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Cost-Effectiveness Study of the Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotriptor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Evi E. Hatziandreu ,
Karen Carlson ,
Albert G. Mulley Jr  and
Milton C. Weinstein
Evi E. Hatziandreu
Affiliation:
Harvard School of Public Health
Karen Carlson
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Albert G. Mulley Jr
Affiliation:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Milton C. Weinstein
Affiliation:
Harvard School of Public Health
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Abstract

We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis to examine the relative efficacy and costs of percutaneous ultrasonic lithotripsy (PUL), extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL), and surgery for the treatment of upper urinary tract stones. We developed a Markov model with 35 states, cycles of 3 months, and a time frame of 5 years. Probability estimates were derived from a meta-analysis of the published literature. For stones less than or equal to 2 cm, ESWL is preferred to PUL, since it prevents 2 additional days of morbidity and saves $440. For larger stones, PUL is preferable to ESWL, avoiding 4 more days of morbidity, and saving $722. Both ESWL and PUL were superior to surgery. Sensitivity analysis showed that the results are sensitive to ESWL efficacy rates, the stone recurrence rate, and the hospital component of the ESWL cost. Our analysis suggests that although ESWL is preferable, relatively small changes in the efficacy and cost can shift the preferred strategy; in addition, these findings underscore the need for more reliable data.

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General Essays
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , October 1990 , pp. 623 - 632
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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