Economic and medical benefits of ultrasound screenings for gallstone disease

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2015; 21(11): 3337-3343
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3337

Table 3 Sensitivity analysis of cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-utility analysis of different screening programs for Gallstone disease

Variable	Base case	Range	Threshold of CEA	Threshold of CUA
Annual screening
Screening cost (NTD)	1382	1000-50000	41630	40082
Indirect cost (NTD)	231834	0-635670	Dominate¹	Dominate¹
Percentage of cholecystectomy	0.8	0.1-0.9	Dominate¹	Dominate¹
Biennial screening
Screening cost (NTD)	1382	1000-50000	38771	37250
Indirect cost (NTD)	231834	0-635670	Dominate¹	Dominate¹
Percentage of cholecystectomy	0.8	0.1-0.9	Dominate¹	Dominate¹
3-yr screening
Screening cost (NTD)	1382	1000-50000	36048	36003
Indirect cost (NTD)	231834	0-635670	Dominate¹	Dominate¹
Percentage of cholecystectomy	0.8	0.1-0.9	Dominate¹	Dominate¹
4-yr screening
Screening cost (NTD)	1382	1000-50000	32186	31952
Indirect cost (NTD)	231834	0-635670	Dominate¹	Dominate¹
Percentage of cholecystectomy	0.8	0.1-0.9	Dominate¹	Dominate¹
5-yr screening
Screening cost (NTD)	1382	1000-50000	29063	28579
Indirect cost (NTD)	231834	0-635670	Dominate¹	Dominate¹
Percentage of cholecystectomy	0.8	0.1-0.9	Dominate¹	Dominate¹

¹Any screening program was more cost-effective than no program. CEA: Cost-effectiveness analysis; CUA: Cost-utility analysis; NTD: New Taiwan dollars.

Citation: Shen HJ, Hsu CT, Tung TH. Economic and medical benefits of ultrasound screenings for gallstone disease. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(11): 3337-3343
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i11/3337.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3337