| The cost-effectiveness of routine follow-up after primary total hip arthroplasty. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 19195830 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Routine postsurgery assessment of primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) is recommended in many countries. Whether the benefits of this activity are justified by the costs is not known. We used a decision-analytic Markov model to compare the costs and health outcomes of 3 different follow-up strategies after primary THA. If there is no routine follow-up of patients for 7 years after primary THA, there would be cost savings between AU$6.5 and $11.9 million and gains of between 1.8 and 8.8 quality-adjusted life years. Policy makers should investigate less resource-intensive alternatives to common routine postsurgical assessment. |
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Authors:
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Katharina Maria Dorothea Bolz; Ross W Crawford; Bill Donnelly; Sarah L Whitehouse; Nicholas Graves |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-02-04 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of arthroplasty Volume: 25 ISSN: 1532-8406 ISO Abbreviation: J Arthroplasty Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-02-01 Completed Date: 2010-05-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8703515 Medline TA: J Arthroplasty Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 191-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
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2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. |
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip* Australia Cost Savings Cost-Benefit Analysis Follow-Up Studies Humans Markov Chains Outcome Assessment (Health Care) / economics* Quality-Adjusted Life Years |
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