Cost-effectiveness of Humanitarian Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries | Zendy

Marcelo Cardarelli | Zendy; Sumeet S. Vaikunth | Zendy; Katie Mills | Zendy; Thomas G. DiSessa | Zendy; F. Molloy | Zendy; Elizabeth Sauter | Zendy; Karen Bowtell | Zendy; Roslyn Rivera | Zendy; Andrew Y. Shin | Zendy; William M. Novick | Zendy

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Cost-effectiveness of Humanitarian Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Programs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Author(s) -

Marcelo Cardarelli,

Sumeet S. Vaikunth,

Katie Mills,

Thomas G. DiSessa,

F. Molloy,

Elizabeth Sauter,

Karen Bowtell,

Roslyn Rivera,

Andrew Y. Shin,

William M. Novick

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.4707

Subject(s) - life expectancy , medicine , cost effectiveness , psychological intervention , global health , proxy (statistics) , developing country , cohort , intervention (counseling) , environmental health , public health , pediatrics , economic growth , population , economics , nursing , risk analysis (engineering) , machine learning , computer science

Key Points Question Is humanitarian global pediatric cardiac surgery in low- and middle-income countries cost-effective? Findings This economic evaluation found that for a cohort of 424 children who underwent operations in 10 low- and middle-income countries in 2015, the cost-effectiveness of the intervention was $171 per disability-adjusted life-year averted. Meaning Humanitarian pediatric cardiac surgery in low- and middle-income countries is highly cost-effective.

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