Cost-utility analysis of treating mild stage normal tension glaucoma by surgery in China: a decision-analytic Markov model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many individuals suffer from normal tension glaucoma (NTG) in China. This study utilized Markov models to evaluate the cost-utility of applying many medications and surgery for mild-stage NTG when disease progression occurred at a mild stage.

Methods

A 10-year decision-analytic Markov model was developed for the cost-utility analysis of treating mild-stage NTG with surgery and increased application of medication. We hypothesized that all 100,000 samples with a mean age of 64 were in mild stages of NTG. Transitional probabilities from the mild to moderate to severe stages and the basic parameters acquired from the CNTGS were calculated. Incremental cost-utility ratios (ICUR) were calculated for treating all patients with NTG by probabilistic sensitivity analysis (P

SUBMITTER: Song D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10863271 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature