2023
Cost-effectiveness analysis of typhoid conjugate vaccines in an outbreak setting: a modeling study
Phillips M, Antillon M, Bilcke J, Bar-Zeev N, Limani F, Debellut F, Pecenka C, Neuzil K, Gordon M, Thindwa D, Paltiel A, Yaesoubi R, Pitzer V. Cost-effectiveness analysis of typhoid conjugate vaccines in an outbreak setting: a modeling study. BMC Infectious Diseases 2023, 23: 143. PMID: 36890448, PMCID: PMC9993384, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08105-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyphoid Conjugate VaccineRoutine vaccinationReactive vaccinationVaccination strategiesOutbreak settingsMultidrug-resistant Salmonella typhiQueen Elizabeth Central HospitalTyphoid fever epidemicYears of ageMonths of ageCost-effectiveness analysisWorld Health OrganizationConjugate vaccineCentral HospitalRoutine immunizationVaccine deploymentPreventive vaccinationVaccinationTyphoid feverCost-effective strategyAge 15Health OrganizationFever epidemicAntimicrobial resistanceOutbreak definitions
2021
The Value of Total Knee Replacement in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and a Body Mass Index of 40 kg/m2 or Greater : A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis.
Chen AT, Bronsther CI, Stanley EE, Paltiel AD, Sullivan JK, Collins JE, Neogi T, Katz JN, Losina E. The Value of Total Knee Replacement in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and a Body Mass Index of 40 kg/m2 or Greater : A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2021, 174: 747-757. PMID: 33750190, PMCID: PMC8288249, DOI: 10.7326/m20-4722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioBody mass indexTotal knee replacementKnee replacementCost-effectiveness analysisTKR recipientsKnee osteoarthritisMass indexEnd-stage knee osteoarthritisLong-term clinical benefitCost-effective strategyPreoperative pain levelNational InstituteOsteoarthritis Policy ModelLifetime medical costsCost-effectiveness ratioBase-case analysisProbabilistic sensitivity analysesMultiple comorbiditiesCost-effectiveness perspectivePain levelsComplication rateClinical benefitCardiovascular diseaseMedical costs
2015
Prioritizing HIV comparative effectiveness trials based on value of information: generic versus brand-name ART in the US
Pei PP, Weinstein MC, Li XC, Hughes MD, Paltiel AD, Hou T, Parker RA, Gaynes MR, Sax PE, Freedberg KA, Schackman BR, Walensky RP. Prioritizing HIV comparative effectiveness trials based on value of information: generic versus brand-name ART in the US. HIV Research & Clinical Practice 2015, 16: 207-218. PMID: 26651525, PMCID: PMC4718767, DOI: 10.1080/15284336.2015.1123942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneric antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyProbabilistic sensitivity analysesTreatment changesFirst-line ART regimensMore treatment changesComparative effectiveness trialTwo-arm trialImproved health outcomesTwo-pillART regimensHIV careART failureEffectiveness trialTrial completionRNA suppressionHealth outcomesFuture patientsPatientsCost-effective strategyTrialsRegimenRegimensHIVTherapy