Innovation in neurosurgery: less than IDEAL? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical innovation is different from the introduction of novel pharmaceuticals. To help address this, in 2009 the IDEAL Collaboration (Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment, Long-term follow-up) introduced the five-stage framework for surgical innovation. To evaluate the framework feasibility for novel neurosurgical procedure introduction, two innovative surgical procedures were examined: the endoscopic endonasal approach for skull base meningiomas (EEMS) and the WovenEndobridge (WEB device) for endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms.

Methods

The published literature on EEMS and WEB devices was systematically reviewed. Identified studies were classified according to the IDEAL framework stage. Next, studies were evaluated for possible categorization

SUBMITTER: Muskens IS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5590028 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature