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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.
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Sections for QS38
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- Quality statement 1: Risk assessment
- Quality statement 2: Immediate endoscopy for people who are haemodynamically unstable
- Quality statement 3: Endoscopy within 24 hours for people who are haemodynamically stable
- Quality statement 4: Endoscopic treatment for non-variceal bleeding
- Quality statement 5: Treatment of non-variceal bleeding after first or failed endoscopic treatment
- Quality statement 6: Prophylactic antibiotic therapy for variceal bleeding
- Quality statement 7: Band ligation for oesophageal variceal bleeding
Evidence-based recommendations on 3C Patch for treating diabetic foot ulcers.
infants, children and young people:- Which pressure ulcer tools are most effective for predicting pressure...
CG179/4 Question Pressure redistributing devices: Dopressure redistributing devices reduce the development of pressure...
This guideline covers when to offer and discuss caesarean birth, procedural aspects of the operation, and care after caesarean birth. It aims to improve the consistency and quality of care for women and pregnant people who are thinking about having a caesarean birth or have had a caesarean birth in the past and are now pregnant again.
This advice has been updated and replaced by NICE medical technologies guidance 51.
practices (quality standard QS147). Infection prevention and control Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and...
This guideline covers the early and longer-term (rehabilitation) management of acute coronary syndromes. These include ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina. The guideline aims to improve survival and quality of life for people who have a heart attack or unstable angina.
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.
Bed frames for adults in acute medical or surgical hospital wards: late-stage assessment (HTG759)
Late stage assessment (LSA) guidance on bed frames for adults in acute medical or surgical hospital wards.
Evidence-based recommendations on Prontosan for treating acute and chronic wounds.
This resource is intended to demonstrate how our guidance can be used in the Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment process.
Negative pressure wound therapy:- Does negative pressure wound therapy (with appropriate dressing) improve the healing of...
non-viable tissue compared with sharp debridement on the rate of healing of pressure ulcers in adults? Any explanatory...