A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF NEONATAL ECMO USING EXISTING EVIDENCE

Authors
HOWARD S MUGFORD M NORMAND C ELBOURNE D GRANT A FIELD D JOHNSON A
Citation
S. Howard et al., A COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS OF NEONATAL ECMO USING EXISTING EVIDENCE, International journal of technology assessment in health care, 12(1), 1996, pp. 80-92
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Medical Informatics
Journal title
International journal of technology assessment in health care → ACNP
ISSN journal
02664623
Volume
12
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
80 - 92
Database
ISI
SICI code
0266-4623(1996)12:1<80:ACAONE>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
A cost-effectiveness analysis is part of the U.K. ECMO Trial. In prepa ration for this analysis, existing evidence on the costs and effective ness of neonatal ECMO was evaluated. ECMO appears to be more costly bu t may be more or less effective than conventional treatment. No case c an be made for introducing ECMO before trial results are available.