Quality of Life and Cost-Effectiveness 1 Year After Total Hip Arthroplasty Article

Lavernia, CJ, Alcerro, JC. (2011). Quality of Life and Cost-Effectiveness 1 Year After Total Hip Arthroplasty . JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY, 26(5), 705-709. 10.1016/j.arth.2010.07.026

cited authors

  • Lavernia, CJ; Alcerro, JC

authors

abstract

  • Quality of life index (Quality Of Well-Being [QWB]) was used to calculate the costs per quality of well year (QWY) in total hip arthroplasty (THA) and compare it to other interventions. Ninety-eight primary and/or revision THA were reviewed. Patients had minimum 1-year follow-up. Quality of life index was used to calculate the costs per QWY in primary and revision THA. Preoperative QWB for primary THA was 0.52 ± 0.06 SD; revision was 0.53 ± 0.07 SD. The QWB change at 1 year for primary THA was 0.08 ± 0.13 SD; revision THA was 0.06 ± 0.14 SD. Calculated costs per QWY were $5572 for primary procedures and $10 775 for revision procedures. Cost-effectiveness of THA compares favorably with other surgical and medical interventions such as epilepsy ablation surgery and gastric bypass surgery. © 2011 Elsevier Inc.

publication date

  • August 1, 2011

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start page

  • 705

end page

  • 709

volume

  • 26

issue

  • 5