Subcutaneous insulin pump therapy ( PDF 2MB )
Systematic review update and economic evaluation for the New Zealand setting
This systematic review provides a summary of the recent evidence pertaining to the relative effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) in patients with insulin treated diabetes, when compared to optimised multiple daily injections (MDI). The report considers both children and adults, with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
64-slice or higher computed tomography angiography in the investigation of patients with suspected coronary artery disease ( PDF 2MB )
Systematic review update
This systematic review update summarises recent evidence pertaining to the clinical effectiveness of 64-slice or higher computed tomography angiography (CTA) in patients with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). A systematic method of literature searching, study selection, and quality assessment was employed. Individual and pooled diagnostic performance measures were calculated at the patient, vessel and segment level. The report discusses the implications of findings for patient management, with CTA found to be a highly effective non-invasive alternative to ICA for the exclusion of obstructive coronary artery stenosis.