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Abstract
Introduction: Biliary drainage in malignant extrahepatic distal bile duct obstruction can be achieved with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD), or endoscopic ultrasound-assisted choledochoduodenostomy (EUS-CDS). The aim of our study was to evaluate all these modalities in a cost-effective model.
Methods: A patient level discrete time cycle Markov model was developed using United Kingdom's healthcare resource group tariff costs. Health-related quality of life data were used to develop quality-adjusted life years. Monte-Carlo deterministic analysis was performed. Probabilistic sensitivity analysis and deterministic analysis were performed.
Results: EUS-CDS was the most cost-effective modality for biliary drainage in malignant extrahepatic distal bile duct obstruction (cost £2,116 [$2,853.99]/effectiveness 1.35) compared with ERCP (£2,349 [$3,168.25]/1.33) and PTBD (£3,161 [$4,263.45]/1.31). Microsimulation over 1,000 patient iterations confirmed that EUS-CDS had the highest net monetary benefit.
Discussion: EUS-CDS seems to be a cost-effective strategy for biliary drainage in malignant obstruction under a range of modeling assumptions, particularly in settings with adequate availability and expertise.
期刊介绍:
Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology (CTG), published on behalf of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), is a peer-reviewed open access online journal dedicated to innovative clinical work in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology. CTG hopes to fulfill an unmet need for clinicians and scientists by welcoming novel cohort studies, early-phase clinical trials, qualitative and quantitative epidemiologic research, hypothesis-generating research, studies of novel mechanisms and methodologies including public health interventions, and integration of approaches across organs and disciplines. CTG also welcomes hypothesis-generating small studies, methods papers, and translational research with clear applications to human physiology or disease.
Colon and small bowel
Endoscopy and novel diagnostics
Esophagus
Functional GI disorders
Immunology of the GI tract
Microbiology of the GI tract
Inflammatory bowel disease
Pancreas and biliary tract
Liver
Pathology
Pediatrics
Preventative medicine
Nutrition/obesity
Stomach.