Economic analysis of alvimopan for prevention and management of postoperative ileus.
Economic analysis of alvimopan for prevention and management of postoperative ileus.
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阿维莫泮预防和治疗术后肠梗阻的经济分析。
DOI:
10.1002/phar.1047
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发表时间:
2012
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影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Galanter,WilliamL
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作者:
Touchette,DanielR;Yang,Yoojung;Tiryaki,Funda;Galanter,WilliamL
Study Objective To determine whether alvimopan for prevention of postoperative ileus in patients undergoing small‐or large‐bowel resection by laparotomy is associated with lower total costs compared with standard care. Design Pharmacoeconomic analysis using a formal decision model. Data Source Four phase III clinical trials, two pooled analyses, and one meta‐analysis. Patient Population A cohort of patients who underwent bowel resection with primary anastomosis by laparotomy and received either standardized, accelerated postoperative care (usual care) or usual care plus alvimopan. Measurements and Main Results Clinical outcomes, obtained from pooled analyses of published studies, were time to discharge order written, postoperative nasogastric tube insertion, postoperative ileus‐related readmission within 7 days, and occurrence of nausea and vomiting. Cost inputs included drugs, nursing labor, readmissions, and hospitalizations. Costs were assessed by determining the net cost of alvimopan use and subsequent reduction in length of stay. Sensitivity and scenario analyses were conducted. Costs for alvimopan were 570basedonanaverageof9.5doses.Giventhe18.4‐hourmeanreductionintimetodischargeorderwritten,useofalvimopanreducedhospitalizationcostsby 2021. Mean difference in overall cost of care, as determined by Monte Carlo simulation, was 1168(95%certaintyinterval− 437 to 5879),favoringtheuseofalvimopan.Inthesensitivityanalysis,associationofalvimopanwithlowercostswasrobusttoseveralchangesinkeyparametersincludingcostandnumberofdosesofalvimopan,timetodischargeorderwritten,readmissionrates,andhospitalizationcost.Inthescenarioanalyses,alvimopanuseyieldedanetcostof 226 when no difference in time to discharge order written was assumed. In the scenario analysis using data from a study that did not enforce opioid use, alvimopan resulted in a cost saving of 65/patient.ConclusionAlvimopanwascostsavingforpreventionofpostoperativeileusinpatientsundergoingbowelresectionbylaparotomy,althoughthesepotentialcostsavingswerehighlydependentonadifferenceintimetodischargeorderwritten.Thisfindingisnotapplicabletotheless‐invasivelaparoscopicsurgicalapproachforwhichqualitydataonalvimopanusearelacking.Limitationsofthisanalysisincludeduseoftimetodischargeorderwrittenasaproxyforlengthofstayanddifficultyinterpretingstudyresultsduetoinconsistentreportingandconductoftheclinicaltrialsevaluatingalvimopan.Moreresearchisneededtodeterminethecost‐effectivenessofalvimopan.