Cost effectiveness analysis of carbetocin during cesarean section in a high volume maternity unit.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the cost effectiveness of carbetocin compared to oxytocin when used as prophylaxis against post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) during cesarean deliveries.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature was performed to identify randomized controlled trials that compared the use of carbetocin to oxytocin in the context of cesarean deliveries. Cost effectiveness analysis was then performed using secondary data from the perspective of a maternity unit within the Malaysian Ministry of Health, over a 24 h time period.

Results

Seven randomized controlled trials with over 2000 patients comparing carbetocin with oxytocin during cesarean section were identified. The use of carbetocin in our center, which has an average of 3000 cesarean deliveries annually, would have p

SUBMITTER: Voon HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5813149 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature