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
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