PD18 Cost-Effectiveness Of Extracorporeal Life Support In Cardiogenic Shock

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (S1) ◽  
pp. 136-136
Author(s):  
Eduardo Bertoldi ◽  
Carisi Polanczyk ◽  
Luciane Cruz ◽  
Ana Etges ◽  
Liane Cardoso ◽  
...  

Introduction:Venoarterial extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is increasingly used in patients during cardiogenic shock, due to favorable results in this very high-risk scenario. However, it is a costly intervention that requires heavy financial investment and specialized human resources.Methods:Cost-effectiveness analysis to evaluate ECLS in the perspective of the Brazilian public health system (SUS) in the population of adult patients with cardiogenic shock. A decision tree comparing ECLS and usual care was built, using efficacy data from a systematic review of literature, and cost data from SUS reimbursement values. Impact of parameter variability and uncertainty were ascertained with deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analysis.Results:Usual care resulted in thirty percent probability of survival, at an average cost of 3,000 international dollars (Int$/USD); the strategy that includes ECLS resulted in sixty-two percent survival rate, and average cost of Int$ 23,000, with incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of Int$ 62.215 per averted in-hospital death. Results were sensitive to device cost, and survival difference between strategies. In probabilistic sensitivity analysis, ECLS was consistently more costly and more effective than usual care; based on a willingness-to-pay of three times Brazilian gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (Int$ 45,000), there was twenty-seven percent probability of ECLS being cost-effective.Conclusions:ECLS has the potential to increase survival for cardiogenic shock, but would significantly increase costs. In the Brazilian public health system, the cost per averted in-hospital death is 4.1 times the domestic GDP per capita.

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Nader Marta ◽  
Eduardo Weltman ◽  
Robson Ferrigno

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: A cost-effectiveness analysis of IMRT compared to 3D-CRT for head and neck cancer patients (HNCPs) was conducted in the Brazilian Public Health System. METHODS: A Markov model was used to simulate radiation therapy-induced dysphagia and xerostomia in HNCPs. Data from the PARSPORT trial and the quality-of-life study were used as parameters. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) and cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained were calculated. RESULTS: At 2 years, IMRT was associated with an incremental benefit of 0.16 QALYs gained per person, resulting in an ICER of BRL 31,579 per QALY gained. IMRT was considered cost-effective when using the guideline proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) of three times the national gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (BRL 72,195). Regarding life expectancy (15 years), the incremental benefit of IMRT was 1.16 QALYs gained per person, with an ICER of BRL 4,341. IMRT was also cost-effective using the WHO definition, which states that the maximum cost is equal to the GDP per capita (BRL 24,065). CONCLUSIONS: IMRT was considered cost-effective from the perspective of the Brazilian public health system.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajabali Daroudi ◽  
Ali Akbari Sari ◽  
Azin Nahvijou ◽  
Ahmad Faramarzi

Abstract Background Determining the cost-effectiveness thresholds for healthcare interventions has been a severe challenge for policymakers, especially in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to estimate the cost per disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) averted for countries with different levels of Human Development Index (HDI) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Methods The data about DALYs, per capita health expenditure (HE), HDI, and GDP per capita were extracted for 176 countries during the years 2000 to 2016. Then we examined the trends on these variables. Panel regression analysis was performed to explore the correlation between DALY and HE per capita. The results of the regression models were used to calculate the cost per DALY averted for each country. Results Age-standardized rate (ASR) DALY (DALY per 100,000 population) had a nonlinear inverse correlation with HE per capita and a linear inverse correlation with HDI. One percent increase in HE per capita was associated with an average of 0.28, 0.24, 0.18, and 0.27% decrease on the ASR DALY in low HDI, medium HDI, high HDI, and very high HDI countries, respectively. The estimated cost per DALY averted was $998, $6522, $23,782, and $69,499 in low HDI, medium HDI, high HDI, and very high HDI countries. On average, the cost per DALY averted was 0.34 times the GDP per capita in low HDI countries. While in medium HDI, high HDI, and very high HDI countries, it was 0.67, 1.22, and 1.46 times the GDP per capita, respectively. Conclusions This study suggests that the cost-effectiveness thresholds might be less than a GDP per capita in low and medium HDI countries and between one and two GDP per capita in high and very high HDI countries.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiyi Ni ◽  
Jia Liu ◽  
Yawen Jiang ◽  
Jing Wu

Abstract Background Clinical trials in China have demonstrated that ranibizumab can improve the clinical outcomes of branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). However, no economic evaluation of ranibizumab has been conducted among Chinese patient population. Methods To provide insights into the economic profile of ranibizumab among Chinese RVO population, a Markov state-transition model was used to predict the outcomes of ranibizumab comparing to laser photocoagulation and observational-only care from the societal perspective. This model simulated changes in patient visuality, quality-adjusted of life years (QALY), medical costs, and direct non-medical costs of individuals with visual impairment due to BRVO or CRVO in lifetime. The base-case analysis used an annual discount rate of 5% for costs and benefits following the China Guidelines for Pharmacoeconomic Evaluations. Deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were performed to test the robustness of the model. Results The base-case incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) comparing ranibizumab to laser photocoagulation was ¥65,008/QALY among BRVO patients and was ¥65,815/QALY among CRVO patients, respectively. Comparing to the 2019 gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of ¥71,000, both two ICERs were far below the cost-effective threshold at three times of GDP per capita (¥213,000). The deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses demonstrated the base-case results were robust in most of the simulation scenarios. Conclusion The current Markov model demonstrated that ranibizumab may be cost-effective compared with laser photocoagulation to treat BRVO and cost-effective compared to observation-only care to treat CRVO in China from the societal perspective.


Author(s):  
Ngoc Huong Lien Ha ◽  
Philip Yap Lin Kiat ◽  
Sean Olivia Nicholas ◽  
Ivana Chan ◽  
Shiou Liang Wee

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Living with dementia is challenging for persons with dementia (PWDs) and their families. Although multi-component intervention, underscored by the ethos of person-centred care, has been shown to maintain quality of life (QOL) in PWDs and caregivers, a lack of service integration can hinder effectiveness. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> CARITAS, an integrated care initiative provided through a hospital-community care partnership, endeavours to provide person-centred dementia care through ambulatory clinic consults, case management, patient and caregiver engagement, and support. We evaluated CARITAS’ clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness with a naturalistic cross-sectional within-subject design. We assessed patients’ function, QOL, and behavioural problems post-intervention. We estimated CARITAS’ cost-effectiveness from a patient’s perspective, benchmarking it against other dementia treatments and Singapore’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. <b><i>Results:</i></b> CARITAS care significantly improved health utility (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001), reduced caregiver burden (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001), and improved PWDs’ behavioural problems (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001) related to “memory” (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001), “disruption” (<i>p</i> = 0.017), and “depression” (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.001). CARITAS’ benefits (<i>d</i><sub>RMBPC</sub> = 0.357, <i>d</i><sub>EQ5D index</sub> = 0.328, <i>d</i><sub>ZBI</sub> = 0.361) were comparable to those of other pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for dementia. CARITAS costs SG$133,056.69 per quality-adjusted life years gain, yielding an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of 1.31 and 1.49 against the cost of donepezil in patients with mild Alz­heimer’s disease and Singapore’s GDP per capita in 2019, respectively, falling within the cost-effectiveness threshold of 1.0–3.0. <b><i>Discussion:</i></b> CARITAS integrated dementia care is a cost-effective intervention that showed promising outcomes for PWDs and their caregivers.


2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 802-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabina P. W. Guenther ◽  
Stefan Brunner ◽  
Frank Born ◽  
Matthias Fischer ◽  
René Schramm ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. NP8-NP9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sébastien Champion ◽  
Dominique Belcour ◽  
Bernard Alex Gaüzère

We describe the case of a peripartum thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with fulminant cardiogenic shock treated with extracorporeal life support. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura should be considered in the case of thrombotic microangiopathy with several or severe organ involvement and needs emergent treatment with plasmapheresis (with or without rituximab). In the case of cardiac involvement, aggressive treatment should be considered given the high mortality and the potential complete recovery.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
SKT Ma ◽  
WC Sin ◽  
CW Ngai ◽  
ASK Wong ◽  
WM Chan ◽  
...  

Abstract Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Background Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-A ECMO) is an advanced technique in extracorporeal life support (ECLS) used to support extreme circulatory failure including patients with cardiac arrest and cardiogenic shock refractory to conventional support. It is a long-standing belief that peripheral V-A ECMO poses increased afterload to the inured heart, but conventional echocardiographic measurements are often insensitive in detecting subtle changes in loading conditions. Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the effects of varying blood flow during peripheral V-A ECMO on intrinsic myocardial contractility, using detailed echocardiographic assessment including speckle tracking echocardiography (STE). Methods Adult patients with acute cardiogenic shock who were supported by peripheral V-A ECMO from April 2019 to September 2020 were recruited. Serial hemodynamic and cardiac performance parameters were measured by transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) within 48 hours after implementation of V-A ECMO, at different levels of extracorporeal blood flow – 100%, 120% and 50% of target blood flow (TBF). Results A total of 30 patients were included. 22 (71%) were male, and the mean (SD) age was 54 (13) years. The major indications for V-A ECMO were myocardial infarction (19, 63% patients), and myocarditis (5, 17%). With a decrease in extracorporeal blood flow from 100% to 50% of TBF, mean arterial pressure (MAP) dropped from 76+/-3 to 64+/-3mmHg (p &lt;0.001), and cardiac index (CI) increased from 0.89+/-0.13 to 1.27+/-0.18L/min/m2 (p &lt; 0.001). All indices of left ventricular contractility improved at a lower extracorporeal blood flow: the myocardial contractility measured by global longitudinal peak systolic strain (GLPSS) improved from -3+/-0.7% to -5+/-0.8% (p &lt; 0.001); left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) increased from 21.5+/-2.6% to 30.9+/-2.7% (p &lt; 0.001) and 19.7+/-3.1% to 28.4+/-3.2% (p &lt; 0.001) by biplane and linear methods, respectively; left ventricular index of myocardial performance (LIMP) improved from 1.51+/-0.12 to 1.03+/-0.09 (p &lt; 0.001). Similar findings were reproduced when comparing left ventricular contractility at extracorporeal blood flows of 120% and 50% of TBF. Conclusions The ECMO blood flow rate in peripheral V-A ECMO is inversely related to myocardial contractility, and is quantifiable by myocardial strain measured by STE.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Villar ◽  
Stephen Ruoss ◽  
Richard HA ◽  
Joe Hsu

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), also known as extracorporeal life support, is the practice of using circulatory assist devices and a gas exchange system to maintain sufficient tissue oxygen delivery, supplementing pulmonary and/or cardiac function in patients whose native physiology is too severely altered to be successfully supported solely by conventional life support techniques (eg, mechanical ventilation and inotropic and vasopressor drugs). ECMO should be considered in patients who are at a high risk of death due to a potentially reversible etiology of cardiopulmonary collapse. Indications for ECMO can be broadly divided into profound respiratory failure and/or cardiogenic shock. The indications include acute respiratory distress syndrome, heart failure, postoperative cardiogenic shock, and as an adjunct to cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients with cardiac arrest. ECMO is currently experiencing a renaissance, and familiarity with its concepts is important for all critical care practitioners. This review contains 8 figures, 8 tables and 34 references Key Words: complications, equipment, indications, management basics, outcomes


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (mar03 1) ◽  
pp. bcr2014206069-bcr2014206069 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Vagner ◽  
T. M. Hey ◽  
B. Elle ◽  
M. K. Jensen

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