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  1. What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of enhanced recovery programmes for adults having major emergency surgery?

    How the recommendations might affect practice According to the Perioperative Quality Improvement Programme (PQIP) 2017/2018 annual...

  2. Sonata system for diagnostic imaging and treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids (MIB255)

    NICE has developed a medtech innovation briefing (MIB) on the Sonata system for diagnostic imaging and treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids .

  3. Living-donor lung transplantation for end-stage lung disease (HTG111)

    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.

  4. Maximal cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer (HTG668)

    Evidence-based recommendations on maximal cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer. This involves removing all or almost all visible cancerous tissue. More tissue is removed than with standard surgery. The aim is to improve outcomes for people with advanced ovarian cancer.

  5. Intraoperative red blood cell salvage during radical prostatectomy or radical cystectomy (HTG167)

    Evidence-based recommendations on intraoperative red blood cell salvage during radical prostatectomy or radical cystectomy. This involves collecting the solid components of the blood lost during an operation and transfusing it back to the same patient.

  6. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty for obesity (HTG711)

    Evidence-based recommendations on endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty for obesity. This involves using an endoscopic device to fold the stomach in on itself and stitch it together to reduce its volume.

  7. Intrauterine laser ablation of placental vessels for the treatment of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (HTG126)

    Evidence-based recommendations on intrauterine laser ablation of placental vessels for treating twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. This involves using a laser to seal off some of the blood vessels in the placenta so both babies receive a more equal amount of blood.

  8. Urinary tract infection (catheter-associated): antimicrobial prescribing (NG113)

    This guideline sets out an antimicrobial prescribing strategy for catheter-associated urinary tract infection in children, young people and adults. It aims to optimise antibiotic use and reduce antibiotic resistance.

  9. Colorectal cancer (NG151)

    This guideline covers managing colorectal (bowel) cancer in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve quality of life and survival for adults with colorectal cancer through management of local disease and secondary tumours (metastatic disease).

  10. Acute kidney injury: prevention, detection and management (NG148)

    This guideline covers preventing, detecting and managing acute kidney injury in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve assessment and detection by non-specialists, and specifies when people should be referred to specialist services. This will improve early recognition and treatment, and reduce the risk of complications in people with acute kidney injury.

  11. Glycated haemoglobin testing:- Does optimisation of HbA1c in people with poorly controlled diabetes improve surgical outcomes?

    fail to identify high-risk patients before surgery and do not provide perioperative interventions to control HbA1c levels. However, the...

  12. What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of preoperative optimisation clinics for older people?

    physiological resilience, which is associated with increased complications and perioperative mortality. Because of this, they agreed...

  13. For people with iron-deficiency anaemia, how long before surgery should oral iron supplementation be started, and what is the clinical and cost effectiveness of daily oral iron compared with oral iron given on alternate days?

    physiological resilience, which is associated with increased complications and perioperative mortality. Because of this, they agreed...

  14. Pembrolizumab for adjuvant treatment of resected non-small-cell lung cancer (TA1037)

    Evidence-based recommendations on pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the adjuvant treatment of resected non-small-cell lung cancer in adults.

  15. What is the optimal timing of administration of carbohydrate drinks as part of a preoperative fasting strategy?

    to current practice was unclear because of subsequent improvements in perioperative care such as better preoperative risk assessment and...