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Updated NGC Summaries

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 In each case the withdrawn guideline has been replaced with a new/revised guideline. For a list of guidelines that have been permanently withdrawn from the site, go to Withdrawn NGC Summaries.

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Washington State Department of Labor and Industries

  1. Criteria for cervical surgery related to entrapment of a single cervical nerve root. (NGC-3213)
    • Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Criteria for cervical surgery related to entrapment of a single cervical nerve root. Olympia (WA): Washington State Department of Labor and Industries; 2002 Aug. 1 p.

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Review criteria for cervical surgery for entrapment of a single nerve root. (NGC-3856)

  2. Criteria for knee surgery. (NGC-1119)
    • Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Criteria for knee surgery. Olympia (WA): Washington State Department of Labor and Industries; 1999 Jun. 1 p. [1 reference]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Review criteria for knee surgery. (NGC-3482)

  3. Guideline for the use of Neurontin® in the management of neuropathic pain. (NGC-2776)
    • Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Washington State Medical Association. Guideline for the use of Neurontin in the management of neuropathic pain. Seattle (WA): Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Washington State Medical Association; 2002. 5 p. [12 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Antiepileptic drugs guideline for chronic pain. (NGC-4707)

  4. Guideline on facet neurotomy. (NGC-3181)
    • Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Guideline on facet neurotomy. Provider Bull 2003 Sep;(PB 03-11):1-6. [6 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Guideline on diagnostic facet medial nerve branch blocks and facet neurotomy. (NGC-4706)

  5. Guidelines for psychiatric and psychological evaluation of injured or chronically disabled workers. (NGC-3221)
    • Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Guidelines for psychiatric and psychological evaluation of injured or chronically disabled workers. Olympia (WA): Washington State Department of Labor and Industries; 2002 Aug. 10 p.

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Guideline for the evaluation and treatment of injured workers with psychiatric conditions. (NGC-3857)

Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

  1. Wisconsin essential diabetes mellitus care guidelines. (NGC-4343)
    • Wisconsin Diabetes Advisory Group. Wisconsin essential diabetes mellitus care guidelines. Madison (WI): Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention and Control Program; 2004. Various p. [246 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Wisconsin essential diabetes mellitus care guidelines. (NGC-6765)

Work Loss Data Institute

  1. Ankle & foot (acute & chronic). (NGC-5794)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Ankle & foot (acute & chronic). Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 Jul 3. 146 p. [182 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Ankle & foot (acute & chronic). (NGC-6552)

  2. Burns. (NGC-5795)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Burns. Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 Apr 27. 43 p. [60 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Burns. (NGC-6553)

  3. Carpal tunnel syndrome (acute & chronic). (NGC-5796)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Carpal tunnel syndrome (acute & chronic). Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 Apr 24. 201 p. [275 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Carpal tunnel syndrome (acute & chronic). (NGC-6554)

  4. Elbow (acute & chronic). (NGC-5797)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Elbow (acute & chronic). Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 Jun 11. 158 p. [215 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Elbow (acute & chronic). (NGC-6555)

  5. Eye. (NGC-5798)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Eye. Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 Apr 27. 56 p. [83 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Eye. (NGC-6556)

  6. Fitness for duty. (NGC-4699)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Fitness for duty. Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2005. 72 p. [92 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Fitness for duty. (NGC-5465)

  7. Forearm, wrist, & hand (acute & chronic), not including carpal tunnel syndrome. (NGC-5799)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Forearm, wrist, and hand (acute & chronic), not including carpal tunnel syndrome. Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 May 16. 113 p. [138 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Forearm, wrist, & hand (acute & chronic), not including carpal tunnel syndrome. (NGC-6557)

  8. Head (trauma, headaches, etc., not including stress & mental disorders). (NGC-5800)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Head (trauma, headaches, etc., not including stress & mental disorders). Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 May 9. 150 p. [170 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Head (trauma, headaches, etc., not including stress & mental disorders). (NGC-6558)

  9. Hernia. (NGC-5801)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Hernia. Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 May 2. 42 p. [38 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Hernia. (NGC-6559)

  10. Hip & pelvis (acute & chronic). (NGC-5802)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Hip & pelvis (acute & chronic). Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 May 9. 147 p. [164 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Hip & pelvis (acute & chronic). (NGC-6560)

  11. Knee & leg (acute & chronic). (NGC-5803)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Knee & leg (acute & chronic). Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 Jul 5. 231 p. [231 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Knee & leg (acute & chronic). (NGC-6561)

  12. Low back - lumbar & thoracic (acute & chronic). (NGC-5804)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Low back - lumbar & thoracic (acute & chronic). Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 Jul 5. 393 p. [543 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Low back - lumbar & thoracic (acute & chronic). (NGC-6562)

  13. Neck and upper back (acute & chronic). (NGC-5805)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Neck and upper back (acute & chronic). Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 Jul 5. 266 p. [315 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Neck and upper back (acute & chronic). (NGC-6563)

  14. Pain (chronic). (NGC-5806)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Pain (chronic). Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 Jul 5. 372 p. [458 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Pain (chronic). (NGC-6564)

  15. Shoulder (acute & chronic). (NGC-5808)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Shoulder (acute & chronic). Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 Jul 5. 191 p. [206 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Shoulder (acute & chronic). (NGC-6566)

  16. Stress related conditions and other mental disorders. (NGC-5807)
    • Work Loss Data Institute. Stress related conditions and other mental disorders. Corpus Christi (TX): Work Loss Data Institute; 2007 Apr 12. 153 p. [204 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Mental illness. (NGC-6565)

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society

  1. Guideline for management of wounds in patients with lower-extremity arterial disease. (NGC-2516)
    • Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN). Guideline for management of wounds in patients with lower-extremity arterial disease. Glenview (IL): Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN); 2002 Jun. 44 p. (WOCN clinical practice guideline series; no. 1). [131 references]

    CURRENT NGC SUMMARY: Guideline for management of wounds in patients with lower-extremity arterial disease. (NGC-6521)