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  1. Embolism and thrombosis: mortality rates from VTE (IND61)

    This indicator covers mortality rates directly associated with VTE. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as CCG80

  2. Hypertension: confirming diagnosis with HBPM or ABPM (IND115)

    This indicator covers the percentage of patients with a new diagnosis of hypertension (diagnosed on or after 1 April 2014) which has been confirmed by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) or home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) in the 3 months before entering on to the register. It measures outcomes that reflect the quality of care or processes linked by evidence to improved outcomes. This indicator was previously published as NM66

  3. Is the application of antiseptics and antibiotics in the operative field before wound closure, clinically and cost effective in reducing surgical site infection rates?

    such as vancomycin, which is widely used worldwide and commonly used in cardiac, orthopaedic and spine surgery, suggested no reduction...

  4. What is the relative effectiveness and cost effectiveness of different oral fluids and different oral fluid regimens, both with and without oral N-acetylcysteine, at preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury?

    medium or the healthcare professional offering the procedure, such as a cardiologist, would usually do this. For people with other...

  5. Is the use of chlorhexidine body wash associated with increased antimicrobial resistance?

    cause of a surgical site infection. The committee agreed that although cardiac and orthopaedic surgery can be considered high risk,...

  6. What is the effectivness of statin treatment in older people?

    effects. Source guidance details Comes from guidance Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification

  7. Automated blood pressure monitoring in people with atrial fibrillation: Which automated blood pressure monitors are suitable for people with hypertension and atrial fibrillation?

    on monitoring treatment and blood pressure targets for people without cardiovascular disease. Full details of the evidence and the...

  8. Can risk of contrast-induced acute kidney injury be stratified by eGFR thresholds?

    medium or the healthcare professional offering the procedure, such as a cardiologist, would usually do this. For people with other...

  9. What is the most accurate prenatal screening marker for TAPS, including middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity (MCA‑PSV)?

    umbilical artery and ductus venosus doppler parameters, or signs of fetal cardiac failure in the anaemic baby. These can also occur in a...

  10. What is the effectiveness of age alone and other routinely available risk factors compared with the formal structured multifactorial risk assessment to identify people at high risk of developing CVD?

    effects . Source guidance details Comes from guidance Cardiovascular disease: risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification

  11. What is the most clinically and cost-effective timing and dose of a single administration of gabapentin to relieve pain in people undergoing surgery whose pain is expected to be moderate to severe?

    fewer side effects from opioid consumption. NSAIDs Concerns about cardiac and renal complications have limited the use of NSAIDs in...

  12. What are the implications of FH for the safety of a mother during pregnancy and what are the risks of fetal malformations attributable to pharmacological therapies

    information on the risk of pregnancy (including cardiac death) in a woman with FH. Data on the incidence of cardiac...

  13. Premature ovarian insufficiency:- What are the main clinical manifestations of premature ovarian insufficiency and the short- and long-term impact of the most common therapeutic interventions?

    lead to reduced quality of life and an increased risk of osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and possibly dementia. There is...