Cost-effectiveness of bilateral vs. single internal thoracic artery grafts at 10 years.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Using bilateral internal thoracic arteries (BITAs) for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been suggested to improve survival compared to CABG using single internal thoracic arteries (SITAs) for patients with advanced coronary artery disease. We used data from the Arterial Revascularization Trial (ART) to assess long-term cost-effectiveness of BITA grafting compared to SITA grafting from an English health system perspective.

Methods and results

Resource use, healthcare costs, and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) were assessed across 10 years of follow-up from an intention-to-treat perspective. Missing data were addressed using multiple imputation. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios were calculated with uncertainty characterized using non-parametric bootstra

SUBMITTER: Little M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9071553 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature