Availability of Companion Documents
The following are available:
Gallstone disease: diagnosis and management of cholelithiasis, cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis. Full guideline. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2014 Oct. 102 p. (Clinical guideline; no 188). Electronic copies: Available from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Web site External Web Site Policy.
Gallstone disease: diagnosis and management of cholelithiasis, cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis. Appendices A-K. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2014 Oct. (Clinical guideline; no 188). Electronic copies: Available from the NICE Web site External Web Site Policy.
Gallstone disease. Baseline assessment tool. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2014 Oct. (Clinical guideline; no 188). Electronic copies: Available from the NICE Web site External Web Site Policy.
Gallstone disease. Clinical audit tool. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2014 Oct. (Clinical guideline; no 188). Electronic copies: Available from the NICE Web site External Web Site Policy.
Gallstone disease. Costing statement. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2014 Oct. 9 p. (Clinical guideline; no 188). Electronic copies: Available from the NICE Web site External Web Site Policy.
The guidelines manual 2012. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2012 Nov. Electronic copies: Available from the NICE Web site External Web Site Policy.
How NICE clinical guidelines are developed: an overview for stakeholders, the public and the NHS: 5th edition. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2012 Nov 30. Electronic copies: Available from the NICE Web site External Web Site Policy.
Patient Resources
The following is available:
Gallstone disease. Information for the public. London (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE); 2014 Oct. (Clinical guideline; no. 188). Available from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Web site External Web Site Policy. Also available for download as a Kindle or EPUB ebook from the NICE Web site External Web Site Policy. Also available in Welsh from the NICE Web site External Web Site Policy.
Please note: This patient information is intended to provide health professionals with information to share with their patients to help them better understand their health and their diagnosed disorders. By providing access to this patient information, it is not the intention of NGC to provide specific medical advice for particular patients. Rather we urge patients and their representatives to review this material and then to consult with a licensed health professional for evaluation of treatment options suitable for them as well as for diagnosis and answers to their personal medical questions. This patient information has been derived and prepared from a guideline for health care professionals included on NGC by the authors or publishers of that original guideline. The patient information is not reviewed by NGC to establish whether or not it accurately reflects the original guideline's content.
NGC Status
This NGC summary was completed by ECRI Institute on March 18, 2015.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has granted the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) permission to include summaries of their clinical guidelines with the intention of disseminating and facilitating the implementation of that guidance. NICE has not yet verified this content to confirm that it accurately reflects that original NICE guidance and therefore no guarantees are given by NICE in this regard. All NICE clinical guidelines are prepared in relation to the National Health Service in England and Wales. NICE has not been involved in the development or adaptation of NICE guidance for use in any other country. The full versions of all NICE guidance can be found at www.nice.org.uk External Web Site Policy.
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