) in people aged 18 and over, including people with type 2 diabetes. It aims to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks and strokes by helping healthcare professionals to diagnose hypertension accurately and treat it effectively.
This guideline covers diagnosing and treating health-related fertility problems. It aims to reduce variation in practice and improve how fertility problems are investigated and managed.
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Sections for NG257
- Overview
- Principles of care
- Initial advice to people concerned about delays in conception
- Advice about factors that can affect fertility
- Defining infertility and initial assessment
- Investigation of fertility problems and management strategies
- Management of male factor fertility problems
- Management of female factor fertility problems
Human growth hormone (somatropin) for the treatment of growth failure in children (TA188)
Evidence-based recommendations on human growth hormone (somatropin; Genotropin, Humatrope, Norditropin, NutropinAq, Omnitrope, Saizen, Zomacton) for treating growth failure in children.
Home-testing devices for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (HTG735)
Evidence-based recommendations on home-testing devices for diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome.
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing hypertension (high blood pressure), including pre-eclampsia, during pregnancy, labour and birth. It also includes advice for women with hypertension who wish to conceive and women who have had a pregnancy complicated by hypertension. It aims to improve care during pregnancy, labour and birth for women and their babies.
This guideline has been updated and replaced by NICE guideline NG246.
We have moved interventional procedures guidance 783 to become HealthTech guidance 711. This is to better reflect the NICE HealthTech programme which combines the former NICE Diagnostics Assessment programme, Interventional Procedures programme and Medical Technologies Evaluation programme and to help you find relevant content more quickly. The guidance itself has not changed.
This guideline has been updated and replaced by NICE guideline NG246.
This quality standard has been updated and replaced by NICE quality standard 212.