High tech medicine

High-tech medical interventions are placed in an area of tension due to a short life-cycle, budget constraints and efficacy/ safety aspects. These LBI-HTA reports support decision-making based on the best available evidence.
Research projects

Acquisition Processes of Certain Product Groups in Hospitals - Orthopaedic and Cardiac Implants
Project leaders: Claudia Wild
Project team: Bernhard Fleischner
Duration: March 2009 - December 2009

Haemocomplettan® P and Fibrogammin® P in acquired hypofibrinogenemia
Project leader: Marisa Warmuth
Project co-operation: Philipp Mad
Duration: October 2009 - January 2010

Evaluation of individual medical services 2011
Project leaders: Claudia Wild
Project co-operation: LBI-HTA staff for individual reviews
Duration: January 2011 - April 2011

Strategies for preventing preterm labor
Project leaders: Sabine Geiger-Gritsch
Philipp Mad
Duration: October 2008 until Spring 2009


Evaluation of individual medical services 2009 - MEL/NUB Cooperation
Project leaders: Claudia Wild
Duration: January 2009 - April 2009

Clavicular fractures - A systematic review about efficacy and safety of different treatment options
Project lead: Rosemarie Felder-Puig
Project team: Stefan Mathis
Duration: August 2008 – January 2009

Clinical Pathways: Systematic Review of outcome parameters and effectiveness
Project lead: Philipp Mad
Project team: Philipp Mad
Duration: July 2007 - September 2008

Clinical application of Tissue Engineering. An overview of International and Austrian Areas of Research with a critical analysis of selected applications
Project lead: Erwin Falkner
Duration: May 2007 - August 2008

Clinical and health economic registries in the field of cardiovascular, spinal and neurologic diseases. Methods and good practice strategies
Project lead: Stefan Mathis
Duration: June 2007 - June 2008