Reference 5
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Reference No. | 5 |
| Reference Name | Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension |
| Advisory Panel | Dr John Primrose (Chair and Medical Advisor to the MSAC) Dr Andrew Davies (Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society nominee) Associate Professor Peter MacDonald (Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand nominee) Dr Julie Mundy (Royal Australasian College of Surgeons nominee) Associate Professor Trevor Williams (co-opted member) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | October 1999 |
| 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 28 February 2001 meeting. The MSAC recommended that, on the strength of evidence pertaining to the efficacy and relative safety of pulmonary thromboendarterectomy for thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, and the life threatening nature of this condition, public funding should be supported for this procedure to be performed in Australia. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 27 March 2001 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation |  |
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