Radiofrequency ablation for treatment of Barrett's esophagus: A systematic review and cost analysis
Xie X, McGregor M, Dendukuri N
Record ID 32010000178
English
Authors' recommendations:
The capital cost of the RFA generator is $82,041. We expect that on average patients will have 3 ablation sessions (2 circumferential RFA and 1 focal RFA) resulting in a cost per patient of about $11,208. The estimated cost of esophagectomy is $13,788 per patient. Therefore, if 7 cases per year were treated by RFA instead of esophagectomy, there would be a reduction in the cost of treating these patients of approximately $18,060 yearly at the MUHC. (It would not result in budget saving, but in increased efficiency of the institution). The cost of disposable catheters accounts for more than 80% of the overall cost of RFA therapy. The key parameters impacting the budget impact of RFA are the number of patients undergoing RFA therapy, and the average ‐number of sessions of RFA treatment.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.mcgill.ca/files/tau/BARRETTs_ESOPHAGUS_REPORT.pdf
Year Published:
2009
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Barrett Esophagus
- Catheter Ablation
Contact
Organisation Name:
Technology Assessment Unit of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
Contact Address:
Technology Assessment Unit of the MUHC, 536-5100 Boul. Maisonneuve O, Montreal, H4A 3T2
Contact Name:
eva.suarthana@mcgill.ca
Contact Email:
nisha.almeida@muhc.mcgill.ca
Copyright:
Technology Assessment Unit of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)
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