Early medical abortion by telemedicine in the United Kingdom: a costing analysis.
BJOG
; 129(6): 969-975, 2022 May.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the potential cost savings resulting from the introduction of routine early medical abortion (EMA) at home by telemedicine in the UK.DESIGN:
A costing study.SETTING:
The UK. POPULATION Women in 2020 undergoing EMA provided by three independent abortion providers and two National Health Service (NHS) abortion clinics.METHODS:
Computation of the costs of each abortion procedure and of managing failed or incomplete abortion and haemorrhage requiring blood transfusion. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Cost savings.RESULTS:
Overall estimated cost savings are £15.80 per abortion undertaken by independent abortion providers, representing a saving to the NHS of over £3 million per year. Limited data from NHS services resulted in an estimated average saving of £188.84 per abortion.CONCLUSIONS:
Were telemedicine EMA to become routine, an increase in the number of women eligible for medical rather than surgical abortion, and a reduction in adverse events resulting from earlier abortion, could result in significant cost savings. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Early medical abortion at home using telemedicine could save the NHS £3 million per year.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aborto Inducido
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Telemedicina
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BJOG
Asunto de la revista:
GINECOLOGIA
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OBSTETRICIA
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido