The new NICE hypertension guideline and clinical practice

What's nice about the new NICE guideline?

A new national guideline for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in June. Although technically only applicable to England andWales (and even thenonly if adopted by theWelshAssembly), itwill be perceived by many international authorities as ‘the British guideline’ (with apologies to our S...

Clinical guideline of neurosurgical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background: Neurosurgery practice conflicts with many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic; Including the lack of beds in intensive care units, as well as the use of some methods such as drills and trans-nasal and trans-oral approaches that produce aerosols or are directly in contact with patient discharge. Due to these challenges, developing a clinical guideline to help neurosurgeons and me...

Is National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guideline a nice guideline?

Management of urticaria: Iranian Society of Dermatology clinical practice guideline

Urticaria is a common and challenging skin disorder. Diagnosis and treatment of urticaria is not limited to the field of dermatology. General physicians, allergologists and clinical immunologists are also commonly involved in the management of patients with urticaria.One of the missions of the Iranian Society of Dermatology is to develop strategies in order to provide the best possible manageme...

Management of hypertension in adults in primary care: NICE guideline.

British Journal ofGeneral Practice, March 2012 163 INTRODUCTION Hypertension is common and is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular events such as stroke and ischaemic heart disease. It is responsible for approximately 12% of consultations in primary care. This is a summary of the key points in the 2011 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) hypertension guideline.1 ...