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NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on WoundExpress to manage lower leg wounds .

Result type

Medtech innovation briefing

Published

1 June 2021

Read the biographies of our medical technologies advisory committee members.

Evidence-based recommendations on living-donor lung transplantation for end-stage lung disease. This involves removing a lung from each of the two donors and replacing the recipient's lungs with the donor lungs.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

24 May 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on autologous pancreatic islet cell transplantation for improved glycaemic control after pancreatectomy. This involves removing parts of the pancreas (islet cells) after the pancreas has been removed and inserting them into the liver to restart insulin production.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

24 September 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on prosthetic intervertebral disc replacement in the cervical spine. This involves removing the damaged disc and inserting an artificial disc in its place.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

19 May 2010

This guideline covers diagnosing, monitoring and managing asthma in adults, young people and children. It aims to improve the accuracy of diagnosis, help people to control their asthma and reduce the risk of asthma attacks. It does not cover managing severe asthma or acute asthma attacks.

Result type

NICE guideline

Published

27 November 2024

This quality standard covers the assessment and management of non-specific low back pain and sciatica in young people and adults aged 16 years and over. It describes high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

Result type

Quality standard

Published

27 July 2017

This advice has been updated and replaced by NICE guideline NG199.

Result type

Evidence summary

Published

6 June 2017

of dead tissue is vital as its presence can delay healing and encourage infection. Although autolytic debridement via natural processes...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

9 June 2015

Referral criteria that are too narrow will delay the emergency treatment of infection and may lead to death, increased need for...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

9 June 2015

long‑term physical morbidity, pain after birth, readmission to hospital, infection, psychological morbidity (for example, postnatal...

Result type

Research recommendation

Published

6 January 2023

Evidence-based recommendations on the lumbar infusion test for the investigation of normal pressure hydrocephalus. This involves inserting a lumbar needle into the spinal sac, recording the pressure of the CSF as fluid is infused into the sac.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 June 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on radiofrequency cold ablation for respiratory papillomatosis. This involves using an electrical current to dissolve or shrink the papillomas (non-cancerous growths).

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 November 2012

Evidence-based recommendations on fetal cystoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of lower urinary outflow tract obstruction. This involves inserting a tube with a flexible camera through small cuts in the mother's abdomen to identify and open any blockage.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

24 January 2007

Evidence-based recommendations on hybrid procedure for interim management of hypoplastic left heart syndrome in neonates. This involves placing bands around the branches of the pulmonary artery and inserting stents to keep the ductus arteriosus open.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

12 December 2007