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Cost-effectiveness analysis of applying the Cholesterol and Recurrent Events (CARE) study protocol in Hong Kong. [PDF]

, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To determine the cost-effectiveness of secondary prevention with pravastatin in Hong Kong patients with coronary heart disease and average cholesterol levels.
Chau, J, Cheung, BM, Kumana, CR, Lau, CP, Lauder, IJ, McGhee, SM   +5 more
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Productivity and quality-adjusted life years: QALYs, PALYs and beyond

, 2023
We develop a unified framework for the measurement and valuation of health and productivity. Within this framework, we characterize evaluation functions allowing for compromises between the classical quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and its polar productivity-adjusted life years (PALYs).
Schultz Hansen, Kristian, Moreno-Ternero, Juan D., Østerdal, Lars Peter   +2 more
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Health-related quality of life in patients with colorectal neoplasm and cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening in Hong Kong [PDF]

, 2015
Key Messages 1. Compared with the Hong Kong general population norm, Chinese patients with colorectal neoplasm (CRN) reported worse physical health-related quality of life (HRQOL) but better mental HRQOL and comparable health preference scores. 2. The
Chan, P, Fong, DYT, Lam, CLK, Law, WL, McGhee, SM, Poon, JTC, Wong, CKH   +6 more
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Long‐term cost‐effectiveness of transcatheter mitral valve repair in  HF patients with secondary mitral regurgitation

ESC Heart Failure
Aims The long‐term cost‐effectiveness of MitraClip in heart failure patients with secondary mitral regurgitation is still unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the long‐term cost‐effectiveness of MitraClip added to guideline‐directed medical therapy vs ...
Younan Yao, Ziyou Zhou, Tian Geng, Anping Cai, Tian Li, Junqing Yang, Jiyan Chen, Liwen Li   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

IJCM_425A: Outcomes of Second Line Anti-Retroviral Therapy Among a cohort of people living with HIV/AIDS attending an ART Centre in Mangalore

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Anti-Retroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS has been effective, but the mortality rate remains to be high, resulting in the use of second line of ART treatment for better results.
Nandita Anand, Basavaprabhu Achappa, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Rishit Anand   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A reassessment of the cost-effectiveness of hormone replacement therapy in Sweden – results based on the Women’s Health Initiative randomised controlled trial [PDF]

The cost-effectiveness of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) based on a societal perspective is reassessed based on new medical evidence found in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI).
Borgström, Fredrik, Jönsson, Bengt, Kanis, John, Zethraeus, Niklas   +3 more
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Study comparing vein integrity and clinical outcomes in open vein harvesting and 2 types of endoscopic vein harvesting for coronary artery bypass grafting:The VICO randomized clinical trial (vein integrity and clinical outcomes) [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Current consensus statements maintain that endoscopic vein harvesting (EVH) should be standard care in coronary artery bypass graft surgery, but vein quality and clinical outcomes have been questioned.
Bibleraaj, Bhuvaneswari, Caress, Ann, Critchley, William, Fildes, James, Morris, Julie, Payne, Katherine, Thompson, Alexander, Venkateswaran, Rajamiyer, Yonan, INizar   +8 more
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Cost-effectiveness of chemotherapy for advanced and recurrent cervical cancer: a systematic review

Frontiers in Health Services
IntroductionAdvanced and recurrent cervical cancer often requires palliative chemotherapy and is associated with poor prognosis. Recently, various systemic therapies—including cytotoxic drugs, anti-angiogenic agents, and immune checkpoint inhibitors—have
Katsuaki Inami
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Opportunities for improving the efficiency of paediatric HIV treatment programmes [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives: To conduct two economic analyses addressing whether to: routinely monitor HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinically or with laboratory tests; continue or stop cotrimoxazole prophylaxis when children become stabilized on
Bakeera-Kitaka, S, Bwakura-Dangarembizi, M, Gibb, DM, Kekitinwa, A, Mabugu, T, Mugyenyi, P, Munderi, P, Musiime, V, Nahirya-Ntege, P, Nathoo, KJ, Revill, PA, Sculpher, MJ, Walker, AS, Walker, S   +13 more
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Weighting and valuing quality-adjusted life-years using stated preference methods: preliminary results from the Social Value of a QALY Project

Health Technology Assessment, 2010
Objectives: To identify characteristics of beneficiaries of health care over which relative weights should be derived and to estimate relative weights to be attached to health gains according to characteristics of recipients of these gains (relativities ...
R Baker, I Bateman, C Donaldson, M Jones-Lee, E Lancsar, G Loomes, H Mason, M Odejar, JL Pinto Prades, A Robinson, M Ryan, P Shackley, R Smith, R Sugden, J Wildman   +14 more
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