Publications

Hayes Publications are available through the Hayes Knowledge Center, a portal to world-class research and unbiased analyses on the clinical, financial, and risk impacts of emerging, controversial, and disruptive healthcare technologies.

Every Hayes publication is developed by multidisciplinary teams of clinicians and scientists using rigorous methods grounded in internally recognized standards for systematic review and Health Technology Assessment. Learn more about these evidence resources and see sample titles below.

See below for some of our recent publications.

GraftJacket Now (Stryker) for Shoulder Surgeries

This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of GraftJacket and GraftJacket Now human dermal allografts (Stryker) during shoulder surgeries in adults.

Fractional Laser Treatment of Burn and Traumatic Scars for Functional Improvement

Focus of Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of fractional laser treatment (FLT) for functional improvement in patients with hypertrophic and keloid burn and traumatic scars.

Technology Description: Laser therapy can be used to improve the appearance, texture, pliability, pain, and function…

Valoctocogene Roxaparvovec (Roctavian; BioMarin Pharmaceutical) for Hemophilia A

Valoctocogene roxaparvovec (Roctavian; Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc.) is an adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapy indicated for the treatment of adults with severe hemophilia A (congenital factor VIII deficiency with factor VIII activity < 1 international unit/deciliter [IU/dL]) without pre-existing antibodies to adeno-associated virus serotype 5 detected by a U.S. ...

Dry Needling for Knee Osteoarthritis in Adults

Focus of Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of dry needling (DN) compared with standard therapies to treat knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in adults.

Technology Description: DN (also called intramuscular stimulation or trigger-p…

GraftJacket Now (Stryker) for Hand Surgeries

This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of the GraftJacket Now human dermal allograft (Stryker) for hand surgeries in adults.

Vibrant System (Vibrant Gastro Inc.) for Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

The Vibrant vibrating capsule is an electric swallowable capsule that naturally passes through the gastrointestinal tract. It is indicated for the treatment of adults with chronic idiopathic constipation who have not experienced relief of their bowel symptoms by using laxative therapies at the recommended dosage for at least 1 month.

TOPS System (Premia Spine) for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis With Spinal Stenosis

The TOPS System (Premia Spine) is a motion-preserving spinal implant indicated for patients between 35 and 80 years of age with symptomatic degenerative spondylolisthesis up to Grade I, with moderate to severe lumbar spinal stenosis and either the thickening of the ligamentum flavum and/or of the scarring facet joint capsule at one level from L3 to L5.