Interventional Procedures

 

Notify an Interventional Procedure

You can notify NICE of an interventional procedure by visiting the NICE website

 

Interventional procedures

An interventional procedure used for diagnosis or treatment that involves either:

  • Making a cut or a hole to gain access to the inside of a patient's body
  • Gaining access to a body cavity without cutting into the body
  • Using electromagnetic radiation such as X-rays, lasers, gamma-rays and ultraviolet light.

Following IP advice

The Scottish Executive advises all NHS board clinicians planning to undertake an interventional procedure that they have not previously performed, to seek approval from their Clinical Governance Committee beforehand (HDL (2004) 04).

  • If guidance has been issued by NICE then the Committee should ensure Boards follow the guidance.
  • If NICE has not issued guidance on the procedure, the Committee should notify the procedure to the Interventional Procedures Programme (IPP) at the NICE website www.nice.org.uk/ip.
  • NHS boards should support the collection of audit and research data on interventional procedures as required under the NICE guidance.

NICE Interventional Procedures Programme

The IP programme aims to protect the safety of patients and to support doctors.  Each piece of guidance makes recommendations about whether the interventional procedure is safe enough and works well enough for routine use. Where there is limited clinical evidence NICE may specify audit criteria to be collected on patients. NHSScotland is part of the IP programme and all IP guidance is applicable in Scotland.

A list of all published Interventional Procedures Guidance can be found on the NICE website - http://www.nice.org.uk/Guidance/IP/Published

Latest Interventional Procedures Guidance

Ref

Title

Date

Arrangements
IPG455 Corneal inlay implantation for correction of Presbyopia April 2013 Special
IPG454 Insertion of a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator for prevention of sudden cardiac death Apr 2013 Special
IPG453 Prostate Artery Embolisation for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Apr 2013 Research Only
IPG452 Occipital nerve stimulation for intractable chronic migraine Apr 2013 Special
IPG451 Peripheral nerve-field stimulation for chronic low back pain Mar 2013 Special
IPG450 Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for refractory neuropathic pain Mar 2013 Normal
IPG449 Insertion of customised titanium implants, with soft tissue cover, for orofacial reconstruction Mar 2013 Special
IPG448 Insertion of endobronchial valves for treatment of persistent air leaks Mar 2013 Special
IPG447 Electrochemotherapy for primary basal cell carcinoma and primary squamous cell carcinoma Mar 2013 Special
IPG446 Electrochemotherapy for metastases in the skin (from non-skin origin and melanoma) Mar 2013  
IPG445 Irreversible electroporation for the treatment of liver metastases Feb 2013 Research Only
IPG444 Irreversible electroporation for treating primary liver cancer Feb 2013 Research Only
IPG443 Irreversible electroporation (IRE) for treating renal cancer Feb 2013 Research Only
IPG442 IRE for the treatment of pancreatic cancer Feb 2013 Research Only
IPG441 IRE for treating primary lung cancer and metastases in the lung Feb 2013 Research Only
IPG440 Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins Feb 2013 Normal
 IPG439 Deep dermal injection of non-absorbable gel polymer for HIV-related facial lipoatrophy Jan 2013 Special
 IPG438 Autologous blood injection for tendinopathy Jan 2013 Special
 IPG437 Autologous blood injection for plantar fasciopathy Jan 2013 Special
 IPG436 Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation for right ventricular outflow tract dysfunction Jan 2013 Normal
IPG435 Endovenous mechanochemical ablation for varicose veins Jan 2013  Special
IPG434 Radiofrequency cold ablation for respiratory papillomatosis Nov 2012 Normal
IPG433 Percutaneous laser atherectomy as an adjunct to balloon angioplasty (with or without stenting) for peripheral arterial disease Nov 2012 Normal
 IPG432  Laparoscopic gastric plication for the treatment of severe obesity  Nov 2012  Special
IPG431 Laparoscopic insertion of a magnetic bead band for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease Sep 2012 Special
IPG430 Partial replacement of the meniscus of the knee using a biodegradable scaffold Jul 2012 Special
IPG429 Endovascular stent insertion for intracranial atherosclerotic disease Jul 2012 Research Only
 IPG428 Arteriovenous extracorporeal membrane carbon dioxide removal  Jun 2012  Special
 IPG427 Percutaneous balloon cryoablation for pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation May 2012  Normal
 IPG426  Micropressure therapy for refractory Ménière's disease  Apr 2012  Special
 IPG425  Endoscopic balloon dilatation for subglottic or tracheal stenosis  Apr 2012  Special
 IPG424  Focal therapy using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for localised prostate cancer  Apr 2012  Special
 IPG423  Focal therapy using cryoablation for localised stage prostate cancer Apr 2012  Special
IPG421  Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for aortic stenosis Mar 2012 Other (see guidance)
IPG420 Percutaneous venoplasty for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency for multiple sclerosis Mar 2012 Research Only
IPG419 Bronchial thermoplasty for severe asthma Jan 2012  Special
IPG418 Percutaneous transluminal radiofrequency sympathetic denervation of the renal artery for resistant hypertension  Jan 2012  Special
IPG417 Breast reconstruction using lipomodelling after breast cancer treatment Jan 2012 Normal
 IPG416  Deep brain stimulation for refractory epilepsy Jan 2012  Special
IPG 415 Epiretinal brachytherapy for wet age related macular degeneration Dec 2011  Research Only
IPG414 Single-port laparoscopic nephrectomy  Nov 2011 Special
 IPG413 Magnetic resonance image-guided transcutaneous focused ultrasound for uterine fibroids  Nov 2011  Normal
IPG412 Drainage, irrigation and fibrinolytic therapy for post-haemorrhagic hydrocephalus in preterm infants Nov 2011 Research Only
IPG411 Endoscopic transluminal drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst and pancreatic necrosectomy Nov 2011 Other (see guidance)
 IPG410 Closure of anorectal fistula using a suturable bioprosthetic plug Nov 2011 Special
IPG409 Balloon dilatation of the Eustachian tube Nov 2011 Research Only
 IPG408 Arthroscopic femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome September 2011 Normal
 IPG407 Minimally invasive oesophagectomy for cancer or high-grade dysplasia of the oesophagus September 2011 Normal
IPG406 Microwave ablation for the treatment of liver metastases August 2011 Normal
IPG405  Laparoscopic cryotherapy for renal cancer August 2011 Normal
IPG401  Selective internal radiation therapy for non-resectable colorectal metastases in the liver July 2011 Special
IPG402  Percutaneous cryotherapy for renal tumours July 2011 Normal
IPG403  Open femoro-acetabular surgery for hip impingement syndrome  July 2011 Normal
IPG404  Endoluminal gastroplication for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease  July 2011 Special
IPG398  Endoscopic radical inguinal lymphadenectomy  Jun 2011  Special
IPG399  Percutaneous endoscopic catheter laser balloon pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation  Jun 2011  Special

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