Cost-utility analysis of shockwave lithotripsy vs ureteroscopic stone treatment in adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the cost-effectiveness, resource use implications, quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and cost per QALY of care pathways starting with either extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) or with ureteroscopic retrieval (ureteroscopy [URS]) for the management of ureteric stones.

Patients and methods

Data on quality of life and resource use for 613 patients, collected prospectively in the Therapeutic Interventions for Stones of the Ureter (TISU) randomized controlled trial (ISRCTN 92289221), were used to assess the cost-effectiveness of two care pathways, SWL and URS. A health provider (UK National Health Service) perspective was adopted to estimate the costs of the interventions and subsequent resource use. Quality-of-life data were calculated using a gene

SUBMITTER: Kilonzo MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10087721 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature