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ASERNIP-S Consumer Summaries

What is ASERNIP-S?

The Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S) is a program of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and a member of the International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment (INAHTA), which promotes collaboration among HTA agencies.

ASERNIP-S assesses new and emerging surgical technologies and techniques. We conduct systematic reviews of the peer-reviewed literature, facilitate clinical audits or studies, identify new and emerging techniques by horizon scanning, and provide input into clinical practice guidelines. Click here to find out more about ASERNIP-S.

We aim to improve the quality of healthcare through the wide distribution of our evidence-based research to surgeons, healthcare providers and consumers, both nationally and internationally. Evidence means the published studies included in the review.

Information for consumers

Below is a list of summaries of regularly updated reviews conducted by ASERNIP-S. They have been compiled specifically for consumers.
The full text of each review is available from the ASERNIP-S publication page (click on ASERNIP-S Systematic Reviews or ASERNIP-S Accelerated Systematic Reviews).

Important Note: The information provided is based on up-to-date research. However, it is not intended to replace the advice of your medical practitioner. Please ask your doctor if you have any further questions about the management of this condition.

If you would like to contact us directly on consumer-related issues, please send an email to: asernipsconsumer@surgeons.org

Consumer Summaries

• Arthroscopic subacromial decompression using the Holmium:YAG Laser
  
  
• Autologous fat transfer for breast augmentation
  
  
• Bioengineered skin substitutes for the management of burns
  
  
• Bioengineered skin substitutes for the management of wounds
  
  
• Dynamic graciloplasty for the treatment of faecal incontinence
  
  
• Endoscopic modified lothrop procedure for chronic frontal sinusitis
  
  
• Endoscopic treatments for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
  
  
• Holmium laser prostatectomy for benign prostatic hyperplasia
  
  
• Implantable spinal infusion devices for pain and spasticity
  
  
• Intraoperative ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
  
  
• Intraoperative radiotherapy in early stage breast cancer
  
  
• Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for the treatment of obesity
  
  
• Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy
  
  
• Laparoscopic-assisted resection of colorectal malignancies
  
  
• Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
  
  
• Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair
  
  
• Live-donor liver transplantation - adult outcomes
  
  
• Lung volume reduction surgery
  
  
• Methods used to establish laparoscopic pneumoperitoneum
  
  
• Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy
  
  
• Minimally invasive techniques for relief of bladder outflow obstruction
  
  
• Natural orifice translumenal surgery (NOTES) for intra-abdominal surgery
  
  
• Off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery with the aid of the octopus tissue stabiliser
  
  
• Paravertebral blocks for anaesthesia and analgesia
  
  
• Percutaneous endoscopic laser discectomy
  
  
• Post-vasectomy testing to confirm sterility
  
  
• Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of liver tumours
  
  
• Scalpel safety in the operative setting
  
  
• Self-expanding metallic stents for relieving malignant colorectal obstruction
  
  
• Spinal cord stimulation (neurostimulation)
  
  
• Stapled haemorrhoidectomy
  
  
• Surgical simulation
  
  
• Surgical simulation for training: skills transfer to the operating room
  
  
• Tension-free urethropexy for stress urinary incontinence: Intravaginal slingplasty and the tension-free vaginal tape procedures
  
  
• Ultrasound-assisted lipoplasty
  
  
• Unicompartmental knee replacement in the treatment of unicompartmental osteoarthritis
  
  
• Vacuum-assisted closure for the management of wounds