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Discussion of Surgery Full Proposals<br />
<strong>HTA</strong> Surgery Themed Call<br />
Hutchinson (12/35/57): Randomised Evaluation of Surgery with Craniectomy for<br />
patients Undergoing Evacuation of Acute Subdural Haematoma (RESCUE-ASDH)<br />
Professor Goodacre chaired. Professor Morton and Professor Murray left the room.<br />
The board discussed the proposal and wished to see a resubmission.<br />
Goldberg (12/35/27): Total Ankle Replacement Versus Ankle Arthrodesis (TARVA)<br />
trial: A pragmatic, randomised controlled trial to assess clinical and cost<br />
effectiveness, with an internal feasibility phase.<br />
Professor Goodacre chaired.<br />
The board discussed the proposal and recommended it for funding, subject to certain<br />
conditions.<br />
Theologis (12/35/36): A Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Multi-Centre Trial of<br />
Minimally-Invasive versus Conventional Multi-level Surgery in Children with Cerebral<br />
Palsy<br />
Professor Goodacre chaired. Professor Hamdy left the room<br />
The board discussed the proposal and declined it.<br />
Young (12/35/01): Scaldcare: Does surgical management using biosynthetic skin<br />
substitutes for small scalds in young children decrease the rate of skin grafting<br />
compared to traditional non-surgical treatment and is it cost effective?<br />
Dr Davidson chaired. Professor Goodacre, Professor Williams, Professor Scholefield,<br />
Professor Blazeby, Professor Morton, Professor Mehanna and Ms Wyld left the room.<br />
The board discussed the proposal and declined it.<br />
Goyal (12/35/17): POSNOC - POsitive Sentinel NOde: adjuvant therapy alone versus<br />
adjuvant therapy plus Clearance or axillary radiotherapy: A randomised controlled<br />
trial of axillary treatment in women with early stage breast cancer who have<br />
metastases in one or two sentinel nodes.<br />
Dr Davidson chaired. Professor Williams, Professor Scholefield and Ms Wyld left the room.<br />
The board discussed the proposal and recommended it for funding, subject to certain<br />
conditions.<br />
Hamdy (12/35/54): A randomised controlled trial of Partial prostate Ablation versus<br />
Radical prosTatectomy (PART) in intermediate risk unilateral clinically localised<br />
prostate cancer.<br />
Professor Williams chaired. Professor Blazeby, Professor Hamdy and Ms Wyld left the<br />
room.<br />
The board discussed the proposal and wished to see a resubmission.<br />
Bradbury (12/35/45): Multicentre randomised controlled trial to compare the clinical<br />
and cost-effectiveness of a ‘vein bypass first’ with an ‘best endovascular first’<br />
revascularisation strategy for severe limb ischaemia due to infrageniculate arterial<br />
disease (Bypass v Angioplasty in Severe Ischaemia of the Leg,BASIL-2)<br />
Professor Williams chaired. Professor Bradbury, Professor Morton and Professor Mehanna<br />
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