Tag: UK

embolization

UK NICE’s recommendation of prostatic artery embolization is a “huge development”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH9H-hwdb6o&feature=youtu.be Francesco Carnevale (São Paulo, Brazil) speaks on the growing acceptance for prostatic artery embolization. The national regulatory bodies in Brazil and the UK recommending...

The UK’s NICE recommends prostate artery embolization for selected men with...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), which provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care, has decided that...

New UK guidance on training IR to speed up roll out...

Emergency mechanical thrombectomy dramatically increases a stroke patient’s chance of a full recovery. The UK does not have enough skilled doctors to provide the procedure....

CAVA trial to shed light on clinical and cost-effectiveness of routinely...

The world’s largest randomised trial comparing three central venous access devices—peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs), Hickman-type devices and chest wall ports—should provide definitive results...

SIRT access “under threat” from commissioning through evaluation process

Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) has been available since December 2013 to a defined group of patients with liver metastases in England on the...