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[Medico-economic strategy for biliary lithiasis].

F Teboul1, E Souetre, G Duhamel

  • 1Service de chirurgie, hôpital de l'Antiquaille, Lyon.

La Revue Du Praticien
|June 15, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Medico-economic evaluations can guide gallstone treatment decisions. Cost-effectiveness analysis suggests abstention for asymptomatic gallstones and favors surgery over lithotripsy.

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Health Economics
  • Medical Ethics

Context:

  • Gallstones are prevalent, requiring significant healthcare resources and causing productivity losses.
  • Existing therapeutic methods are evaluated based on effectiveness criteria like survival and quality of life.

Purpose:

  • To assess the relevance of medico-economic evaluations in selecting optimal gallstone treatments.
  • To determine if economic criteria can guide therapeutic choices while upholding medical ethics.

Summary:

  • Introduced cost-effectiveness analysis to gallstone treatment, comparing various interventions.
  • Asymptomatic gallstones: abstention is more cost-effective than surgery.
  • High-risk patients: cholecystectomy is preferred over medical treatment from age 50.
  • Surgery is favored over lithotripsy based on cost-effectiveness.

Impact:

  • Medico-economic criteria can influence therapeutic strategies for gallstones.
  • Highlights ethical, methodological, and conceptual challenges in applying economic evaluations to healthcare decisions.
  • Suggests a balanced approach, moderating the practical application of results due to complexities in valuing human life and quality of life.

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