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Economic evaluation of tele-resuscitation intervention on emergency department pediatric visits in the Niagara Region, Canada a pilot study

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العنوان: Economic evaluation of tele-resuscitation intervention on emergency department pediatric visits in the Niagara Region, Canada a pilot study
المؤلفون: Pace, A., Faught, B. E., Law, M., Mateus, L., Roy, M., Sulowski, C., Khowaja, A.
المصدر: Frontiers in Health Services ; volume 3 ; ISSN 2813-0146
بيانات النشر: Frontiers Media SA
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: Frontiers (Publisher - via CrossRef)
الوصف: Introduction The use of telemedicine in critical care is emerging, however, there is a paucity of information surrounding the costs relative to health gains in the pediatric population. This study aimed to estimate the cost-effectiveness of a pediatric tele-resuscitation (Peds-TECH) intervention compared to the usual care in five community hospital emergency departments (EDs). Using a decision tree analysis approach with secondary retrospective data from a 3-year time period, this cost-effectiveness analysis was completed. Methods A mixed methods quasi-experimental design was embedded in the economic evaluation of Peds-TECH intervention. Patients aged <18 years triaged as Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale 1 or 2 at EDs were eligible to receive the intervention. Qualitative interviews were conducted with parents/caregivers to explore the out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses. Patient-level health resource utilization was extracted from Niagara Health databases. The Peds-TECH budget calculated one-time technology and operational costs per patient. Base-case analyses determined the incremental cost per year of life lost (YLL) averted, and additional sensitivity analysis confirmed the robustness of the results. Results Odds ratio for mortality among cases was 0.498 (95% CI: 0.173, 1.43). The average cost of a patient receiving the Peds-TECH intervention was $2,032.73 compared to $317.45 in usual care. In total, 54 patients received the Peds-TECH intervention. Fewer children died in the intervention group resulting in 4.71 YLL. The probabilistic analysis revealed an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $64.61 per YLL averted. Conclusion Peds-TECH appears to be a cost-effective intervention for resuscitating infants/children in hospital emergency departments.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: unknown
DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2023.1105635
DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2023.1105635/full
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2023.1105635Test
حقوق: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Test/
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.363653E
قاعدة البيانات: BASE