التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Cost-effectiveness of Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States. |
| المؤلفون: |
Losina, Elena, Walensky, Rochelle P., Kessler, Courtenay L., Emrani, Parastu S., Reichmann, William M., Wright, Elizabeth A., Holt, Holly L., Solomon, Daniel H., Yelin, Edward, Paltiel, A. David, Katz, Jeffrey N. |
| المصدر: |
Archives of Internal Medicine; 6/22/2009, Vol. 169 Issue 12, p1113-1121, 9p, 1 Diagram, 5 Charts |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
MEDICAL research, TOTAL knee replacement, OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE diseases, MEDICAL care costs, QUALITY of life, LIFE expectancy, HEALTH policy |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
UNITED States |
| مستخلص: |
The article reports on the study that investigates that cost-effectiveness of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to relieve pain and improves quality of life for persons with advanced knee osteoarthritis. It shows that TKA increases quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) from 6.822 to 7.957 quality-adjusted life years (QALY). It reveals that TKA appears to be cost-effective in the U.S. Medicare-aged population and suggests that policy decisions should be made based on available local options for TKA. |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
Complementary Index |
