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Research type: |
Primary Research (e.g. trial) |
Title (lead author) etc: |
A prospective randomised comparison of minor surgery in primary & secondary care. The MiSTIC trial (George) 58 pages, Volume 12, number 23 |
DOI |
10.3310/hta12230 |
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Headline: |
Study of the competence of GPs versus hospital doctors to perform a range of elective minor surgical procedures highlights the importance of adequate training to ensure safety in surgery carried out in primary care. |
This report should be referenced as follows: |
George S, Pockney P, Primrose J, Smith H, Little P, Kinley H, et al. A prospective randomised comparison of minor surgery in primary & secondary care. The MiSTIC trial. Health Technol Assess 2008;12(23). |
Project ref: |
95/25/03 |
Original project title: |
A prospective randomised comparison of minor surgery in primary and secondary care |
Chief Investigator: |
Professor John Primrose, Professor of Surgery, University Surgical Unit, University of Southampton |
Start Date: |
May 1999 |
Date of publication in HTA journal series |
May 2008 |
Cost: |
£378,609 |
MeSH* index primary terms: |
SURGICAL-PROCEDURES-MINOR Q-economics; PRIMARY-HEALTH-CARE Q-economics (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
MeSH* index secondary terms: |
PROSPECTIVE-STUDIES; COMPARATIVE-STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT-ANALYSIS; SAFETY; RANDOMIZED-CONTROLLED-TRIAL; CLINICAL-TRIAL; HUMAN (* = Medical Subject Headings) |
ISRCTN* number: | ISRCTN 51268626 (*International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number) URL of this project on the Controlled Trials Website: http://www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN51268626 |
NRR* number, if applicable: |
N0484035679 (*National Research Register) The National Research Register was a public database of ongoing and recently completed research projects funded by, or of interest to, the United Kingdom's National Health Service (NHS). It is now an archive of projects from early 2000 to September 2007. Search the NRR archive. |
Project Protocol: |
Project protocol not available |
Printed copies of this title despatched: |
110 (Figures relate to the previous calendar month) |
Downloads/Views of electronic version from website: |
9427 (Figures are cumulative.) Last updated 27th July 2010. |
URL of this page: |
http://www.hta.ac.uk/1100 |
Outputs from this project
- Pockney, P; Primrose, J; George, S; Jayatilleke, N; Leppard, B; Smith, H; Little, P; Kneebone, R; Lowy, A. Recognition of skin malignancy by general practitioners: observational study using data from a population-based randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Cancer (2009) 100, 24-27. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604810 Published online 6 January 2009.
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