Implantable ventricular assistance devices: should they be used in Quebec?
Conseil de Evaluation des Technologies de la Sante
Record ID 32000000021
English, French
Authors' objectives:
This report reviews the available data on the efficacy, associated complications and costs of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and discusses the ethical and social issues raised by their use.
Authors' recommendations:
This report concludes that LVAD is an effective and innovated technology. It should be used, at least for now, as a bridge to transplantation within a context of data collection for research purposes. Moreover, use of this technology should occur once several practical and administrative issues will have been resolved, including the number of implantations, the number of LVAD centres and the establishment of a functional communication network between cardiac surgery centres.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.aetmis.gouv.qc.ca/
Year Published:
2000
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Heart Diseases
- Heart-Assist Devices
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
Contact
Organisation Name:
Conseil d'Evaluation des Technologies de la Santé du Québec
Contact Address:
Conseil d'Evaluation des Technologies de la Santé du Québec, 2021, avenue Union, #1040, Montréal, Québec H3A S29, Canada. Tel: 514-873-2563; FAX: 514-873-1369
Contact Name:
aetmis@aetmis.gouv.qc.ca
Contact Email:
aetmis@aetmis.gouv.qc.ca
Copyright:
Conseil d'Evaluation des Technologies de la Sante du Quebec (CETS)
This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA or other HTA producer. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.