Hospital costs associated with thyroidectomy performed with a Harmonic device compared to conventional techniques: a systematic review and meta-analysis

References

• Sun GH, DeMonner S, Davis MM. Epidemiological and economic trends in inpatient and outpatient thyroidectomy in the United States, 1996-2006. Thyroid 2013;23:727-33
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Butskiy O, Wiseman SM. Electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing system (LigaSure) for hemostasis during thyroid surgery: a comprehensive review. Expert Rev Med Devices 2013;10:389-410
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Carlander J, Johansson K, Lindstrom S, et al. Comparison of experimental nerve injury caused by ultrasonically activated scalpel and electrosurgery. Br J Surg 2005;92:772-7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bandi G, Wen CC, Wilkinson EA, et al. Comparison of blade temperature dynamics after activation of Harmonic Ace scalpel and the Ultracision Harmonic Scalpel LCS-K5. J Endourol 2008;22:333-6
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang ZJ, Zhang P, Tian JH, et al. Ultrasonic coagulator for thyroidectomy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Surg Innov 2010;17:41-7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Contin P, Goossen K, Grummich K, et al. ENERgized vessel sealing systems versus CONventional hemostasis techniques in thyroid surgery–the ENERCON systematic review and network meta-analysis. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2013;398:1039-56
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Garas G, Okabayashi K, Ashrafian H, et al. Which hemostatic device in thyroid surgery? A network meta-analysis of surgical technologies. Thyroid 2013;23:1138-50
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ecker T, Carvalho AL, Choe JH, et al. Hemostasis in thyroid surgery: harmonic scalpel versus other techniques–a meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010;143:17-25
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Melck AL, Wiseman SM. Harmonic scalpel compared to conventional hemostasis in thyroid surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Int J Surg Oncol 2010;2010:396079
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Cirocchi R, D'Ajello F, Trastulli S, et al. Meta-analysis of thyroidectomy with ultrasonic dissector versus conventional clamp and tie. World J Surg Oncol 2010;8:112
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cheng H, Soleas I, Ferko NC, et al. A systematic review and meta-analysis of Harmonic Focus in thyroidectomy compared to conventional techniques. Thyroid Res 2015;8:15
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Frazzetta M, Furgiuele G, Raimondo D, et al. [Ultrasonic dissector for total thyroidectomy: results of prospective randomized study]. G Chir 2005;26:295-301
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Hallgrimsson P, Loven L, Westerdahl J, et al. Use of the harmonic scalpel versus conventional haemostatic techniques in patients with Grave disease undergoing total thyroidectomy: a prospective randomised controlled trial. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2008;393:675-80
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Konturek A, Barczynski M, Stopa M, et al. Total thyroidectomy for non-toxic multinodular goiter with versus without the use of harmonic FOCUS dissecting shears - a prospective randomized study. Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne 2012;7:268-74
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Kowalski LP, Sanabria A, Vartanian JG, et al. Total thyroidectomy with ultrasonic scalpel: a multicenter, randomized controlled trial. Head Neck 2012;34:805-12
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Drummond M, Pang F. Transferability of economic evaluation results. In: Drummond M, McGuire A, eds. Economic evaluation in health care: merging theory with practice. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2001
   Google Scholar
• Sculpher MJ, Pang FS, Manca A, et al. Generalisability in economic evaluation studies in healthcare: a review and case studies. Health Technol Assess 2004;8:iii-iv, 1–192
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Higgins J, Green S. The Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions. 2011. Wiley & Sons, Ltd. West Sussex, England http://www.cochrane-handbook.org. Accessed July 2015
   Google Scholar
• Friedrich JO, Adhikari NK, Beyene J. Ratio of geometric means to analyze continuous outcomes in meta-analysis: comparison to mean differences and ratio of arithmetic means using empiric data and simulation. Stat Med 2012;31:1857-86
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Friedrich JO, Adhikari NK, Beyene J. Ratio of means for analyzing continuous outcomes in meta-analysis performed as well as mean difference methods. J Clin Epidemiol 2011;64:556-64
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hozo SP, Djulbegovic B, Hozo I. Estimating the mean and variance from the median, range, and the size of a sample. BMC Med Res Methodol 2005;5:13
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Pons Y, Gauthier J, Ukkola-Pons E, et al. Comparison of LigaSure vessel sealing system, harmonic scalpel, and conventional hemostasis in total thyroidectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009;141:496-501
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Altman DG, Bland JM. Detecting skewness from summary information. BMJ 1996;313:1200
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• CCEMG. E-C. CCEMG - EPPI-Centre Cost Converter. 2014. eppi.ioe.ac.uk/costconversion/Default.aspx. Accessed January 2015.
   Google Scholar
• Lombardi CP, Raffaelli M, Cicchetti A, et al. The use of “harmonic scalpel” versus “knot tying” for conventional “open” thyroidectomy: results of a prospective randomized study. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2008;393:627-31
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ortega J, Sala C, Flor B, et al. Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the UltraCision harmonic scalpel in thyroid surgery: an analysis of 200 cases in a randomized trial. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2004;14:9-12
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. Country classification: data sources, country classifications and aggregation methodology. New York, United Nations, 2014
   Google Scholar
• Defechereux T, Rinken F, Maweja S, et al. Evaluation of the ultrasonic dissector in thyroid surgery. A prospective randomised study. Acta Chir Belg 2003;103:274-7
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Voutilainen PE, Haglund CH. Ultrasonically activated shears in thyroidectomies: a randomized trial. Ann Surg 2000;231:322-8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Claxton K. The irrelevance of inference: a decision-making approach to the stochastic evaluation of health care technologies. J Health Econ 1999;18:341-64
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar