Cost-Effectiveness of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator in the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review
| Autor: | Dong Wook Shin, Myungju Oh, Kee-Taig Jung, Kyungjin Lee |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
thrombolysis Cost effectiveness business.industry Public health medicine.medical_treatment cost-effectiveness analysis Cost-effectiveness analysis Thrombolysis Review medicine.disease stroke Neurology Emergency medicine Health care recombinant tissue plasminogen activator medicine Neurology (clinical) Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator business Acute ischemic stroke Stroke |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Neurology (Seoul, Korea) |
| ISSN: | 2005-5013 1738-6586 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This work was undertaken to review the current cost-effectiveness analysis data on thrombolysis by intravenous (IV) therapy with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) for acute ischemic stroke. METHODS: PubMed was searched for articles published between 1995 and 2008. The cost-effectiveness analysis data from eight eligible studies were reviewed, paying particular attention to their modeling assumptions and the quality of the source data. RESULTS: THE REVIEWED STUDIES WERE FROM SIX COUNTRIES: USA (n=2), UK (n=2), Canada (n=1), Australia (n=1), Spain (n=1), and Denmark (n=1); most were performed from the healthcare-system and/or societal perspectives. IV rtPA was associated with an acceptable increase in short-term cost [range: US$ 36-236/patient; US$ 29,148-55,591/quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs)], and a net long-term cost saving that was higher from a societal perspective (range: -US$ 12,043 to -US$ 630/patient; -US$ 207,253 to -US$ 21,938/QALYs) than from a healthcare-system perspective (range: -US$ 5,811 to -US$ 5,415/patient; -US$ 41,137 to -US$ 4,662/QALYs). CONCLUSIONS: IV rtPA seems to be a cost-effective strategy for the management of acute ischemic stroke, and might reduce the associated healthcare costs as well as patients' disabilities. Further cost-effectiveness research and the development of a public health strategy are warranted to optimize the use of rtPA in Korea. |
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