ArticleThe European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care2019
Health state utilities associated with post-surgical Staphylococcus aureus infections.
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- Plus Sutures for preventing surgical site infection: a systematic review of clinical outcomes with economic and environmental models.BMC surgery · 2023Pooled it
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- Impact of surgical-site infection on health utility values: a meta-analysis.The British journal of surgery · 2023Pooled it
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- A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Sentio Bone Conduction Hearing Implant System in the Australian Healthcare Setting.Journal of market access & health policy · 2026Article
- Health state utilities associated with invasive pneumococcal disease, pneumonia, and recurrent acute otitis media in young children.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Economic evaluation of the effect of needle and syringe programs on skin, soft tissue, and vascular infections in people who inject drugs: a microsimulation modelling approach.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Health State Utilities Associated with False-Positive Cancer Screening Results.PharmacoEconomics - open · 2024Article
- Use of Conditionally Essential Amino Acids and the Economic Burden of Postoperative Complications After Fracture Fixation: Results from a Cost Utility Analysis.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2023Article
- Health State Utilities for Adverse Events Associated with Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in Large B-Cell Lymphoma.PharmacoEconomics - open · 2022Article
- The Potential Cost-Effectiveness of a Cell-Based Bioelectronic Implantable Device Delivering Interferon-β1a Therapy Versus Injectable Interferon-β1a Treatment in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.PharmacoEconomics · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionSurgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common and potentially serious complications after surgery. Staphylococcus aureus is a virulent pathogen frequently identified as a cause of SSI. As vaccines and other infection control measures are developed to reduce SSI risk, cost-utility analyses (CUA) of these interventions are needed to inform resource allocation decisions. A recent systematic review found that available SSI utilities are of "questionable quality." Therefore, the purpose of this study was to estimate the disutility (i.e., utility decrease) associated with SSIs.
methodsIn time trade-off interviews, general population participants in the UK (London, Edinburgh) valued health states drafted based on literature and clinician interviews. Health states described either joint or spine surgery, with or without an SSI. The utility difference between otherwise identical health states with and without the SSI represented the disutility associated with the SSI.
resultsA total of 201 participants completed interviews (50.2% female; mean age = 46.2 years). Mean (SD) utilities of health states describing joint and spine surgery without infections were 0.79 (0.23) and 0.78 (0.23). Disutilities of SSIs ranged from - 0.03 to - 0.32, depending on severity of the infection and subsequent medical interventions. All differences between corresponding health with and without SSIs were statistically significant (all p < 0.001).
conclusionThe preference-based SSI disutilities derived in this study may be used to represent mild and serious SSIs in CUAs assessing and comparing the value of vaccinations that may reduce the risk of SSIs.
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