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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia cost-effectiveness of therapy

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Arooj Naz, M.B.B.S

Overview

Overview

CDH is primarily treated with extensive surgical intervention which can be very expensive. Annual costs increase with the addition of ECMO. The average cost is USD $137,000 per patient and the estimated cost of CDH per year in the United States alone is more than USD $230 million.

Cost-effectiveness of Therapy

Cost-effectiveness of Therapy

  • Average cost: USD $137,000 per patient
  • Addition of ECMO: USD $156,499.90 per patient[1]
  • Cost for CDH survivors without ECMO: USD $98,000[2]
  • Cost for CDH survivors with ECMO: USD $365,000
  • Estimated cost of CDH per year in the United States: more than USD $230 million
References

References

  1. Raval MV, Wang X, Reynolds M, Fischer AC (2011). “Costs of congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair in the United States-extracorporeal membrane oxygenation foots the bill”. J Pediatr Surg. 46 (4): 617–624. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.09.047. PMID 21496527.
  2. Metkus AP, Esserman L, Sola A, Harrison MR, Adzick NS (1995). “Cost per anomaly: what does a diaphragmatic hernia cost?”. J Pediatr Surg. 30 (2): 226–30. doi:10.1016/0022-3468(95)90565-0. PMID 7738743.

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