Procedures

Notification of new procedure
Procedures nominated for assessment 
Procedures currently under assessment
Procedures assessed
Clinical practice guidelines

Notification of new procedure

ASERNIP-S collects and assesses research regarding the introduction, assessment and monitoring of new surgical techniques and technologies. Recommendations are made on the safety and efficacy of these new surgical procedures. The aim is to improve the quality of healthcare through the wide distribution of this research to surgeons, healthcare providers and consumers, both nationally and internationally.

ASERNIP-S will accept nominations of suitable surgical procedures for review from:

• Fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
• representatives of the Consumers Health Forum
• hospital credentialling committees
• commissioners of the State Health Care Complaints Commissions
• medical indemnity organisations
• members of the public.

Consumers are encouraged to contact their local Consumers Health Forum representative, or the Health Care Complaints Commission office in their state, if they have concerns about a procedure.

Procedure nomination form

Download the procedure nomination form (PDF 325 KB) and send it to ASERNIP-S (view contact details).

Procedures nominated for assessment

The following nominations for reviews of surgical procedures have been received by the ASERNIP-S Advisory Committee, but are currently unfunded:

• asymptomatic gallstones
• delivery of conscious sedation
• endoscopic stapling of pharyngeal pouch
• folate fortification of flour in Australia
• injectable silicone for reflux and other indications
• intramedullary bone lengthening with fitbone device
• laparoscopic adhesion division
• laparoscopic hemi-hepatectomy
• provision of emergency surgical services in Australia
• radiofrequency ablation of tumours (not liver)
• refractive keratoplasty
• single port laparoscopy
• small vessel angioplasty
• spinal endoscopy
• spinal fusion apparatus
• the evidence for safe surgical working hours
• thermal capsular shrinkage (for shoulder ligament laxity)
• trans-oral laser resection for laryngeal cancer
• transpupillary thermotherapy
• trauma systems
• use of biological osteoinductive agents for treatment of fractures (non-union).

Procedures currently under assessment

We are currently completing an update of an ASERNIP-S Report 24, Stapled Haemorrhoidectomy.

Procedures assessed

The following surgical procedures have been reviewed and assessed by ASERNIP-S. For more information on any of these surgical procedures please visit the reviews, reports or publications pages.

Clinical practice guidelines

Advanced breast biopsy instrumentation system (PDF 464 KB)