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OPTN/SRTR 2013 Annual Data Report: Economics
Author(s) -
Schnitzler M. A.,
Skeans M. A.,
Axelrod D. A.,
Lentine K. L.,
TuttleNewhall J. E.,
Snyder J. J.,
Israni A. K.,
Kasiske B. L.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13201
Subject(s) - medicine , solid organ , intensive care medicine , waiting list , organ transplantation , psychological intervention , surgery , transplantation , nursing
While the costs to Medicare of solid organ transplant are varied and considerable, the total Medicare expenditure of $4.4 billion for solid organ transplant recipients was less than 1 remains one of the most cost‐effective surgical interventions in medicine. Heart transplant, the most expensive of the major transplants, is likely cost‐effective; SRTR has released an Excel‐based tool for investigators to use in exploring this question further. It is likely that most solid organ transplants are cost‐effective, given the results presented here and the relatively high cost of heart transplant. However, this must be verified with further study.