Title
The cost-effectiveness of 10 selected applications in minimally invasive therapy
Author
Banta, H.D.
Instituut voor verouderings- en vaatziekten onderzoek TNO
Publication year
1993
Abstract
In this article, evidence of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the following procedures is reviewed: (1) laser treatment of bladder tumors; (2) extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy and percutaneous nephrolithotomy; (3) laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis; (4) laparoscopic removal of ovarian cysts; (5) laparoscopic cholecystectomy; (6) laparoscopic appendectomy; (7) catheter treatment of coronary artery disease; (8) palliation of colon cancer by endoscopic intervention; (9) treatment of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding by endoscopic intervention; and (10) arthroscopic knee surgery. Despite considerable potential to be effective and cost-effective, evidence is disappointingly limited in these cases. The lack of evidence hampers decision-making in this new field.
Subject
cost-effectiveness
effectiveness
health policy
minimally invasive therapy
randomized controlled clinical trial
cost effectiveness analysis
extracorporeal lithotripsy
health care policy
laparoscopy
medical decision making
medical technology
priority journal
review
surgical technique
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary
Coronary Artery Bypass
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Endoscopy
Europe
Health Policy
Laparoscopy
Laser Surgery
Lithotripsy
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Technology Assessment, Biomedical
Therapeutics
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-8510(93)90012-e
TNO identifier
232214
ISSN
0168-8510
Source
Health Policy, 23 (1-2), 135-151
Document type
article