CLINICAL ECONOMICS REVIEW - COST-EFFECTIVENESS IN THE THERAPY OF LIVER-DISEASE

There have been many advances made in the management of patients with liver disease both in diagnosis and in the treatment of underlying liv er disease and its complications, although comparatively few of these have been rigorously subjected to full cost-effectiveness evaluation. In this review, we have analysed a small number of the therapeutic int erventions; while these have been well evaluated clinically, very few have been analysed from the viewpoint of cost-effectiveness and, thus, it is difficult to make many definitive claims. It is hoped that futu re studies will consider these aspects as well.