Cost-utility analysis of total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis in a regional medical center in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To analyze the cost-effective ratio of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the osteoarthritis (OA) treatment of at a regional medical center in China.

Methods

One hundred thirty-nine patients with osteoarthritis who underwent TKA at the Department of Osteoarthritis in Luhe hospital (Tongzhou, Beijing) from January 2011 to January 2012 were followed up. Their health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was evaluated using Short-Form Health Survey (SF) -36 Chinese version, and compared with those of the normal population to assess quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained after surgery for its effectiveness of the treatment. The total expense was the cost of patient hospitalization. The cost per QALY was calculated. The cost-benefit ratio (CBR) was expressed as a ratio of

SUBMITTER: Gui Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6734290 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature