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    Additional information considered by IPAC

    Professional experts' opinions

    Expert advice was sought from consultants who have been nominated or ratified by their professional Society or Royal College. The advice received is their individual opinion and is not intended to represent the view of the society. The advice provided by professional experts, in the form of the completed questionnaires, is normally published in full on the NICE website during public consultation, except in circumstances but not limited to, where comments are considered voluminous, or publication would be unlawful or inappropriate. One Professional expert questionnaire for PEARS using mesh for people with Marfan syndrome was submitted and can be found on the NICE website.

    Patient commentators' opinions

    NICE's Public Involvement Programme sent questionnaires to NHS trusts for distribution to patients who had the procedure (or their carers). NICE received 13 completed questionnaires.

    The patient commentators' views on the procedure were consistent with the published evidence and the opinions of the professional experts. See the patient commentary summary for more information.

    Company engagement

    A structured information request was sent to 1 company who manufactures a potentially relevant device for use in this procedure. NICE received 1 completed submission. This was considered by the IP team and any relevant points have been taken into consideration when preparing this overview.