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The NICE guideline on lipid modification was first published in June 2008 and updated in March 2010 (see guidance.nice.org.uk/CG67 and also eGuidelines.co.uk for the Guidelines summary). Feedback on the summary of this guideline on the eGuidelines.co.uk website shows that GPs find it very useful, however a few of them note the lack of recommendations on the management of raised triglycerides.

A consensus guideline* is now available on this topic, and is discussed by Dr Honor Merriman—GP and CPD Tutor and a member of the working party—on page 41 of this issue. The working party comprised a multidisciplinary group of experts drawn from several geographical locations. The guideline covers diagnosis, physical examination, laboratory investigations, management of hypertriglyceridaemia, and referral, and includes a management algorithm.^1,2

The summary consensus guideline was published on eGuidelines.co.uk in June 2010 and has garnered a number of positive comments from healthcare professionals who have stated that it is a ‘well explained guideline on hypertriglyceridaemia’ that provides ‘a good framework within which to assess patients’.

References

1. Nair D, Merriman H, Morrell J et al. Reducing the risk of cardiovascular events and acute pancreatitis through the effective management of triglycerides. Berkhamsted: MGP Ltd, 2010.
2. Nair D, Merriman H, Morrell J et al. Reducing the risk of cardiovascular events and acute pancreatitis through the effective management of triglycerides. In: Foord-Kelcey G, editor. Guidelines—summarising clinical guidelines for primary care. 41th ed. Berkhamsted: MGP Ltd; June 2010. pp 91–95. Available at: www.eguidelines.co.uk/eguidelinesmain/guidelines/summaries/cardiovascular/wp_triglycerides.php

Julia Morris, Editor
julia.morris@mgp.ltd.ukG

*The development of the consensus guideline was supported by a grant from Abbott Healthcare Products Ltd; the content is independent of and not influenced by the sponsoring company.