Australian Government - Department of Health and Ageing

Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC)

Reference 11a

Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) with the aid of tissue stabilisers

Reference No.

11a
Reference NameOff-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) with the aid of tissue stabilisers
Advisory PanelsDr Stephen Blamey
(Chair and MSAC member)
Dr John Primrose
(Medical Adviser to the MSAC)
Dr Michael Gardner
(Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand nominee)
Dr Mark Newman
(Royal Australasian College of Surgeons nominee)
Professor James Tatoulis
(Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand nominee)
Dr Ross Wallace
(National Association of Medical Perfusionists of Australia nominee)
Associate Professor Richard Walsh
(Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists nominee)
Mr Peter Edwards
(Consumers' Health Forum of Australia nominee)
Date Received by MSAC SecretariatOctober 2000
Stage 1 - EligibilityEligible
Stage 2 - AssessmentCompleted
Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the MinisterThis assessment was considered by the MSAC at the 6 March 2002 meeting.

The MSAC recommends that, on the strength of evidence pertaining to off-pump coronary artery bypass with the aid of tissue stabilisers, public funding should be supported where perfusion facilities are available for reasons of patient safety.
Stage 4 - DecisionEndorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 17 May 2002
Stage 5 - Implementation

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