Economic and medical benefits of ultrasound screenings for gallstone disease

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2015; 21(11): 3337-3343
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3337

Table 2 Cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-utility analysis for different screening programs for gallstone disease during 10 years follow-up

Screening strategy	Cost (NTD)	Effectiveness(life-years gained)	Cost/effectiveness (NTD)	ICER (compared to control group)	Utility (QALY)	Cost/utility(NTD)	ICUR (compared to control group)
Annual	199856	5.1146	39076	Dominate¹	4.9075	40725	Dominate¹
Biennial	215231	3.7071	58059	Dominate¹	3.3180	64868	Dominate¹
3-yearly	253908	3.5183	72168	Dominate¹	3.0037	84532	Dominate¹
4-yearly	331477	3.1724	104488	Dominate¹	2.9873	110962	Dominate¹
5-yearly	368002	2.8990	126941	Dominate¹	2.5906	142053	Dominate¹
Control group	508117	2.5731	197473	-	2.5033	202979	-

¹Any screening program was more cost-effective than no program. ICER: Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; ICUR: Incremental cost-utility ratio; NTD: New Taiwan dollars; QALY: Quality-adjusted life-year.

Citation: Shen HJ, Hsu CT, Tung TH. Economic and medical benefits of ultrasound screenings for gallstone disease. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(11): 3337-3343
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i11/3337.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3337