Economic value of diastasis repair with the use of mesh compared to no intervention in Italy.

Abdominoplasty Biosynthetic mesh Budget impact Cost-effectiveness Economic evaluation NHS RAD Rectus abdominal diastasis Society Synthetic mesh

Journal

The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care
ISSN: 1618-7601
Titre abrégé: Eur J Health Econ
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101134867

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
14 Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 28 04 2023
accepted: 12 02 2024
medline: 14 3 2024
pubmed: 14 3 2024
entrez: 14 3 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Rectus abdominal diastasis (RAD) can cause mainly incontinence and lower-back pain. Despite its high incidence, there is no consensus regarding surgical indication. We aimed at comparing RAD repair (minimally invasive technique with mesh implant) with no treatment (standard of care - SOC) through cost-effectiveness and budget impact analyses from both National Healthcare Service (NHS) and societal perspectives in Italy. A model was developed including social costs and productivity losses derived by the online administration of a socio-economic questionnaire, including the EuroQol for the assessment of quality of life. Costs for the NHS were based on reimbursement tariffs. Over a lifetime horizon, estimated costs were 64,115€ for SOC and 46,541€ for RAD repair in the societal perspective; QALYs were 19.55 and 25.75 for the two groups, respectively. Considering the NHS perspective, RAD repair showed an additional cost per patient of 5,104€ compared to SOC, leading to an ICUR of 824€. RAD repair may be either cost-saving or cost-effective compared to SOC depending on the perspective considered. Considering a current scenario of 100% SOC, an increased diffusion of RAD repair from 2 to 10% in the next 5 years would lead to an incremental cost of 184,147,624€ for the whole society (87% borne by the NHS) and to incremental 16,155 QALYs. In light of the lack of economic evaluations for minimally invasive RAD repair, the present study provides relevant clinical and economic evidence to help improving the decision-making process and allocating scarce resources between competing ends.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38480616
doi: 10.1007/s10198-024-01685-z
pii: 10.1007/s10198-024-01685-z
doi:

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Journal Article

Langues

eng

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Carla Rognoni (C)

Centre for Research on Health and Social Care Management (CERGAS), SDA Bocconi School of Management, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy. carla.rognoni@unibocconi.it.

Alessandro Carrara (A)

First General Surgery Unit, Ospedale Santa Chiara, Trento, Italy.

Micaela Piccoli (M)

UOC di Chirurgia Generale, d'Urgenza e Nuove Tecnologie dell'OCB (Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara), AOU (Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria) di Modena, Modena, Italy.

Vincenzo Trapani (V)

UOC di Chirurgia Generale, d'Urgenza e Nuove Tecnologie dell'OCB (Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara), AOU (Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria) di Modena, Modena, Italy.

Nereo Vettoretto (N)

UOC di Chirurgia Generale del Presidio Ospedaliero di Montichiari, AO Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.

Giorgio Soliani (G)

Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Ferrara, Italy.

Rosanna Tarricone (R)

Centre for Research on Health and Social Care Management (CERGAS), SDA Bocconi School of Management, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.
Department of Social and Political Sciences, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.

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