Med Tech-related technology assessments and clinical guidelines from NICE in the first half of July 2018

Diagnostics guidance evaluates new, innovative diagnostic technologies. It includes all types of measurements and tests that are used to assess a patient's condition. The guidance helps people in the NHS make efficient, cost-effective and consistent decisions about adopting new products. It supports innovation, transformation and improves healthcare delivery.

In the first half of July NICE published one new Diagnostics Guidance for Biomarker tests to help diagnose preterm labour in women with intact membranes: the tests are Actim Partus, PartoSure and the Rapid fetal fibronectin (fFN) 10Q Cassette Kit (at thresholds other than 50 nanograms/millilitre). There is currently insufficient evidence to recommend the routine adoption of Actim Partus and PartoSure to help diagnose preterm labour in women with intact membranes when transvaginal ultrasound measurement of cervical length is not available or not acceptable.  There is currently insufficient evidence to recommend the routine adoption of the Rapid fetal fibronectin (fFN) 10Q Cassette Kit (using thresholds other than 50 nanograms/millilitre [ng/ml] to guide clinical management) to help diagnose preterm labour in women with intact membranes when transvaginal ultrasound measurement of cervical length is not available or not acceptable.

MedTech Innovation Briefing is the NICE's advice program for innovative technologies. It provides an overview of clinical effectiveness, safety and cost. It does not offer a formal guidance, and it, therefore, does not provide any recommendations.

One new Medtech Innovation Briefing for Airglove air warming system for venous access (it is used to warm and raise the veins in the arm to help with cannula insertion) has been published in the first half of July.

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