| Título : |
Economic analysis of routine neuromonitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve in total thyroidectomy |
| Tipo de documento : |
documento electrónico |
| Autores : |
Álvaro Enrique Sanabria Quiroga, |
| Fecha de publicación : |
2015 |
| Títulos uniformes : |
Biomédica
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| Idioma : |
Inglés (eng) |
| Palabras clave : |
Thyroid gland thyroidectomy cost-benefit analysis meta-analysis |
| Resumen : |
Introduction: Thyroidectomy is a common surgery. Routine searching of the recurrent laryngeal nerve is the most important strategy to avoid palsy. Neuromonitoring has been recommended to decrease recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy. Objective: To assess if neuromonitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy is cost-effective in a developing country. Materials and methods: We designed a decision analysis to assess the cost-effectiveness of recurrent laryngeal nerve neuromonitoring. For probabilities, we used data from a meta-analysis. Utility was measured using preference values. We considered direct costs. We conducted a deterministic and a probabilistic analysis. Results: We did not find differences in utility between arms. The frequency of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury was 1% in the neuromonitor group and 1.6% for the standard group. Thyroidectomy without monitoring was the less expensive alternative. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was COP$ 9,112,065. Conclusion: Routine neuromonitoring in total thyroidectomy with low risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury is neither cost-useful nor cost-effective in the Colombian health system. |
| Mención de responsabilidad : |
Álvaro Sanabria, Adonis Ramírez |
| Referencia : |
Biomedica. 2015 Jul-Sep;35(3):363-71. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) : |
10.7705/biomedica.v35i3.2371 |
| PMID : |
26849698 |
| En línea : |
https://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/2371 |
| Enlace permanente : |
https://hospitalpablotobon.cloudbiteca.com/pmb/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_dis |