2018
A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pediatric Operating Room in Uganda
Yap A, Muzira A, Cheung M, Healy J, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Cunningham D, Youngson G, Sekabira J, Yaesoubi R, Ozgediz D. A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Pediatric Operating Room in Uganda. Surgery 2018, 164: 953-959. PMID: 29801729, PMCID: PMC6399742, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Making, OrganizationalDecision TreesFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansInfantInfant, NewbornLife ExpectancyMaleModels, EconomicMonte Carlo MethodOperating RoomsQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSurgical Procedures, OperativeTreatment OutcomeUgandaConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness ratioPediatric operating roomDisability-adjusted life-year avertedStatistical life approachNet economic benefitsCost-effectiveness thresholdLife-year avertedCost-effectiveness analysisAverage life expectancySub-Saharan AfricaMonetary benefitsSensitivity analysisWorthwhile investmentEconomic benefitsOne-wayLow-income settingsTree templatePediatric surgical capacityLife approachFuture decisionsLife expectancyCostInvestment
2011
Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa.
Warf B, Alkire B, Bhai S, Hughes C, Schiff S, Vincent J, Meara J. Costs and benefits of neurosurgical intervention for infant hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2011, 8: 509-21. PMID: 22044378, DOI: 10.3171/2011.8.peds11163.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenefit-cost ratioDisability-adjusted life yearsHuman capital approachEconomic benefitsNeurosurgical interventionCapital approachCost/disability-adjusted life yearStatistical life approachFavorable benefit-cost ratioTotal economic benefitPotential economic impactMajor public health priorityEndoscopic third ventriculostomyBenefits of treatmentCases of hydrocephalusVSL approachPublic health priorityEconomic modelingCURE Children's HospitalTreatment of hydrocephalusEconomic impactLife yearsUntreated hydrocephalusRetrospective reviewShunt placement
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