Table 1. Some technologies proposed as obsolete or ineffective. |
Technology proposed as obsolete or ineffective |
Comparator |
Person or body proposing obsolete technology. |
Extra-intracranial arterial bypass surgery for stroke-prevention treatment. |
Not indicated (ineffective) |
Medicare (22) |
Thermography in breast cancer |
Not indicated (ineffective) |
Medicare (22) |
Radiography of the lower back for
non-specific pain in patients aged 20-49 years |
Not indicated (ineffective) |
Danish Centre for Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment (DACEHTA) (24) |
Partial nephrectomy by open surgery for diverse indications |
Laparoscopic nephrectomy |
Abbou et al. (25) |
Rigid bronchoscopy |
Flexible bronchoscopy |
Montero-Cantú et al. (26) |
Active guidewire catheters for coronary arteriography |
Passive guidewire catheters for coronary arteriography |
Linnemeier (27) |
Iterative tubo-ovarian surgery |
In vitro fertilisation |
Dequesne et al. (28) |