Elektronisk udgave - Sundhedsstyrelsen
Elektronisk udgave - Sundhedsstyrelsen
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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