Cost-utility of breast reduction surgery--a prospective study.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
; 63(1): 87-92, 2010 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the cost-utility of routine breast-reduction surgery in the setting of a large university hospital.METHODS:
In the framework of a large trial exploring the feasibility of routine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment, 80 patients (mean age 45 years) entering the Department of Plastic Surgery for operative breast reduction filled in the 15-dimension (15D) HRQoL survey before and 6 months after surgery. Data on hospital costs were obtained from the hospital records.RESULTS:
Mean (+/-SD) HRQoL score (on a 0-1 scale) increased as a result of surgery from the preoperative 0.916+/-0.075 to 0.939+/-0.076 (p<0.001) 6 months after surgery, corresponding to a mean (+/-SD) gain of 0.930+/-2.117 quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). Of the 15 health dimensions, discomfort and symptoms showed the greatest improvement (p<0.001). A statistically significant improvement was also seen on the dimensions of breathing, sleeping and distress. Mean hospital cost of treatment was 3383 euro+/-1744, and the cost per QALY was 3638 euro. Using 5% discounting for QALYs, the cost per QALY increased to 8973 euro.CONCLUSION:
Breast-reduction surgery improved HRQoL in a statistically significant manner and at a reasonable cost, as the cost per QALY was in the same range as that observed in our material, for example, for hip-replacement surgery.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Geral
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Cirurgia_oncologica
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Mamoplastia
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Finlândia