Individual research recommendation details

Recommendation ID

IPG666/1

Question

NICE may update this guidance after 3 years or sooner if important new information becomes available, including evidence on:

• the epidemiology of CJD, including data on the prevalence of CJD and its infectivity in the UK population
• the transmission of CJD by surgical instruments, including cases of CJD in which surgery is a possible route of transmission
• the cost effectiveness of single-use instruments for use in interventional procedures on high-risk tissues
• commercially available decontmination methods that are safe and cost effective against prions
• the systems for, and cost effectiveness of, maintaining set integrity and traceability of instruments.

Any explanatory notes
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Source guidance details

Comes from guidance

Reducing the risk of transmission of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) from surgical instruments used for interventional procedures on high-risk tissues

Number

IPG666

Date issued

January 2020

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