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Evidence-based recommendations on ultrasound-guided catheterisation of the epidural space. This involves using ultrasound scanning to guide a catheter into the space inside the spine to give pain relief or an anaesthetic.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 January 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on laser-assisted cerebral vascular anastomosis without temporary arterial occlusion. This involves using a special laser device to create a bypass without the need to temporarily interrupt the blood flow to the brain.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 February 2008

Evidence-based recommendations on catheterless oesophageal pH monitoring. This involves placing a small wireless capsule in the gullet to check the level of acid.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

26 July 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on deep brain stimulation for tremor and dystonia (excluding Parkinson's disease). This involves planting electrodes in the brain and generating electrical currents to help control the tremor or dystonia.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 August 2006

Evidence-based recommendations on endovenous laser treatment of the long saphenous vein. This involves using laser and heat to seal up the vein.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

24 March 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on intralesional photocoagulation of subcutaneous congenital vascular disorders. This involves inserting a laser fibre into the lesion to deliver the light deep within it.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 September 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on radiofrequency valvotomy for pulmonary atresia. This involves making a hole in the blocked valve, and inserting and inflating a small balloon to widen it.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 October 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on endovascular closure of atrial septal defect. This involves inserting a small blocking device into the heart, which is gently inflated to close the hole.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 October 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on endovascular closure of patent ductus arteriosus. This involves placing a blocking device into the heart, which stays in place permanently and the body’s tissue grows around it.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 October 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on intraoperative flourescence angiography in coronary artery bypass grafting. This involves injecting a small amount of a special dye into the blood vessels near to the heart, using a small laser to activitate it and tracking the dye with a video camera.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 October 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence. This involves using electrodes inserted under the skin to produce pulses of electricity thought to affect the nerves controlling the lower part of the bowel and the anal sphincter.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

24 November 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on stent placement for vena caval obstruction. This involves using a catheter to position a stent, which may be self-expanding or balloon-dilated, across the area of narrowing to relieve it.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 July 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on selective peripheral denervation for cervical dystonia. This involves cutting the nerves to the muscles of the neck through a large skin incision.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 August 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on supraorbital minicraniotomy for intracranial aneurysm. This involves clipping or wrapping the aneurysm through a smaller opening made in the skull, above the eyebrow.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 August 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on endovascular atrial septostomy. This involves inflating a balloon passed into the heart with a catheter to try to make the hole bigger so that it does not close up completely.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 August 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on photodynamic therapy for advanced bronchial carcinoma. This involves giving the patient something that makes them sensitive to light, then using special equipment to shine light onto the cancer to activate the substance and destroy some of the cancer.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 August 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on interstitial laser therapy for breast cancer. This involves using laser energy to destroying the cancer cells.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 September 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon valvuloplasty for aortic valve stenosis in adults and children. This involves inflating a balloon inserted into the narrow valve to widen it so that blood can flow out more easily.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 July 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon angioplasty of pulmonary vein stenosis in infants. This involves involves inflating a balloon in the narrow section of the pulmonary vein to widen the area so blood can flow through more easily.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 July 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon dilatation with or without stenting for pulmonary artery or non-valvar right ventricular outflow tract obstruction in children. This involves using a balloon to widen the narrow area of the heart to let blood flow through it more easily.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 July 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon angioplasty with or without stenting for coarctation or recoarctation of the aorta in adults and children. This involves gently inflating a balloon in the narrow area of the aorta to widen it so blood can flow more easily.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 July 2004

Evidence-based recommendations on stereotactic radiosurgery for trigeminal neuralgia in adults. This involves focusing radiation on the trigeminal nerve to damage it, thereby relieving pain.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

2 February 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on microwave ablation for primary or metastatic cancer in the lung in adults. This involves inserting a probe into the lung, through the skin of the chest, to send microwaves into the cancer cells. This produces heat, aiming to destroy the cancer (ablation).

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

2 February 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic full thickness removal of gastrointestinal stromal tumours of the stomach. This involves removing a tumour using an endoscope and forceps. The aim is to remove the tumour without the need for open surgery.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

2 March 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on intramedullary distraction for lower limb lengthening in children, young people and adults. This involves surgically inserting a metal lengthening device in the shorter leg.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

2 March 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic balloon dilation for subglottic or tracheal stenosis. This involves introducing a balloon device with the aim of widening the stenotic airway to improve symptoms.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

2 March 2022

Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous coblation of the intervertebral disc for low back pain and sciatica. This involves using heat from an electrode to destroy the tissue.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 January 2016

Evidence-based recommendations on stent insertion for bleeding oesophageal varices. This involves temporarily inserting a tube-shaped mesh covered in plastic (called a stent) into the oesophagus.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 April 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic radiofrequency therapy of the anal sphincter for faecal incontinence. This involves applying radiofrequency energy to the anal wall, with the aim of inducing muscle changes to improve muscle tone and help control bowel movement.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

25 May 2011

Evidence-based recommendations on artificial iris insertion for acquired aniridia. This involves inserting an artificial iris into the eye.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 July 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on artificial iris insertion for congenital aniridia. This involves inserting an artificial iris into the eye.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

22 July 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on transcranial magnetic stimulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults. This involves pulsing electromagnetic energy through the skull to stimulate the brain.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

5 August 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on electrical stimulation to improve muscle strength in chronic respiratory conditions, chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease. This involves delivering electrical impulses to weakened muscles using electrodes placed on the skin.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

5 August 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on deep brain stimulation for refractory epilepsy in adults. This involves implanting an electrical stimulator in the brain.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

12 August 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression in adults. This involves implanting an electrical stimulator under the skin of the chest and connecting it by wires to the vagus nerve.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

12 August 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on transcranial magnetic stimulation for auditory hallucinations. This involves stimulating the brain with pulses of electromagnetic energy.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

23 September 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on pressurised intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis in adults. This involves spraying the inside of the peritoneal cavity with chemotherapy.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 October 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon cryoablation for Barrett’s oesophagus. This involves using a balloon filled with cold gas to destroy abnormal cells.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 October 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon cryoablation for squamous dysplasia of the oesophagus. This involves using a balloon filled with cold gas to destroy abnormal cells.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 October 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on swallowable gastric balloon capsules for weight loss in adults. This involves swallowing a capsule containing a balloon that is then filled with liquid to inflate it in the stomach.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

18 November 2020

Evidence-based recommendations on self-expanding implant insertion into the intersphincteric space for faecal incontinence. This involves inserting implants that expand and press together, forming a ring that creates an artificial sphincter.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 January 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on short-pulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation for glaucoma. This involves using repeated short pulses of laser energy to destroy some of the cells in the eye that produce fluid.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 April 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on deep brain stimulation for chronic, severe, treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults. This involves implanting an electrode in the brain and an electrical stimulator under the skin on the chest.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

28 April 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on permanent His-bundle pacemaker implantation for treating heart failure. This involves attaching a wire connected to a pacemaker to the heart’s electrical conduction pathway (through a vein).

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

5 May 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on ex-situ machine perfusion for extracorporeal preservation of lungs for transplant. This involves using a machine to deliver an oxygenated solution to a donor lung and keep it at normal body temperature until it can be transplanted.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

26 May 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on minimally invasive radical hysterectomy for early stage cervical cancer. This involves removing the uterus, cervix, upper vagina and some lymph nodes.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

27 January 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on free-functioning gracilis transfer to restore upper limb function in brachial plexus injury in adults. This involves taking a piece of hamstring muscle and its nerve and blood supply from the inner thigh, transferring it to the arm and joining it to the damaged nerve.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

3 March 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on cytoreduction surgery with hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis. This involves surgically removing visible cancer and bathing the abdominal cavity with heated chemotherapy fluid to reach any remaining cancer cells.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

3 March 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on extracorporeal whole liver perfusion for acute liver failure. This involves blood being diverted to a whole liver (perfusion) outside the body and returned to the patient.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

31 March 2021

Evidence-based recommendations on transvaginal laser therapy for urogenital atrophy. This involves using a laser in the vagina to increase its strength and elasticity, to improve symptoms of urogenital atrophy.

Result type

Interventional procedures guidance

Published

26 May 2021