기사
Cost-effectiveness of drug-eluting coronary stents in Quebec, Canada /
- 개인저자
- Brophy, James M. ;, Erickson, Lonny J.
- 수록페이지
- 326-333 p.
- 발행일자
- 2005.08.29
- 출판사
- Cambridge University Press
초록
[영문]Objectives: The aim of this investigation was to assess the incremental cost-effectiveness of replacing bare metal coronary stents (BMS) with drug-eluting stents (DES) in the Province of Quebec, Canada.Methods: The strategy used was a cost-effectiveness analysis from the perspective of the health-care provider, in the province of Quebec, Canada (population 7.5 million). The main outcome measure was the cost per avoided revascularization intervention.Results: Based on the annual Quebec rate of 14,000 angioplasties with an average of 1.7 stents per procedure and a purchase cost of