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This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing gallstones in adults. It also includes managing complications of gallstones, such as an inflamed or infected gallbladder (cholecystitis), blocked and infected bile ducts (cholangitis), and an inflamed pancreas (pancreatitis). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Acute cholecystitis
- Quality statement 2: Urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography within 72 hours
- Quality statement 3: Emergency endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography within 24 hours
- Quality statement 4: Advice to prevent symptoms
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This quality standard covers assessing and managing heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia), including suspected or confirmed fibroids and adenomyosis. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
Evidence-based recommendations on the Sherlock 3CG Tip Confirmation System for placement of peripherally inserted central catheters.
Percutaneous thoracic duct embolisation for persistent chyle leak (HTG666)
Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous thoracic duct embolisation for persistent chyle leak. In this procedure, under general anaesthesia, ultrasound and X-rays are used to create an image of the thoracic duct and find the leak. Then, using a needle, a tube is inserted through the abdominal wall (percutaneous) and guided into the thoracic duct. Small metal coils and medical glue are inserted through the tube and used to plug the leak (embolisation). The aim is to stop the leak.
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Percutaneous transluminal renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension (HTG662)
Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous transluminal renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension. This involves inserting a device through the skin (percutaneous) into an artery in the thigh and then into the renal arteries (transluminal). It sends radio or sound waves to destroy the nerves in the renal arteries (sympathetic denervation). The aim is to lower blood pressure.
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Evidence-based recommendations on transurethral water-jet ablation for lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia. This involves injecting a high-speed jet of water into the prostate to destroy some of the prostate tissue and widen the urethra.
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Interstitial photodynamic therapy for malignant parotid tumours (HTG166)
Evidence-based recommendations on interstitial photodynamic therapy for malignant parotid tumours. This involves injecting a photosensitising agent into a vein and using a special light to activate it and destroy the tumour cells.
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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.
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Radially emitting laser fibre treatment of an anal fistula (HTG505)
Evidence-based recommendations on radially emitting laser fibre treatment of an anal fistula in adults. This involves applying laser energy to the fistula.
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This quality standard covers the care of people with breast cancer after they have been referred to a specialist team. It includes the management of early (ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive), locally advanced and advanced breast cancer; recurrent breast cancer; and familial breast cancer. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Timely diagnosis
- Quality statement 2: Preoperative MRI scan
- Quality statement 3: Tumour profiling tests
- Quality statement 4: ER and HER2 receptor status
- Quality statement 5: Multidisciplinary team management of metastatic breast cancer
- Quality statement 6: Key worker
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Question Further research on unilateral MRI-guided focused ultrasound thalamotomy for moderate to severe tremor in Parkinson's disease,...
Alcohol-mediated perivascular renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension (HTG741)
Evidence-based recommendations on alcohol-mediated perivascular renal sympathetic denervation for resistant hypertension. This involves putting alcohol into the wall of a renal artery to destroy renal nerves.
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Fetoscopic prenatal repair for open neural tube defects in the fetus (HTG536)
Evidence-based recommendations on fetoscopic prenatal repair of open neural tube defects in the fetus. This involves keyhole surgery through the woman’s abdomen to close the gap in the baby’s spine.
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Thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal parathyroid tumours (HTG159)
Evidence-based recommendations on thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal parathyroid tumours. This involves operating on the tumour using a flexible camera inserted through small cuts in the chest (keyhole surgery).
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Minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolitholapaxy medium (MIP-M) for removing kidney stones (MIB138)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on minimally invasive percutaneous nephrolitholapaxy medium (MIP-M) for removing kidney stones .