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Decreasing alloimmunization‐specific mortality in sickle cell disease in the United States: Cost‐effectiveness of a shared transfusion resource
Ito S, Pandya A, Hauser R, Krishnamurti L, Stites E, Tormey C, Krumholz H, Hendrickson J, Goshua G. Decreasing alloimmunization‐specific mortality in sickle cell disease in the United States: Cost‐effectiveness of a shared transfusion resource. American Journal Of Hematology 2024, 99: 570-576. PMID: 38279581, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.27211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSickle cell diseaseDelayed hemolytic transfusion reactionQuality-adjusted life expectancyAlloimmunized patientsPatient populationRed blood cell alloimmunizationCell diseaseCost-effective interventionMedical expenditure of patientsHealth system perspectiveExpenditure of patientsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioHemolytic transfusion reactionsUnited StatesMarkov cohort simulationCost-effectiveAverage patient populationCost-effectiveness ratioBirth cohortAnalytical time horizonAntibody historyCohort simulationTransfusionTransfusion reactionsLife expectancy
2024
Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Duffy Testing at 9-12 Months: An Effort Towards Equity in Interpreting Absolute Neutrophil Counts (ANC)
Merz L, Ito S, Walkovich K, Achebe M, Van Havre N, Frustace P, Goshua G. Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Duffy Testing at 9-12 Months: An Effort Towards Equity in Interpreting Absolute Neutrophil Counts (ANC). Blood 2024, 144: 162. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-202605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncremental net monetary benefitAbsolute neutrophil countWork-upBirth cohortBase-caseCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesMitigate patient harmCost-effective strategyUniversal testingUS health system perspectiveThreshold sensitivity analysisDiscounted quality-adjusted life yearsInfectious work-upHealth system perspectiveNo testBone marrow biopsyIncreased risk of infectionCross-sectional studyAnti-neutrophil antibodiesDiagnostic work-upQuality-adjusted life yearsUniversal testing strategiesUnited StatesCost-effectiveMarkov cohort model