2023
The Estimated Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Lost Due to Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis in the United States in 2018
Li Y, You S, Lee K, Yaesoubi R, Hsu K, Gift T, Chesson H, Berruti A, Salomon J, Rönn M. The Estimated Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life-Years Lost Due to Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Trichomoniasis in the United States in 2018. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2023, 227: 1007-1018. PMID: 36806950, PMCID: PMC10112678, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChlamydiaChlamydia InfectionsFemaleGonorrheaHumansMaleQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSexually Transmitted DiseasesTrichomonas InfectionsUnited StatesConceptsLifetime QALYsSubstantial health lossesDuration of infectionCost-effectiveness analysisGenital chlamydiaInfection interventionTotal QALYsIncident infectionsChronic sequelaeInfection helpGonorrheaAge groupsChlamydiaInfectionMultivariate sensitivity analysisHealth lossTrichomoniasisQALYWomenSequelaeUnited StatesPrevention policiesQALYsPopulation levelLifetime quality
2022
Estimation of the Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) Lost Due to Syphilis Acquired in the United States in 2018
Lee K, You S, Li Y, Chesson H, Gift TL, Berruti AA, Hsu K, Yaesoubi R, Salomon JA, Rönn M. Estimation of the Lifetime Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) Lost Due to Syphilis Acquired in the United States in 2018. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2022, 76: e810-e819. PMID: 35684943, PMCID: PMC9907519, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChildFemaleHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleQuality-Adjusted Life YearsSexual and Gender MinoritiesSyphilisSyphilis, CongenitalUnited StatesConceptsQuality-adjusted life yearsCongenital syphilisHealth lossLife yearsNumber of QALYsTerms of QALYsLifetime numberBurden of syphilisSubstantial health lossesManagement of syphilisLifetime quality-adjusted life yearsAverage lifetime numberCost-effectiveness analysisPrimary infectionOverall burdenSyphilisNatural historyInfectionHealth impactsMSMChildrenMothersUnited StatesBurdenDecision tree model
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