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Cost‐effectiveness of palliative surgery versus nonsurgical procedures in gastrointestinal cancer patients
Author(s) -
Kim Bradford J.,
Aloia Thomas A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.24280
Subject(s) - medicine , palliative care , quality of life (healthcare) , palliative surgery , psychological intervention , intensive care medicine , gastrointestinal cancer , cancer , cost effectiveness , multidisciplinary approach , surgery , general surgery , colorectal cancer , nursing , risk analysis (engineering) , sociology , social science
Palliative care is an essential component to multidisciplinary cancer care. Improved symptom control, quality of life (QOL), and survival have resulted from its utilization. Cost‐effectiveness and utility analyses are significant variables that should be considered in comparing benefits and costs of medical interventions to determine if certain treatments are economically justified. This is a review on the cost‐effectiveness of palliative surgery compared to other nonsurgical palliative procedures in patients with unresectable gastrointestinal cancers. J. Surg. Oncol. 2016;114:316–322 . © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.