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Mobile Stroke Units - Cost-Effective or Just an Expensive Hype?
AbstractPurpose of ReviewAcute stroke is a treatable disease. Nevertheless, only a minority of patients obtain guideline-adjusted therapy. One major reason is the small time window in which therapies have to be administered in order to reverse or mitigate brain injury and prevent disability. The Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) concept, available for a decade now, is spreading worldwide, comprising ambulances, fully equipped with computed tomography, laboratory unit and telemedicine connection to the stroke centre and staffed with a specialised stroke team. Besides its benefits, this concept adds a relevant amount of costs to heal...
Source: Current Atherosclerosis Reports - August 29, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Cost-effectiveness of follow-up invasive coronary angiography after percutaneous coronary stenting: a real-world observational cohort study in Japan
Conclusions FUICA increased the costs but did not improve clinical benefits. Thus, FUICA is not economically more attractive than CF alone. Trial registration number UMIN000039768.
Source: BMJ Open - August 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Shiina, T., Goto-Hirano, K., Takura, T., Daida, H. Tags: Open access, Health economics Source Type: research

Cost-effectiveness analysis of new generation coronary CT scanners for difficult-to-image patients
ConclusionThe use of NGCCT might be considered cost-effective in both populations since it is cost-saving compared to ICA and generates similar effects.
Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - September 19, 2016 Category: Health Management Source Type: research