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NICE Interventional Procedures Guidance

The NICE Interventional Procedures Programme covers Scotland as well as England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It assesses the safety and efficacy of interventional procedures.

Interventional Procedures Guidance

 

Ref

Title

Date Issued

Arrangements

IPG331

Cytoreduction surgery followed by hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy for peritoneal carcinomatosis

Feb 2010

Special

IPG332

Surgical correction of hallux valgus using minimal access techniques

Feb 2010

Special

IPG333

Therapeutic endoscopic division of epidural adhesions

Feb 2010

Special

IPG326

Laparoscopic augmentation cystoplasty (including clam cystoplasty)

Dec 2009

Normal

IPG322

Negative pressure wound therapy for the open abdomen

Dec 2009

Special

IPG323

Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess

Dec 2009

Normal

IPG324

Electrocautery cutting balloon treatment for pelviureteric junction obstruction

Dec 2009

Special

IPG325

Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction

Dec 2009

Normal

IPG327

Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of colorectal liver metastases

Dec 2009

Normal

IPG328

Suction diathermy adenoidectomy

Dec 2009

Normal

IPG329

Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint

Dec 2009

Special

IPG330

Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression

Dec 2009

Special

IPG326

Laparoscopic augmentation cystoplasty (including clam cystoplasty)

Dec 2009

Normal

IPG322

Negative pressure wound therapy for the open abdomen

Dec 2009

Special

IPG323

Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess

Dec 2009

Normal

IPG324

Electrocautery cutting balloon treatment for pelviureteric junction obstruction

Dec 2009

Special

IPG325

Endopyelotomy for pelviureteric junction obstruction

Dec 2009

Normal

IPG327

Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of colorectal liver metastases

Dec 2009

Normal

IPG328

Suction diathermy adenoidectomy

Dec 2009

Normal

IPG329

Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint

Dec 2009

Special

IPG330

Vagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression

Dec 2009

Special

IPG318

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with airway valves for advanced emphysema

Nov 2009

Special

IPG319

Percutaneous intradiscal electrothermal therapy for low back pain

Nov 2009

Special

IPG320

Photochemical corneal collagen cross-linkage using riboflavin and ultraviolet A for keratoconus

Nov 2009

Special

IPG321

Lateral (including extreme, extra and direct lateral) interbody fusion in the lumbar spine

Nov 2009

Special

IPG315

Hysteroscopic sterilisation by tubal cannulation and placement of intrafallopian implants

Sep 2009

Other (see guidance)

IPG316

Extracorporeal albumin dialysis for acute liver failure

Sep 2009

Special

IPG317

Individually magnetic resonance imaging-designed unicompartmental interpositional implant insertion for osteoarthritis of the knee

Sep 2009

Research Only

IPG309

Percutaneous mitral valve leaflet repair for mitral regurgitation

Aug 2009

Other (see guidance)

IPG310

Placement of pectus bar for pectus excavatum (also known as MIRPE or the Nuss procedure)

Aug 2009

Normal

IPG311

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory plantar fasciitis

Aug 2009

Special

IPG312

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory Achilles tendinopathy

Aug 2009

Special

IPG313

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for refractory tennis elbow

Aug 2009

Special

IPG314

Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins

Aug 2009

Special

IPG305

Sinus tarsi implant insertion for mobile flatfoot

Jul 2009

Special

IPG306

Prosthetic intervertebral disc replacement in the lumbar spine

Jul 2009

Normal

IPG307

Intramuscular diaphragm stimulation for ventilator-dependent chronic respiratory failure due to neurological disease

Jul 2009

Special

IPG308

Image-guided radiofrequency excision biopsy of breast lesions

Jul 2009

Special

IPG303

Percutaneous endoscopic laser cervical discectomy

Jun 2009

Special

IPG304

Corneal endothelial transplantation

Jun 2009

Normal

IPG299

Tenotomy of horizontal eye muscles for nystagmus (with reattachment at their original insertions)

May 2009

Special

IPG300

Percutaneous endoscopic laser lumbar discectomy

May 2009

Special

IPG301

Transmyocardial laser revascularisation for refractory angina pectoris

May 2009

Do not use

IPG302

Percutaneous laser revascularisation for refractory angina pectoris

May 2009

Do not use

IPG298

Ex-vivo hepatic resection and reimplantation for liver cancer

Apr 2009

Special

IPG296

Endoscopic mastectomy and endoscopic wide local excision for breast cancer

Apr 2009

Research Only

IPG297

Combined bony and soft tissue reconstruction for hip joint stabilisation in proximal focal femoral deficiency (PFFD)

Apr 2009

Special

IPG291

Deep dermal injection of non-absorbable gel polymer for HIV-related facial lipoatrophy

Mar 2009

Special

IPG290

Photodynamic therapy for brain tumours

Mar 2009

Research Only

IPG292

Endoscopic radiofrequency ablation for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease

Mar 2009

Special

IPG293

Implantation of an opaque intraocular lens for intractable double vision

Mar 2009

Other (see guidance)

IPG294

Percutaneous (non-thoracoscopic) epicardial catheter radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation

Mar 2009

Special

IPG295

Percutaneous (non-thoracoscopic) epicardial catheter radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardia

Mar 2009

Other (see guidance)

IPG287

Laparoscopic cystectomy

Feb 2009

Normal

IPG288

Extracorporeal photopheresis for Crohn's disease

Feb 2009

Research Only

IPG289

Intraocular lens insertion for correction of refractive error, with preservation of the natural lens

Feb 2009

Other (see guidance)

IPG285

Ultrasound-guided regional nerve block

Jan 2009

Normal

IPG286

Thoracoscopic epicardial radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation

Jan 2009

Special

IPG278

Functional electrical stimulation for drop foot of central neurological origin

Jan 2009

Normal

IPG279

Autologous blood injection for tendinopathy

Jan 2009

Special

IPG280

Infracoccygeal sacropexy using mesh for uterine prolapse repair

Jan 2009

Special

 

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About the NICE Interventional Procedures Programme

The programme’s aim is to protect the safety of patients and to support doctors.  NICE has issued guidance on  several hundred procedures. Each piece of guidance makes recommendations about whether the interventional procedure is safe enough and works well enough for routine use. Where there is limited clinical evidence NICE may specify audit criteria to be collected on patients.

What is an interventional procedure?

An interventional procedure is a procedure used for diagnosis or treatment that involves one of the following:

  • Making a cut or a hole to gain access to the inside of a patient's body - for example, when carrying out an operation or inserting a tube into a blood vessel.
  • Gaining access to a body cavity (such as the digestive system, lungs, womb or bladder) without cutting into the body - for example, examining or carrying out treatment on the inside of the stomach using an instrument inserted via the mouth.
  • Using electromagnetic radiation (which includes X-rays, lasers, gamma-rays and ultraviolet light) - for example using a laser to treat eye problems.

NICE guidance in Scotland

The Scottish Executive issued a letter to all NHS boards, HDL (2004) 04 advising clinicians planning to undertake an interventional procedure that they have not previously performed, should seek approval from their organisation’s Clinical Governance Committee before doing so. If NICE has not issued guidance on the procedure then the Chair of this Committee should notify the procedure to the Interventional Procedures Programme (IPP) at the NICE website www.nice.org.uk/ip . If guidance has been issued then the Committee should ensure the Board’s programme followed the guidance.  The letter adds that NHS boards should support the collection of audit and research data on interventional procedures as required under the NICE guidance.