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Encephalopathy cost-effectiveness of therapy
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Encephalopathy in its very early stages is cost effective. Early intervention relieves forthcoming complications and the costs that would have come along with them.
Financial Costs
Financial Costs
- Cost effectiveness of various therapies depends on the condition.
- Hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy – The incremental cost per disability-free life year gained was $28,124 (£19,931 ; €26,920) as per the data of 2006 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). [1]
- Detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy, especially using the inhibitory control test, and subsequent treatment with lactulose could substantially reduce societal costs by preventing motor vehicle accident. Net program savings over 5 years ranged from $1.7 to 3.6 million.[2]
References
References
- ↑ Regier DA, Petrou S, Henderson J; et al. (2010). “Cost-effectiveness of therapeutic hypothermia to treat neonatal encephalopathy”. Value Health. 13 (6): 695–702. doi:10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00731.x. PMID 20561343.
- ↑ Bajaj JS, Pinkerton SD, Sanyal AJ, Heuman DM (2012). “Diagnosis and treatment of minimal hepatic encephalopathy to prevent motor vehicle accidents: a cost-effectiveness analysis”. Hepatology. 55 (4): 1164–71. doi:10.1002/hep.25507. PMID 22135042. Unknown parameter
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