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Elektronisk udgave - Sundhedsstyrelsen

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4<br />

International review of economic<br />

analyses<br />

In addition to reviewing the evidence for the efficacy and safety of<br />

the technologies (2-7), a study was carried out on their cost-effectiveness.<br />

However, the cost-effectiveness of these technologies is less<br />

certain and is changing because the risks of HIV and hepatitis from<br />

allogeneic blood transfusion have decreased markedly during the<br />

last decade (226, 227). Some authorities have called for an increase<br />

in the use of technologies to minimize allogeneic blood transfusion<br />

(228-231), while others have suggested a more cautious approach,<br />

pointing out that the cost-effectiveness of some of these technologies<br />

appears unattractive (232-234).<br />

The purpose of the study was two-fold: 1) to review and compare<br />

current knowledge about the cost-effectiveness of these technologies,<br />

and 2) to assess the methodological quality of the economic<br />

evaluations using explicit, published criteria. This information can<br />

be used to design future studies that will determine the most costeffective<br />

methods of using these technologies.<br />

4.1 Search strategy and data collection<br />

An economic evaluation was a priori defined as a study in which<br />

the cost of a technology for decreasing the use of perioperative allogeneic<br />

blood was compared with a control group receiving allo-<br />

TECHNOLOGIES: Aprotinin<br />

Desmopressin<br />

TXA = Tranexamic acid<br />

EPO = Erythropoietin<br />

ANH = Acute normovolemic hemodilution<br />

Autotransfusion/CS = Autotransfusion/cell salvage<br />

PAD = Preoperative autologous donation<br />

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