Pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart defects in Ontario, Canada: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Previously conducted cost-effectiveness analyses of pulse oximetry screening (POS) for critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) have shown it to be a cost-effective endeavour, but the geographical setting of Ontario in relation to its vast yet sparsely populated regions presents unique challenges. The objective of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of POS for CCHD in Ontario, Canada.

Methods

A cost-effectiveness analysis, comparing POS to no POS, was conducted from the Ontario healthcare payer perspective using a Markov model. The base case was defined as a well-appearing newborn at 24 h of age. Outcome measures, including quality-adjusted life months (QALMs), lifetime costs, and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) [ΔCost/ΔQALMs], were calc

SUBMITTER: Mukerji A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7501328 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature