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Table 1 Included innovative technologies

From: Implementation of innovative medical technologies in German inpatient care: patterns of utilization and evidence development

Type

Technology

Abbreviation

Selection via adoption curve progression type no. or evidence cross-check

Procedures on nervous system

 

Neurostimulator for stimulation of the spinal cord or peripheral nervous system, rechargeable

NEURO

 
 

Baroreceptor activation

BRA

 

Procedures on ear and mastoid process

 

Hybrid cochlear implant

HCI

 

Procedures on respiratory system

 

Lung volume reduction by insertion of coils

LVRC

4

 

Endobronchial valve

EBV

 
 

Pumpless extracorporal lung assist/interventional lung assist

PECLA/iLA

Evidence cross-check

Procedures on cardiovascular system

 

Percutaneous transluminal clipping for mitral valve regurgitation

MR-PTC

 
 

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation

TAVI

1

 

Minimally invasive heart valve surgery (endovascular implantation of pulmonary valve replacement)

PVR

 
 

Mitral valve annuloplasty with clamp

MVAC

5

 

Minimally invasive operations on heart valves (implantation of a mitral valve replacement)

MVR

 
 

Percutaneous ventricular assist device (microaxial blood pump)

pVAD

6.1

 

Excimer laser extraction of pacemaker and defibrillator electrodes

EL-P/ICD

3

 

Defibrillator with subcutaneously implantable electrode

S-ICD

 
 

Cardiac event recorder after ablative measures for atrial fibrillation/atrial tachycardia

ER-ABL

6.2

 

Coronary bifurcation stents

CBS

 
 

Antibody coated coronary stent

ACCS

 
 

Bioresorbable vascular scaffold in coronary vessels

BVS

4

 

Self-expanding bare metal stents in coronary vessels

SE-BMS

2

 

Coronary stent, self-expanding (at least two stents, drug-eluting)

SE-DES

 
 

Drug-coated balloon catheter in coronary vessels

DCB-CV

3

 

Drug-coated balloon catheter in intracranial vessels

DCB-IV

6.2

 

Extra-long coils (3D) for intracranial aneurysm therapy

IAELC

 
 

Volume coils for intracranial aneurysm therapy

IAVC

 
 

Intraaneurysmal hemodynamically effective implant for endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms.

IAHEI

 
 

Bioactive coils for intracranial aneurysm therapy

IABC

Evidence cross-check

 

Bioactive extra-long coils for intracranial aneurysm therapy

IABC-EL

 
 

Flow-diverter (hemodynamically effective implant for endovascular treatment) in intracranial vessels

FD-IV

 
 

Intracranial endovascular thrombectomy (microwire retriever)

IET-MICRO

6.2

 

Drug-coated balloon catheter in visceral vessels

DCB-VV

 
 

Insertion of coated (covered) stents with bioactive surface for visceral and supraaortic vessels

BS-VSAV

 
 

Drug-eluting stents for the treatment of lesions of the supraaortic arteries

DES-SAA

 
 

Drug-coated balloon catheter in thoracic vessels

DCB-TV

 
 

Fenestrated endoprostheses for abdominal aortic aneurysms

FE-AAA

 
 

Drug-coated balloon catheter in abdominal vessels

DCB-AV

1

 

Insertion of coated (covered) stents with bioactive surface for peripheral vessels

BS-PV

 
 

Drug-coated balloon catheter in shoulder and upper arm vessels

DCB-SUAV

 
 

Drug-coated balloon catheter in lower arm vessels

DCB-LAV

 
 

Flow-diverter (hemodynamically effective implant for endovascular treatment of peripheral aneurysms) in upper leg vessels

FD-ULV

5

 

Drug-coated balloon catheter in upper leg vessels

DCB-ULV

1

 

Drug-coated balloon catheter in lower leg vessels

DCB-LLV

1

 

Implantation of a drug-eluting stent in lower leg vessels

DES-LLV

6.1

 

Implantation of a drug-eluting stent in upper leg vessels

DES-ULV

6.1

 

Drug-coated balloon catheter in artificial vessels

DCB-ARTV

 
 

Drug-coated balloon catheter in other vessels

DCB-OTHV

 
 

Endovascular implantation/repair of a stent prosthesis using an endostapler

SP-ENDOST

 
 

Endoaortic balloon occlusion with extracorporeal circulation

EABO

Evidence cross-check

Procedures on digestive system

 

Esophageal sphincter implant, magnetic

MESI

 

Procedures on urinary system

 

Adjustable continence therapy

ACT

4

 

Double J metal stent for urinary diversion in ureteral strictures

UD-DJMS

 
 

Fluorescence-assisted transurethral resection

F-TUR

6.2

 

Anticoagulation with citrate during dialysis

ACD

6.1

 

Dialysis with high cut-off dialysis membrane

HCO

Evidence cross-check

Obstetric procedures

 

Fetoscopic drainage therapy

FDT

Evidence cross-check

Procedures on musculoskeletal system

 

Vertical expandable prosthetic titanium rib

VEPTR

 
 

Therapy of scoliosis by means of magnetic-controlled rods

SCO-MAGN

 

Antineoplastic procedures

 

Drug-eluting beads for transarterial chemoembolization

DEB-TACE

4

Diagnostic procedures

 

Ex vivo chemosensitivity testing

EVCT

 
 

Molecular monitoring of residual tumor burden

MRD

3