2024
How 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
2023
Cost-Effectiveness of CT, CTA, MRI, and Specialized MRI for Evaluation of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness.
Tu L, Melnick E, Venkatesh A, Sheth K, Navaratnam D, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Mahajan A. Cost-Effectiveness of CT, CTA, MRI, and Specialized MRI for Evaluation of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Dizziness. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2023, 222: e2330060. PMID: 37937837, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.23.30060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality-adjusted life yearsEvaluation of patientsSecondary prevention measuresEmergency departmentProbabilistic sensitivity analysesConventional MRICumulative quality-adjusted life yearsCost-effective strategyIncremental costNoncontrast CT headAcute stroke treatmentSpecialized MRISelection of patientsHigher quality-adjusted life yearsConventional brain MRIMarkov decision-analytic modelNon-contrast CTNoncontrast head CTHealthcare system perspectiveUse of MRIBase-case analysisPrevention measuresDecision analytic modelGreater quality-adjusted life yearsDeterministic sensitivity analyses
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