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Temperature control to improve neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest (HTG710)
Evidence-based recommendations on temperature control to improve neurological outcomes after cardiac arrest. This involves controlling a person’s body temperature while they are still unconscious after their heart has been restarted. Either their body is kept at a normal temperature of between 36.5°C and 37.5°C to prevent fever, or it is cooled to between 32.0°C and 36.0°C (therapeutic hypothermia).
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Irreversible electroporation for treating renal cancer (HTG303)
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.
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Irreversible electroporation for treating primary lung cancer and metastases in the lung (HTG302)
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.
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This quality standard covers diagnosing and managing hypertension (high blood pressure) and pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, labour and birth. It also covers advice for women with hypertension who may become pregnant and postnatal care for women who have had hypertension or pre-eclampsia. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statements
- Quality statement 1: Pre-pregnancy advice for women with treated hypertension
- Quality statement 2: Antenatal assessment of pre-eclampsia risk
- Quality statement 3: Antenatal blood pressure targets
- Quality statement 4: Assessing women with severe hypertension in pregnancy
- Quality statement 5: Admission to hospital for women with pre-eclampsia
- Quality statement 6: Timing of birth for women with pre-eclampsia
- Quality statement 7: Transfer of information about ongoing management
Pembrolizumab for adjuvant treatment of resected stage 2B or 2C melanoma (TA837)
Evidence-based recommendations on pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the adjuvant treatment of resected stage 2B and 2C melanoma in people 12 years and over.
Evidence-based recommendations on vismodegib (Erivedge) for treating basal cell carcinoma in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on durvalumab (Imfinzi) with tremelimumab (Imjudo) for untreated advanced or unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in adults.
respiratory secretions at the end of life and the so called 'death rattle' is a predictor of death. The noise can cause...
Evidence-based recommendations on dostarlimab (Jemperli) for treating advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer with high microsatellite instability or mismatch repair deficiency in adults who have had platinum-based chemotherapy.
Evidence-based recommendations on nivolumab (Opdivo) with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-based chemotherapy for untreated unresectable advanced, recurrent, or metastatic oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in adults.
Evidence-based recommendations on tucatinib (TUKYSA) for HER2-positive locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in adults after 2 or more anti-HER2 treatment therapies.
Evidence-based recommendations on elranatamab (Elrexfio) for treating relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma after 3 or more treatments in adults.
This quality standard covers care for pregnant women who may be at risk of, or have symptoms and signs of, starting labour and giving birth early (preterm). It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.
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- Quality statement 1: Providing information about potential signs and symptoms of preterm labour
- Quality statement 2: Prophylactic vaginal progesterone and prophylactic cervical cerclage
- Quality statement 3: Information for women having a planned preterm birth
- Quality statement 4: Tocolysis for women between 26+0 and 33+6 weeks of pregnancy
- Quality statement 5: Corticosteroids for women between 24+0 and 33+6 weeks of pregnancy
- Quality statement 6: Magnesium sulfate for women between 24+0 and 29+6 weeks of pregnancy
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Ex-situ machine perfusion for extracorporeal preservation of livers for transplantation (HTG496)
Evidence-based recommendations on ex-situ machine perfusion for extracorporeal preservation of livers for transplantation in people of all ages. This involves using a machine to give an oxygenated solution to the donor liver until it is transplanted.
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MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy (HTG541)
Evidence-based recommendations on MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy in adults and children. This involves inserting a laser into the area of the brain causing seizures.
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