ArticleCost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E2020
Cost-effectiveness of a novel smartphone application to mobilize first responders after witnessed OHCA in Belgium.
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- What is the effect of volunteer community responders network on out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes in the swiss canton of fribourg? a five-year retrospective observational study.Resuscitation plus · 2025Article
- An app to keep: smartphone-based dispatch of community first responder to cardiac arrest.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- A systematic review of cost-effectiveness of treating out of hospital cardiac arrest and the implications for resource-limited health systems.International journal of emergency medicine · 2024Review
- A Systematic Review of Cost-Effectiveness of Treating Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Implications for Resource-limited Health Systems.Research square · 2024Article
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- Key Features in Designing an Integrated Recall System for Dispatch in Mass Casualty Incidents; a Systematic Review.Archives of academic emergency medicine · 2024Review
- A roadmap to building first responder networks: Lessons learned and best practices from Belgium and Switzerland.Resuscitation plus · 2023Article
- Early modelling of the effects and healthcare costs of the Dutch citizen-rescuer system for out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundEVapp (Emergency Volunteer Application) is a Belgian smartphone application that mobilizes volunteers to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation with publicly available automatic external defibrillators (AED) after an emergency call for suspected out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The aim is to bridge the time before the arrival of the emergency services.
methodsAn accessible model was developed, using literature data, to simulate survival and cost-effectiveness of nation-wide EVapp implementation. Initial validation was performed using field data from a first pilot study of EVapp implementation in a city in Flanders, covering 2.5 years of implementation.
resultsSimulation of nation-wide EVapp implementation resulted in an additional yearly 910 QALY gained over the current baseline case scenario (worst case 632; best case 3204). The cost per QALY associated with EVapp implementation was comparable to the baseline scenario, i.e., 17 vs 18 k€ QALY
conclusionsEVapp implementation was associated with a positive balance on amount of QALY gained and cost of QALY. This was a consequence of both the lower healthcare costs for patients with good neurological outcome and the more efficient use of yet available resources, which did not outweigh the costs of operation.
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