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ArticleFrontiers in public health2023

Cost-effectiveness of the Perioperative Pain Management Bundle a registry-based study.

Suzana Bojic, Nebojsa Ladjevic, Ivan Palibrk, Ivan Soldatovic, Ivana Likic-Ladjevic, Winfried Meissner, Ruth Zaslansky, Ulrike M Stamer, Philipp Baumbach, Dusica Stamenkovic

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Suzana BojicDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Medical Centre "Dr. Dragisa Misovic - Dedinje", Belgrade, Serbia.
Nebojsa LadjevicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Ivan PalibrkFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Ivan SoldatovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Ivana Likic-LadjevicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
Winfried MeissnerDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany.
Ruth ZaslanskyDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany.
Ulrike M StamerDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Philipp BaumbachDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany.
Dusica StamenkovicMedical Faculty of Military Medical Academy, University of Defense, Belgrade, Serbia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The Perioperative Pain Management Bundle was introduced in 10 Serbian PAIN OUT network hospitals to improve the quality of postoperative pain management. The Bundle consists of 4 elements: informing patients about postoperative pain treatment options; administering a full daily dose of 1-2 non-opioid analgesics; administering regional blocks and/or surgical wound infiltration; and assessing pain after surgery. In this study, we aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of the Bundle during the initial 24 h after surgery. Materials and methods: The assessment of cost-effectiveness was carried out by comparing patients before and after Bundle implementation and by comparing patients who received all Bundle elements to those with no Bundle element. Costs of postoperative pain management included costs of the analgesic medications, costs of labor for administering these medications, and related disposable materials. A multidimensional Pain Composite Score (PCS), the effectiveness measurement, was obtained by averaging variables from the International Pain Outcomes questionnaire evaluating pain intensity, interference of pain with activities and emotions, and side effects of analgesic medications. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) was calculated as the incremental change in costs divided by the incremental change in PCS and plotted on the cost-effectiveness plane along with the economic preference analysis. Results: The ICER value calculated when comparing patients before and after Bundle implementation was 181.89 RSD (1.55 EUR) with plotted ICERs located in the northeast and southeast quadrants of the cost-effectiveness plane. However, when comparing patients with no Bundle elements and those with all four Bundle elements, the calculated ICER was -800.63 RSD (-6.82 EUR) with plotted ICERs located in the southeast quadrant of the cost-effectiveness plane. ICER values differ across surgical disciplines. Conclusion: The proposed perioperative pain management Bundle is cost-effective. The cost-effectiveness varies depending on the number of implemented Bundle elements and fluctuates across surgical disciplines.

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Pain ManagementPostoperative PainCost-Benefit AnalysisEmotionsHospitalsHumansacute postoperative painBundlecost-effectivenesscost-effectiveness planeeconomic preference analysisincremental cost-effectiveness ratiointernational pain outcomes questionnairepain composite score

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PMID37744520
PMCPMC10513912

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