2024
Net Monetary Benefit Lines Augmented with Value-of-Information Measures to Present the Results of Economic Evaluations under Uncertainty
Yaesoubi R, Kunst N. Net Monetary Benefit Lines Augmented with Value-of-Information Measures to Present the Results of Economic Evaluations under Uncertainty. Medical Decision Making 2024, 44: 770-786. PMID: 39056310, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x241262343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResults of cost-effectiveness analysesNet monetary benefitCost-effectiveness planeCost-effectiveness analysisMonetary benefitsDecision uncertaintyDecision problemEffect estimatesHypothetical decision problemResults of economic evaluationsValue-of-informationDecision makersCost-effectiveness ratioEconomic evaluation studiesCorrelated costsHigh varianceLevel of uncertaintyParameter uncertaintiesEconomic evaluationMagnitude of parametersMakersDecisionUncertaintyCostMonetaryHow many Monte Carlo samples are needed for probabilistic cost-effectiveness analyses?
Yaesoubi R. How many Monte Carlo samples are needed for probabilistic cost-effectiveness analyses? Value In Health 2024, 27: 1553-1563. PMID: 38977192, DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2024.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProbabilistic sensitivity analysesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic cost-effectiveness analysisCost-effectiveness analysisEstimate incremental cost-effectiveness ratiosIncremental cost-effectiveness ratio estimatesCost-effectiveness ratioDecision optionsStochastic modelPresence of parameter uncertaintiesCostParameter uncertaintiesUncertaintyLevel of accuracyInequalitySensitivity analysisEstimationMonteModelMonte Carlo samplingParameter samplesChebyshev inequality
2019
Best Buy in Public Health or Luxury Expense?
Yap A, Cheung M, Muzira A, Healy J, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Cunningham D, Youngson G, Sekabira J, Yaesoubi R, Ozgediz D. Best Buy in Public Health or Luxury Expense? Annals Of Surgery 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30907755, PMCID: PMC6752983, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioPediatric operating roomOperating roomLife yearsPatient outcome dataPediatric surgical diseasesCost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic sensitivity analysesDefinitive treatmentPreventable morbiditySaharan AfricaSurgical diseasePatient's perspectiveOutcome dataSurgical infrastructureSocietal perspectiveLow-income countriesPublic healthPediatricsBest buyInterventionDisabilityHospital spaceHeavy burdenYears
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