Trial reportJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023
Analysis of the cost-efficiency of the vascular impulse technology (VIT) in the perioperative management of complex ankle fractures: results of a prospective randomised controlled trial.
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Abstract
introductionPosttraumatic swelling causes a delay in surgery, a prolonged hospital stay and a higher risk of complications. Thus, soft tissue conditioning following complex ankle fractures is of central importance in their perioperative management. Since the clinical benefit of VIT usage on the clinical course has been shown, it should now be investigated whether it is also cost-efficient in doing so. MATERIALS AND
methodsIncluded are published clinical results of the prospective, randomised, controlled, monocentric VIT study that have proven the therapeutic benefit in complex ankle fractures. Participants were allocated in a 1:1 ratio into the intervention group (VIT) and the control group (elevation). In this study, the required economic parameters of these clinical cases were collected on the data of the financial accounting and an estimation of annual cases had been performed to extrapolate the cost-efficiency of this therapy. The primary endpoint was the mean savings (in €).
resultsThirty-nine cases were studied in the period from 2016 to 2018. There was no difference in the generated revenue. However, due to lower incurred costs in the intervention group, there were potential savings of about €2000 (p
conclusionsVIT therapy has been shown to be a beneficial therapeutic modality, but it is so not only in regard to soft-tissue conditioning but also cost efficiency.
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