Applications

1308 – Local anaesthetic (LA) nerve blockade for post-surgical analgesia

Find out about the service or technology in this application and the medical condition it addresses. You can also view the application documents, the deadlines for providing consultation input and the outcome of the application when the MSAC process is complete.

  • Status Complete
  • Type New application
  • Pre-PASC consultation -
  • Pre-MSAC consultation -
  • Outcome Not supported

Application details

Reason for application

New MBS item.

Service or technology in this application

This service is similar to those covered by the existing three MBS items (22040, 22045 and 22050).

LA blockade of specific nerves, performed during anaesthesia for surgery, and intended to provide post-surgical analgesia.

Type: Therapeutic

Medical condition this application addresses

LA nerve blocks are performed for a wide variety of surgical procedures, across a wide range of surgical specialities. In general, they will be performed only where:

  1. the specific nerve supplying the tissues involved in a surgical procedure can actually be accessed and blocked, with minimal risk; and
  2. LA blockade has been proven to provide superior post-operative analgesia.

Application documents

Public summary document

PICO confirmation

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Meetings to consider this application

  • PASC meeting: 16 – 17 April 2014
  • ESC meeting: 7 - 8 February 2017
  • MSAC meeting: 6 - 7 April 2017