Application 1081
Uterine Artery Embolisation (UAE)
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Application No. | 1081 |
| Application Name and Project Officer | Uterine Artery Embolisation (UAE) |
| Advisory Panels | Dr Ray Kirk (Chair and MSAC member) Dr Stuart Lyon (Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists nominee) Dr Geoffrey Reid (Australian Gynaecological Endoscopic Society nominee) Ms Jo-Anne Tamlyn (Consumers' Health Forum of Australia nominee) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | 10 June 2004 |
| Stage 1 - Eligibility | Eligible |
| Stage 2 - Assessment | Completed |
| Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the Minister | This assessment was considered by the MSAC at the 16 November 2005 meeting. The evidence suggest that UAE is safe, clinically effective and potentially cost-effective for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids. It appears more effective than myomectomy for the control of menorrhagia and pain but less effective in controlling pressure symptoms. It is safer but less effective in controlling symptoms compared with hysterectomy. The MSAC recommends that UAE be funded on an interim basis for the treatment of women with symptomatic uterine fibroids with a review within five years. The MSAC recommends that patients be referred by a specialist gynaecologist. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 28 March 2006 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation | Implemented |
