Costs analysis of cochlear implantation in children.
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
; 2024 Mar 05.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The study assessed the direct medical costs of the cochlear implantation pathway from the healthcare payer's perspective, in children with bilateral severe to profound hearing loss, from diagnosis to 3 years' follow-up after first implantation. We also compared costs between two populations congenital and progressive deafness. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective costs analysis was performed for 56 children who received a cochlear implant in one French pediatric ENT center. The children had severe to profound hearing loss, and were implanted before the age of 10 years. We calculated direct medical costs in 3 phases diagnosis to pre-implantation assessment, surgical and hospital management of implantation, and 3 years' follow-up.RESULTS:
Mean costs were 64,675 (range, 38,709-113,954) per child from diagnosis to 3 years after first implantation. Mean costs in congenital deafness detected on neonatal screening and on progressive deafness were respectively 65,420 and 63,930 (P=0.7).CONCLUSION:
The global cost was 64,675 per child from diagnosis to 3 years after first implantation. There was no difference in cost according to congenital versus progressive hearing loss.
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Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis
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2024
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Francia