Appendicitis cost-effectiveness of therapy
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farwa Haideri [2]
Overview
In cases of abdominal pain suspected to be appendicitis, imaging diagnostic methods are more cost-effective than physical exams to make accurate diagnostic decisions. Abdominal tomographies and CT scans are the most commonly used tools.
Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy
- For patients in prepaid systems, an abdominal tomography is the most cost-effective strategy to use, with a ratio of approximately $965/diagnosed patient.
- For patients in public system, the abdominal tomography was also the most cost-effective strategy to use, with a ratio of approximately $492/diagnosed patient.[1]
- CT scans are being used with increasing frequency due to their specificity and literature, suggesting further cost-effectiveness.[2]
References
- ↑ Romero J, Sanabria A, Angarita M, Varón JC (2008). “Cost-effectiveness of computed tomography and ultrasound in the diagnosis of appendicitis”. Biomedica. 28 (1): 139–47. PMID 18645669.
- ↑ Acton, A. Ashton (2012), Advances in Imaging Technology Research and Application: 2012 Edition (2012 ed.), Atlanta, Georgia: Scholarly Editions
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