Ongoing HTAs by Skåne University Hospital in Sweden in February 2024

In February 2024, the Skåne University Hospital is working on several HTAs, including evaluations in the cardiovascular, e-health, endocrine, men’s health, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics fields. Some examples can be found below:

• AI-assisted review in mammography screening;
• Organized prostate cancer testing (health economic analysis);
• Benign prostatic hyperplasia, alternative treatments incl. green laser as a treatment method (vaporization in benign prostatic hyperplasia, compared to TUR-P);
• Shock wave treatment in primary care for various pain conditions - evidence for effects of shock wave treatment in tendinopathy (for example, muscular pain and tension conditions, tendinitis and ligaments, for example runner's knee, plantar fasciitis, epicondylgia);
• Heat aids in systemic sclerosis;
• Frequency of radiological follow-up examinations in glioma.

The full details in Swedish can be found here.

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