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Systematic reviews
Rapid reviews
Evidence essentials
Horizon scanning
Other reports
Systematic reviews
Report number
78 - Credentialing in surgery: A systematic review,
October 2011.
Report number
70 - Autologous fat transfer for breast augmentation: A
systematic review, September 2010.
Original report: Report number 21 - Autologous fat
transfer for breast augmentation: A systematic review, February
2002.
Report
number 69 - Treatments for varicose veins: A
systematic review, October 2008.
Report number
68 - The effect of fatigue on surgeon
performance and surgical outcomes: A systematic review, August
2009.
Report number
62 - Natural orifice translumenal surgery (NOTES) for
intra-abdominal surgery: A systematic review, July 2007.
Report no 80
- Surgical Simulation for training: skills transfer to the
operating room: A systematic review, November 2012
Original report: Report number 61 - Surgical simulation:
skills transfer to the operating room. A systematic review,
July 2007.
Report number
59 - Scalpel safety in the operative setting: A
systematic review, July 2007.
Report number
57 - Centralisation of selected surgical procedures:
implications for Australia: A systematic review, July 2007. Appendices
Report number
55 - Permanent and semi-permanent dermal fillers: A
systematic review, February 2009.
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Rapid
reviews
Report number
75 - Robotic-assisted surgery for urological,
cardiac and gynaecological procedures, May 2009.
Report number
74 - Fast-track surgery and enhance recovery after
surgery (ERAS) programs, March 2009.
Report number
67 - Upper airway surgery for the treatment of adult obstuctive
sleep apnoea, October 2008
Report number
66 - Treatments for varicose veins, October 2008
Report number
65 - Male non-therapeutic circumcision, October 2008.
Report number
64 - Diagnostic arthroplasty for conditions of the knee;
October 2008.
Report number
63 - Clinical treatment for wrist ganglia; October
2008.
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Evidence
essentials
Report number
76: Veress needle laparoscopic entry technique, September
2010
Report number
73: Radiofrequency ablation of renal tumours, March
2010
Report number
72: Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy for rectal cancer, August
2009
Report number
71: Endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy, August 2009
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Horizon scanning
Reports
Image-guided intensity-modulated radiotherapy
(PDF 684 KB)
Laser prostatectomy (PDF 505 KB)
Pumpless extracorporeal lung assist device (Novalung) - coming
soon
Prioritising summaries
BodyTite
LipoTite Liposuction (PDF 111 KB)
Carillon
mitral contour system for mitral regurgitation (PDF 168 KB)
Cerecyte
(bioactive) coils for intracranial aneurysms (PDF 151 KB)
Cryotherapy for oesophageal cancer (PDF 138
KB)
EndoBarrier gastrointestinal liner for obesity
(PDF 194 KB)
Inert liquid-to-solid gels for prostate-rectum
separation (PDF 225 KB)
Laparoscopic diaphragm pacing stimulation
system (PDF 113 KB)
Laser lead extraction systems (PDF 386 KB)
Microwave
ablation for lung cancer (PDF 109 KB)
Multielectrode
basket catheter for 3D mapping of atrial fibrillation (PDF 182
KB)
ReCell®
system for autologous cell harvesting and delivery (PDF 100
KB)
RhinoChill™ intra-nasal cooling system (PDF 188
KB)
Single incision
laparoscopic surgery for appendectomy and nephrectomy (PDF 114
KB)
SpineAssist® miniature surgical positioning
robot (PDF 166 KB)
SpyGlass direct visualisation system - coming soon
Stapled
transanal rectal resection for obstructed defecation syndrome
(PDF 162 KB)
StatScan
critical imaging system (PDF 124 KB)
StomaphyX ™ (PDF 100 KB)
Total ankle
replacement with uncemented prostheses (PDF 173 KB)
Transaxial
anterior lumbar interbody fusion (PDF 108 KB)
Transoral
gastroplasty (TOGA® system) for obesity (PDF 112 KB)
Ultrasonic
embolic protection device in cardiac surgery (PDF 99 KB)
Watchman left artial appendage occlusion device - coming
soon
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Other
reports
Report No. 58 - Review of policies and
processes for the introduction of new interventional procedures,
July 2007 (PDF 326 KB, 59 pages)
Report No. 60 - Rapid versus full systematic
reviews: an inventory of current methods and practice in Health
Technology Assessment, July 2007 (PDF 1397 KB, 119 pages)
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