Evidence-based recommendations on transvenous obliteration for gastric varices. This involves inserting a tube with a tiny balloon on the end into a vein in the thigh or neck. The tube is then passed into the enlarged vein in the stomach (gastric varix) and the balloon is inflated to stop blood flowing i...
Evidence-based recommendations on biodegradable spacer insertion to reduce rectal toxicity during radiotherapy for prostate cancer. This involves pushing the rectum slightly away from the prostate by inserting a balloon or injecting a gel (spacer) between them....
Evidence-based recommendations on upadacitinib (Rinvoq) for treating active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis in adults.
Commercial arrangement
There is a simple discount patient access scheme for upadacitinib. NHS organisations can get details on the Commercial Access and Pricing (CAP) Portal. N...
The Feldenkrais method is presumably preferred by social groups who generally strive to use non-drug and non-surgical interventions for preventing and treating diseases. Since chronic pain is more common in advanced age, older people are likely to be more interested in this method. This health technology...
Evidence-based recommendations on Kinesia 360 and KinesiaU (Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies), PDMonitor (PD Neurotechnology), Personal KinetiGraph (Global Kinetics) and STAT‑ON (Sense4care) for remote monitoring of Parkinson’s disease....
Evidence-based recommendations on trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) for treating HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer after 1 or more anti-HER2 treatments in adults.
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There is a managed access agreement, which includes a patient access scheme, for trastuzumab derux...
Evidence-based recommendations on somatrogon (Ngenla) for treating growth disturbance in children and young people aged 3 years and over....
Evidence-based recommendations on nintedanib (Ofev) for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in adults when forced vital capacity is above 80% predicted.
This technology appraisal is for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in people with a forced vital capacity (FVC) above 80% predicted. Nintedanib...
Shi, Chen;
Fan, Bifa;
Miao, Liyan;
Chen, Xiao;
Dai, Haibin;
Xu, Ting;
Liu, Jinmei;
Luo, Min;
Yao, Difei;
Sun, Bao;
Hu, Can;
Zhao, Ming;
Zhu, Changyu;
Li, Qian;
Zhang, Yu.
Topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the primary drugs for treating musculoskeletal pain. However, there are currently no evidence-based recommendations about drug selection, drug administration, drug interactions, and use in special populations or other pharmacology-related ...
Kim, Tae-Han;
Kim, In-Ho;
Kang, Seung Joo;
Choi, Miyoung;
Kim, Baek-Hui;
Eom, Bang Wool;
Kim, Bum Jun;
Min, Byung-Hoon;
Choi, Chang In;
Shin, Cheol Min;
Tae, Chung Hyun;
Gong, Chung Sik;
Kim, Dong Jin;
Cho, Arthur Eung-Hyuck;
Gong, Eun Jeong;
Song, Geum Jong;
Im, Hyeon-Su;
Ahn, Hye Seong;
Lim, Hyun;
Kim, Hyung-Don;
Kim, Jae-Joon;
Yu, Jeong Il;
Lee, Jeong Won;
Park, Ji Yeon;
Kim, Jwa Hoon;
Song, Kyoung Doo;
Jung, Minkyu;
Jung, Mi Ran;
Son, Sang-Yong;
Park, Shin-Hoo;
Kim, Soo Jin;
Lee, Sung Hak;
Kim, Tae-Yong;
Bae, Woo Kyun;
Koom, Woong Sub;
Jee, Yeseob;
Kim, Yoo Min;
Kwak, Yoonjin;
Park, Young Suk;
Han, Hye Sook;
Nam, Su Youn;
Kong, Seong-Ho.
Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers in Korea and the world. Since 2004, this is the 4th gastric cancer guideline published in Korea which is the revised version of previous evidence-based approach in 2018. Current guideline is a collaborative work of the interdisciplinary working group inclu...