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Neutropenic sepsis: prevention and management in people with cancer (CG151)
This guideline covers preventing, identifying and managing neutropenic sepsis in children, young people and adults receiving treatment for cancer in the community and in secondary and tertiary care. It aims to reduce the risk of infection in people with neutropenia (low number of white blood cells) who are receiving anticancer treatment and improve management of neutropenic sepsis.
Suspected sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management (NG51)
This guideline covers the recognition, diagnosis and early management of suspected sepsis. It includes recommendations on recognition and early assessment, initial treatment, escalating care, finding and controlling the source of infection, early monitoring, information and support, and training and education.
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Sections for NG51
- Overview
- Could this be sepsis?
- Face to face assessment
- Under 16s: evaluating risk and managing suspected sepsis
- Pregnant or recently pregnant people: evaluating risk and managing suspected sepsis
- Over 16s (not pregnant or recently pregnant): evaluating risk and managing suspected sepsis
- Antibiotic therapy, intravenous fluid and oxygen
- Finding and controlling the source of infection
This guideline covers integrated diagnostic reporting for diagnosing haematological cancer in adults, young people and children. It also covers staffing, facilities (levels of care) and multidisciplinary teams needed for adults and young people. It aims to improve care for people with suspected or diagnosed cancer by promoting best practice on the organisation of haematological cancer services.
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Evidence-based recommendations on pembrolizumab (Keytruda) with lenvatinib (Lenvima) for treating advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer in adults.
Fluorouracil chemotherapy: The My5‑FU assay for guiding dose adjustment (DG16)
Evidence-based recommendations on the My5-FU assay for measuring levels of 5-flurouracil (5-FU) in patients having chemotherapy, to help guide changes to the
Trametinib in combination with dabrafenib for treating unresectable or metastatic melanoma (TA396)
Evidence-based recommendations on trametinib (Mekinist) with dabrafenib (Tafinlar) for adults with unresectable or metastatic melanoma that has a BRAF V600 mutation.
Summary of the evidence on rituximab for treating autoimmune haemolytic anaemia (AIHA) to inform local NHS planning and decision-making