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Use the index below to find guidelines (listed by guideline developer) that have been updated. Select "All" to see a complete list of updated NGC Guideline Summaries (organized alphabetically by guideline developer). In each case the withdrawn guideline has been replaced with a new/revised guideline. For a list of guidelines that have been permanently withdrawn from the site, go to Withdrawn NGC Summaries.

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Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

  1. Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2137)
    • Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 2000. 36 p. (SIGN publication; no. 45). [150 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-6684)

  2. Breast cancer in women. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-1066)
    • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Breast cancer in women. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Scottish Cancer Therapy Network; 1998 Oct. 64 p. (SIGN publication; no. 29). [216 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Management of breast cancer in women. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-4745)

  3. British guideline on the management of asthma. A clinical national guideline. (NGC-5864)
    • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), British Thoracic Society. British guideline on the management of asthma. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 2007 Jul. 94 p. [680 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: British guideline on the management of asthma. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-6484)

  4. Control of pain in patients with cancer. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2136)
    • Control of pain in patients with cancer. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 2000. 61 p. (SIGN publication; no. 44). [216 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Control of pain in adults with cancer. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-6856)

  5. Coronary revascularisation in the management of stable angina pectoris. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2131)
    • Coronary revascularisation in the management of stable angina pectoris. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 1998. 42 p. (SIGN publication; no. 32). [170 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Management of stable angina. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-5526)

  6. Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2963)
    • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 2003 Apr. 49 p. (SIGN publication; no. 70). [295 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: (1) Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults. A national clinical guideline. (2) Diagnosis and management of epilepsy in adults. Update to printed guideline. (NGC-3832)

  7. Diagnosis and treatment of heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2132)
    • Diagnosis and treatment of heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 1999. 68 p. (SIGN publication; no. 35). [214 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Management of chronic heart failure. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-5529)

  8. Interventions in the management of behavioural and psychological aspects of dementia. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2124)
    • Interventions in the management of behavioural and psychological aspects of dementia. A national clinical guideline recommended for use in Scotland by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 1998 Feb. 26 p. (SIGN publication; no. 22). [76 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Management of patients with dementia. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-4855)

  9. Lipids and the primary prevention of coronary heart disease. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2135)
    • Lipids and the primary prevention of coronary heart disease. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 1999. 60 p. (SIGN publication; no. 40). [234 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-5530)

  10. Management of lung cancer. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2125)
    • Management of lung cancer. A national clinical guideline recommended for use in Scotland by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 1998 Feb. 53 p. (SIGN publication; no. 23). [134 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Management of patients with lung cancer. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-4159)

  11. Management of patients with stroke. I: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2122)
    • Management of patients with stroke. I: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention. A national clinical guideline recommended for use in Scotland by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 1997 May. 27 p. (SIGN publication; no. 13). [46 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Management of patients with stroke or TIA: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-7076)

  12. Management of patients with stroke. II: management of carotid stenosis and carotid endarterectomy. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2123)
    • Management of patients with stroke. II: management of carotid stenosis and carotid endarterectomy. A national clinical guideline recommended for use in Scotland by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 1997 May. 37 p. (SIGN publication; no. 14). [38 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Management of patients with stroke or TIA: assessment, investigation, immediate management and secondary prevention. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-7076)

  13. Management of stable angina. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2142)
    • Management of stable angina. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 2001. 26 p. (SIGN publication; no. 51). [172 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Management of stable angina. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-5526)

  14. Perioperative blood transfusion for elective surgery. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2303)
    • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Perioperative blood transfusion for elective surgery. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 2001 Oct. 34 p. (SIGN publication; no. 54). [173 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: (1) Perioperative blood transfusion for elective surgery. A national clinical guideline. (2) Perioperative blood transfusion for elective surgery. Update to printed guideline. (NGC-3831)

  15. Safe sedation of children undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-2412)
    • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN). Safe sedation of children undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 2002 Feb. 28 p. (SIGN publication; no. 58). [175 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Safe sedation of children undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-3833)

  16. Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease following myocardial infarction. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-1529)
    • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network. Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease following myocardial infarction. A national clinical guideline. Edinburgh (Scotland): Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN); 2000 Jan. 26 p. (SIGN publication; no. 41). [97 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Risk estimation and the prevention of cardiovascular disease. A national clinical guideline. (NGC-5530)

Singapore Ministry of Health

  1. Diagnosis and management of headache. (NGC-2064)
    • Singapore Ministry of Health. Diagnosis and management of headache. Singapore: Singapore Ministry of Health; 2000 Nov. 25 p. [15 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Diagnosis and management of headache. (NGC-6048)

  2. Glomerulonephritis. (NGC-2197)
    • Singapore Ministry of Health. Glomerulonephritis. Singapore: Singapore Ministry of Health; 2001 Oct. 132 p. [259 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Glomerulonephritis. (NGC-5660)

  3. Lipids. (NGC-2301)
    • Singapore Ministry of Health. Lipids. Singapore: Singapore Ministry of Health; 2001 Jul. 52 p. [19 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Lipids. (NGC-5072)

  4. Management of asthma. (NGC-2501)
    • Singapore Ministry of Health. Management of asthma. Singapore: Singapore Ministry of Health; 2002 Jan. 58 p. [53 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Management of asthma. (NGC-6366)

Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation (Chattanooga, TN)

  1. Clinical practice guidelines for chronic non-malignant pain syndrome patients II: An evidence-based approach. (NGC-2038)
    • Sanders SH, Harden N, Benson SE, Vicente PJ. Clinical practice guidelines for chronic non-malignant pain syndrome patients II: an evidence-based approach. J Back Musculoskeletal Rehabil 1999 Jan 1;13:47-58. [65 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for interdisciplinary rehabilitation of chronic non-malignant pain syndrome patients. (NGC-4500)

Smith and Nephew, Ltd.

  1. Guidelines for the management of leg ulcers in Ireland. (NGC-2842)
    • Smith & Nephew Ltd. Grace P, editor(s). Guidelines for the management of leg ulcers in Ireland. Dublin (Ireland): Smith & Nephew Ltd; 2002. 44 p.

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Leg ulcer guidelines: a pocket guide for practice. (NGC-5254)

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Inc

  1. Operative treatment for chronic pancreatitis. (NGC-1393)
    • Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Operative treatment for chronic pancreatitis. Manchester (MA): Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract; 2000. 3 p. [2 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Operative treatment for chronic pancreatitis. (NGC-3749)

  2. Surgical management of hemorrhoids. (NGC-1397)
    • Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Surgical management of hemorrhoids. Manchester (MA): Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract; 2000. 3 p. [1 reference]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Surgical management of hemorrhoids. (NGC-3750)

  3. Surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer. (NGC-1399)
    • Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer. Manchester (MA): Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract; 2000. 3 p. [5 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer. (NGC-3753)

  4. Treatment of acute pancreatitis. (NGC-1392)
    • Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract. Treatment of acute pancreatitis. Manchester (MA): Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract; 2000. 3 p. [5 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Treatment of acute pancreatitis. (NGC-3755)

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

  1. Global statement on deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis during laparoscopic surgery. (NGC-1084)
    • Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Global statement on deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis during laparoscopic surgery.SAGES position statement. Surg Endosc 1999 Feb;13(2):200. [6 references] PubMed

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Guidelines for deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis during laparoscopic surgery. (NGC-5677)

  2. Guidelines for office endoscopic services. (NGC-5293)
    • Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Guidelines for office endoscopic services. Los Angeles (CA): Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES); 2004 Mar. 6 p. [7 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: SAGES guidelines for office endoscopic services. (NGC-6932)

  3. Guidelines for the clinical application of laparoscopic bariatric surgery. (NGC-3301)
    • Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Guidelines for the clinical application of laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Los Angeles (CA): Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES); 2003 Jul. 5 p. [25 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: SAGES guideline for clinical application of laparoscopic bariatric surgery. (NGC-6413)

  4. SAGES guidelines for diagnostic laparoscopy. (NGC-3161)
    • Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). SAGES guidelines for diagnostic laparoscopy. Los Angeles (CA): Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES); 2002 Mar. 5 p. [13 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Diagnostic laparoscopy in the ICU. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6828)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Diagnostic laparoscopy for trauma. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6829)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Staging laparoscopy for biliary tract tumors. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6836)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Staging laparoscopy for lymphoma. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6837)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Staging laparoscopy for gastric cancer. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6832)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Staging laparoscopy for esophageal tumors. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6833)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Staging laparoscopy for colorectal cancer. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6834)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Staging laparoscopy for primary hepatic tumors. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6835)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Diagnostic laparoscopy for pelvic pain and endometriosis. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6838)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Diagnostic laparoscopy in primary and secondary infertility. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6839)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Laparoscopy for non-palpable testicle. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6840)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Diagnostic laparoscopy for liver diseases. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6841)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Diagnostic laparoscopy for acute abdominal pain. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6830)

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Staging laparoscopy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. In: Diagnostic laparoscopy guidelines. (NGC-6831)

  5. SAGES guidelines for laparoscopic surgery during pregnancy. (NGC-2372)
    • Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). SAGES guidelines for laparoscopic surgery during pregnancy. Santa Monica (CA): Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES); 2000 Oct. 4 p. [31 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and use of laparoscopy for surgical problems during pregnancy. (NGC-5977)

Society of Critical Care Medicine

  1. Practice guidelines for evaluating new fever in critically ill adult patients. (NGC-0698)
    • Practice guidelines for evaluating new fever in critically ill adult patients. Clin Infect Dis 1998 May;26:1042-59. [106 references]


    • Practice guidelines for evaluating new fever in critically ill adult patients. Crit Care Med 1998 Feb;26(2):392-408. [105 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Guidelines for evaluation of new fever in critically ill adult patients: 2008 update from the American College of Critical Care Medicine and the Infectious Disease Society of America. (NGC-6549)

  2. Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: the Ethics Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. (NGC-3626)
    • Truog RD, Cist AF, Brackett SE, Burns JP, Curley MA, Danis M, DeVita MA, Rosenbaum SH, Rothenberg DM, Sprung CL, Webb SA, Wlody GS, Hurford WE. Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: the Ethics Committee of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Crit Care Med 2001 Dec;29(12):2332-48. [127 references] PubMed

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Recommendations for end-of-life care in the intensive care unit: a consensus statement by the American Academy of Critical Care Medicine. (NGC-6550)

  3. Surviving sepsis campaign guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock. (NGC-3508)
    • Dellinger RP, Carlet JM, Masur H, Gerlach H, Calandra T, Cohen J, Gea-Banacloche J, Keh D, Marshall JC, Parker MM, Ramsay G, Zimmerman JL, Vincent JL, Levy MM. Surviving sepsis campaign guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock. Crit Care Med 2004 Mar;32(3):858-73. [135 references] PubMed

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock: 2008. (NGC-6316)

Society of Interventional Radiology

  1. Guidelines regarding HIV and other bloodborne pathogens in vascular/interventional radiology. (NGC-1146)
    • Hansen ME, SCVIR Technology Assessment Committee, Bakal CW, Dixon GD, Eschelman DJ, Horton KM, Katz M, Olcott EW, Sacks D. Guidelines regarding HIV and other bloodborne pathogens in vascular/interventional radiology. J Vasc Interv Radiol 1997 Jul-Aug;8(4):667-76. [60 references] PubMed

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Guidelines regarding HIV and other bloodborne pathogens in vascular/interventional radiology. (NGC-3694)

Society of Nuclear Medicine, Inc

  1. Procedure guideline for breast scintigraphy. (NGC-0975)
    • Procedure guideline for breast scintigraphy, 1.0. J Nucl Med 1999 Jul;40(7):1233-5. [9 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Procedure guideline for breast scintigraphy. (NGC-4262)

  2. Procedure guideline for gallium scintigraphy in inflammation. (NGC-0607)
    • Society of Nuclear Medicine. Procedure guideline for gallium scintigraphy in inflammation, 2.0. Reston (VA): Society of Nuclear Medicine; 1999 Feb. 21 p. (Society of Nuclear Medicine procedure guidelines; no. 2.0).

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Procedure guideline for gallium scintigraphy in inflammation. (NGC-4259)

  3. Procedure guideline for gastric emptying and motility. (NGC-0972)
    • Procedure guideline for gastric emptying and motility, 1.0. J Nucl Med 1999 Jul;40(7):1236-9. [8 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Procedure guideline for gastric emptying and motility. (NGC-4257)

  4. Procedure guideline for general imaging. (NGC-0606)
    • Society of Nuclear Medicine. Procedure guideline for general imaging, 2.0. Reston (VA): Society of Nuclear Medicine; 1999 Feb. 36 p. (Society of Nuclear Medicine procedure guidelines; no. 2.0).

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Procedure guideline for general imaging. (NGC-4258)

  5. Procedure guideline for In-111 leukocyte scintigraphy for suspected infection/inflammation. (NGC-0608)
    • Society of Nuclear Medicine. Procedure guideline for In-111 leukocyte scintigraphy for suspected infection/inflammation, 2.0. Reston (VA): Society of Nuclear Medicine; 1999 Feb. 22 p. (Society of Nuclear Medicine procedure guidelines; no. 2.0).

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Procedure guideline for 111in-leukocyte scintigraphy for suspected infection/inflammation. (NGC-4261)

  6. Procedure guideline for lung scintigraphy. (NGC-0610)
    • Society of Nuclear Medicine. Procedure guideline for lung scintigraphy, 2.0. Reston (VA): Society of Nuclear Medicine; 1999 Feb. 24 p. (Society of Nuclear Medicine procedure guidelines; no. 2.0).

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Procedure guideline for lung scintigraphy. (NGC-4263)

  7. Procedure guideline for parathyroid scintigraphy. (NGC-0612)
    • Society of Nuclear Medicine. Procedure guideline for parathyroid scintigraphy, 2.0. Reston (VA): Society of Nuclear Medicine; 1999 Feb. 19 p. (Society of Nuclear Medicine procedure guidelines; no. 2.0).

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Procedure guideline for parathyroid scintigraphy. (NGC-4256)

  8. Procedure guideline for Tc-99m exametazime (HMPAO) labeled leukocyte scintigraphy for suspected infection/inflammation. (NGC-0609)
    • Society of Nuclear Medicine. Procedure guideline for Tc-99m exametazime (HMPAO) labeled leukocyte scintigraphy for suspected infection/inflammation, 2.0. Reston (VA): Society of Nuclear Medicine; 1999 Feb. 22 p. (Society of Nuclear Medicine procedure guidelines; no. 2.0).

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Procedure guideline for 99m Tc-Exametazime (HMPAO)-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy for suspected infection/inflammation. (NGC-4260)

Spanish Society of Rheumatology

  1. Clinical practice guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis. (NGC-2909)
    • GUIPCAR Group. Clinical practice guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Madrid: Spanish Society of Rheumatology; 2001. 170 p. [430 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Clinical practice guideline for the management of rheumatoid arthritis in Spain. (NGC-6691)




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