Foley catheter vs. oral misoprostol to induce labour among hypertensive women in India: a cost-consequence analysis alongside a clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effectiveness and economic impact of two methods for induction of labour in hypertensive women, in low-resource settings.

Design

Cost-consequence analysis of a previously reported multicentre, parallel, open-label randomised trial.

Setting & population

A total of 602 women with a live fetus, aged ≥18 years requiring delivery for pre-eclampsia or hypertension, in two public hospitals in Nagpur, India.

Methods

We performed a formal economic evaluation alongside the INFORM clinical trial. Women were randomised to receive transcervical Foley catheterisation or oral misoprostol 25 mcg. Healthcare expenditure was calculated using a provider-side microcosting approach.

Main outcome measures

Rates of vaginal this delivery within 24 hou

SUBMITTER: Leigh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6282740 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature