Economic impact of limb-salvage strategies in chronic limb-threatening ischaemia: modelling and budget impact study based on national registry data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Missed opportunities to reduce numbers of primary major lower-limb amputation and increase limb-salvage procedures when treating chronic limb-threatening ischaemia have previously been identified in the literature. However, the potential economic savings for healthcare providers when salvaging a chronic limb-threatening ischaemia-affected limb have not been well documented.

Methods

A model using National Health Service healthcare usage and cost data for 1.6 million individuals and averaged numbers of primary surgical procedures for chronic limb-threatening ischaemia from England and Wales in 2019-2021 was created to perform a budget impact analysis. Two scenarios were tested: the averaged national rates of major lower-limb amputation (above the ankle joint), angio

SUBMITTER: Saratzis A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11408877 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature