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Cost analysis of office-based transnasal esophagoscopy
David J Wellenstein1, Jimmie Honings2, Henrieke W Schutte2
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Philips van Leydenlaan 15, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. david.wellenstein@radboudumc.nl.
Purpose:
Although office-based transnasal esophagoscopy has been investigated extensively, a cost analysis is still lacking. We performed a cost analysis combined with feasibility study for two diagnostic processes: patients with globus pharyngeus and/or dysphagia, and hypopharyngeal carcinoma.
Methods:
Prospective cohort study.
Results:
Forty-one procedures were performed, of which 35 were fully completed. The procedure was well tolerated with mild complaints such as nasal or pharyngeal pain and burping. Four complications occurred: two minor epistaxis and two vasovagal reactions. In patients with globus pharyngeus and/or dysphagia, transnasal esophagoscopy resulted in a cost saving of €94.43 (p 0.026) per procedure, compared to our regular diagnostic process. In patients with suspicion of hypopharyngeal carcinoma, cost savings were €831.41 (p 0.000) per case.
Conclusions:
Cost analysis showed that office-based transnasal esophagoscopy can provide significant cost savings for the current standard of care. Furthermore, this procedure resulted in good patient acceptability and few complications.
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