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Cellulitis and erysipelas: antimicrobial prescribing (NG141)
This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for adults, young people, children and babies aged 72 hours and over with cellulitis and erysipelas. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.
Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse in women: management (NG123)
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.
Evidence-based recommendations on Prontosan for treating acute and chronic wounds.
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Urinary incontinence in neurological disease: assessment and management (CG148)
This guideline covers assessing and managing urinary incontinence in children, young people and adults with neurological disease. It aims to improve care by recommending specific treatments based on what symptoms and neurological conditions people have.
This guideline covers identifying and caring for adults who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition in hospital or in their own home or a care home. It offers advice on how oral, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition support should be started, administered and stopped. It aims to support healthcare professionals identify malnourished people and help them to choose the most appropriate form of support.
before wound closure, clinically and cost effective in reducing surgical site infection rates? Any explanatory...
This guideline covers identifying and managing otitis media with effusion (OME), also known as ‘glue ear’, in children younger than 12 years. It aims to improve hearing and quality of life in children with OME.
Does the use of barbed sutures for wound closure reduce the incidence of surgical site infection?
use of barbed sutures for wound closure reduce the incidence of surgical site infection? Any explanatory...
This guideline covers managing hip fracture in adults. It aims to improve care from the time people aged 18 and over are admitted to hospital through to when they return to the community. Recommendations emphasise the importance of early surgery and coordinating care through a multidisciplinary Hip Fracture Programme to help people recover faster and regain their mobility.
Improving quality and patient safety utilising NICE guidance and the One Together framework
developed deep sited surgical wound infections. Initially identified by submission of 5 Datix's (incident reporting system)...
chlorhexidine in alcohol at different concentrations in the prevention of surgical site infection when applied...
timing of nasal decolonisation and body wash for the prevention of surgical site infection? Any explanatory...
of applying skin antiseptic before incision in the prevention of surgical site infection? Any explanatory...
Kendall DL for ECG monitoring in people having cardiac surgery (MIB177)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on Kendall DL for ECG monitoring in people having cardiac surgery .
HemaClear for bloodless surgical field during limb surgery (MIB187)
NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on HemaClear for bloodless surgical field during limb surgery .