Cost-Effectiveness of Laser Ablation of the Prostate:Premature Evaluation

1995 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 595-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri Jackson ◽  
Andrew Street ◽  
Anthony Costello ◽  
Helen Crowe
Keyword(s):  
Economic Evaluation ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Transurethral Resection ◽  
Emerging Technologies ◽  
Effectiveness Study ◽  
Cost Effectiveness Study

AbstractA cost-effectiveness study compared visual laser ablation of the prostate (VLAP) with transurethral resection (TURP). Achieving equivalent outcomes, VLAP was more expensive than TURP. The result was sensitive to various assumptions, suggesting that VLAP might prove to be the preferred technology. Problems inherent in economic evaluation of emerging technologies are discussed.

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