Economic evaluation of Optilume, a drug-coated balloon for recurrent anterior male urethral stricture.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aim to conduct an economic evaluation of the Optilume urethral drug-coated balloon (DCB) compared with endoscopic management for the treatment of recurrent anterior male urethral stricture in England.

Patients and methods

A cohort Markov model was developed to estimate the costs and savings to the NHS over a 5-year time horizon of adopting Optilume for the treatment of anterior urethral male stricture versus current endoscopic standard of care. A scenario analysis was conducted which compared Optilume to urethroplasty. Probabilistic and deterministic sensitivity analyses were performed to estimate the impact of uncertainties in model parameters.

Results

When compared with current endoscopic standard of care Optilume resulted in an estimated cost saving o

SUBMITTER: Kelly L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10268567 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature