Navigated intramedullary nailing for patients with intertrochanteric hip fractures is cost-effective at high-volume hospitals in mainland China: A markov decision analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Previous studies have reported that navigation systems can improve clinical outcomes of intramedullary nailing (IMN) for patients with intertrochanteric fractures. However, information is lacking regarding the relationship between the costs of navigated systems and clinical outcomes. The present research aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of navigated IMN as compared with traditional freehand IMN for patients with intertrochanteric fractures.

Methods

A Markov decision model with a 5-year time horizon was constructed to investigate the costs, clinical outcomes and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of navigated IMN for a 70-year-old patient with an intertrochanteric fracture in mainland China. The costs [Chinese Yuan (¥)], health utilities (quality-ad

SUBMITTER: Tang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9885142 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature