Healthcare costs of different treatment options for condylar fractures.
Heliyon
; 9(9): e19851, 2023 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
As treatment options for condylar fractures have comparable outcomes, getting insight into associated costs is a first step towards implementing value-based healthcare (VBH). Therefore, we described the actual costs of the different treatment options (surgical, conservative, and expectative treatment) for condylar fractures. We expected surgical treatment to be the most expensive treatment. Studydesign:
This is a cost-of-illness study, based on estimates from the literature. Firstly, care pathways of all treatment options were described. Secondly, the costs per step were calculated based on the literature and Dutch guidelines for economic evaluations in health care.Results:
The direct treatment costs of surgical treatment (3721 to 4040) are three to five times higher than conservative treatment (730 to 1332). When lost productivity costs during the recovery period are included, costs of surgical treatment remain 1.5 times higher (9511 to 9830 for surgical treatment and 6224 to 6826 for conservative treatment). The costs of expectative treatment (5436) are lower than both other treatments.Conclusion:
The costs for surgical treatment are considerably higher than those for conservative or expectative treatment, mainly related to direct treatment cost. Future research should focus on the patients' perspective, to support implementation of VBH in treating condylar fractures.
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MEDLINE
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Guideline
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Heliyon
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2023
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Article