Universal ophthalmia neonatorum prophylaxis in Ontario: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum at birth is required by law in Ontario, declining prevalence of disease and efficacy of prophylaxis have called this practice into question. The objective of this modelling study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of universal prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum to inform decision-makers on the potential impact of a change in this policy.

Methods

We compared the cost-effectiveness of prophylaxis for ophthalmia neonatorum with no prophylaxis through cost-utility analysis with a lifetime time horizon, considering a provincial government payer, for a hypothetical population of newborns in Ontario. We assessed both the mean incremental costs of prophylaxis and its mean incremental effectiveness using a hybrid (part de

SUBMITTER: Rowlands Snyder EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9851624 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature