OBJECTIVE To analyze the cost-utility of using extracorporeal oxygenation for patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in Brazil. METHODS A decision tree was constructed using databases from previously published studies. Costs were taken from the average price paid by the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde; SUS) over three months in 2011. Using the data of...

OBJECTIVE To assess whether revascularisation that is considered to be clinically appropriate is also cost effective. DESIGN Prospective observational study comparing cost effectiveness of coronary artery bypass grafting, percutaneous coronary intervention, or medical management within groups of patients rated as appropriate for revascularisation. SETTING Three tertiary care centres in Lond...

BACKGROUND Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend routine HIV counseling, testing, and referral (HIVCTR) in settings with at least a 1 percent prevalence of HIV, roughly 280,000 Americans are unaware of their human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The effect of expanded screening for HIV is unknown in the era of effective antiretroviral therapy. METHODS...

BACKGROUND The objective of the study was to analyse whether azacitidine is a cost-effective option for the treatment of myelodysplastic syndrome in the Spanish setting compared with conventional care regimens, including best supportive care, low dose chemotherapy and standard dose chemotherapy. METHODS A life-time Markov model was constructed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of azacitidine...

OBJECTIVE To examine the cost-effectiveness of prescribing warfarin sodium in patients who have nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) with or without additional stroke risk factors (a prior stroke or transient ischemic attack, diabetes, hypertension, or heart disease). DESIGN Decision and cost-effectiveness analyses. The probabilities for stroke, hemorrhage, and death were obtained from publ...

background: chronic infection with hepatitis c virus (hcv) is increasingly recognized as a major global health problem. illicit injection drug use is an important risk factor for the rising hepatitis c virus (hcv) prevalence in ir iran. objectives: the objective of this study was to determine the long-term effectiveness (total quality adjusted life years (qalys) gained) of methadone maintenance...

We write in response to a recent discussion Value Health over the preference weights for EQ-5D-5L.1Norman R. Olsen J. Competing views on EQ-5D-5L valuation set.Value Health. 2020; 23: 574-575Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (4) Google Scholar It would appear that there is disagreement and options open move from EQ-5D-3L value framework support reference case lifetime models NICE assessment....