2022
Cost‐Effectiveness of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy and Physical Therapy for Degenerative Meniscal Tear
Williams EE, Katz JN, Leifer VP, Collins JE, Neogi T, Suter LG, Levy B, Farid A, Safran‐Norton C, Paltiel AD, Losina E. Cost‐Effectiveness of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy and Physical Therapy for Degenerative Meniscal Tear. ACR Open Rheumatology 2022, 4: 853-862. PMID: 35866194, PMCID: PMC9555200, DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArthroscopic partial meniscectomyIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness ratioInitial physical therapyOptional surgeryPhysical therapyPartial meniscectomyMeniscal tearsImmediate surgeryTreatment optionsHigh incremental cost-effectiveness ratioConcomitant meniscal tearsOsteoarthritis Research (MeTeOR) trialDegenerative meniscal tearsOsteoarthritis Policy ModelMonte Carlo microsimulationProbabilistic sensitivity analysesBase-case assumptionsSurgery efficacyPersistent painKnee osteoarthritisPost surgeryTreatment strategiesSurgery strategySurgery
2021
Assessing COVID-19 Prevention Strategies to Permit the Safe Opening of Residential Colleges in Fall 2021
Paltiel AD, Schwartz JL. Assessing COVID-19 Prevention Strategies to Permit the Safe Opening of Residential Colleges in Fall 2021. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2021, 174: m21-2965. PMID: 34461034, PMCID: PMC8422997, DOI: 10.7326/m21-2965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine effectivenessVaccination coverageAsymptomatic testingBroad vaccination coverageLess frequent testingCOVID-19 prevention strategiesHigh vaccination ratesBase-case assumptionsFall 2021COVID-19 incidenceUnvaccinated personsVaccination ratesDisease progressionHypothetical cohortEffective vaccineAsymptomatic transmissionPrevention strategiesViral transmissionCumulative casesNonpharmaceutical interventionsDrug abuseCumulative infectionsSafe returnVaccinePopulation coverage