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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. Feb 6, 2016; 7(1): 162-170
Published online Feb 6, 2016. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i1.162
Published online Feb 6, 2016. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i1.162
Economic evaluations in gastroenterology in Brazil: A systematic review
Luciana Bertocco de Paiva Haddad, Jose Antonio Turri, Department of Transplantation, Gastroenterology Division, University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo 05403-010, Brazil
Tassia Cristina Decimoni, Roseli Leandro, Patrícia Coelho de Soárez, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil
Author contributions: Decimoni TC and de Soárez PC designed the research; Decimoni TC, Leandro R and de Soárez PC performed the research; de Paiva Haddad LB, Decimoni TC, Turri JA, Leandro R and de Soárez PC analyzed the data; de Paiva Haddad LB and de Soárez PC wrote the paper.
Supported by The Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP, São Paulo Research Foundation), as part of a larger project entitled “Systematic review of health economic evaluations conducted in Brazil, 1980-2013”, carried out under the leadership of Professor Patricia Coelho de Soárez, No. 2012/22126-3.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors has received fees for serving as a speaker, consultant or advisory board member for any organization that might have a stake in the results of this study; nor do any of the authors owns stocks in or shares of any such organization. None of the authors owns any patents related to the materials, devices or procedures mentioned in the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Patrícia Coelho de Soárez, PhD, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 455, 2 Andar Sala 2228, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil. patricia.soarez@usp.br
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Received: April 14, 2015
Peer-review started: April 16, 2015
First decision: July 1, 2015
Revised: November 13, 2015
Accepted: December 1, 2015
Article in press: December 2, 2015
Published online: February 6, 2016
Peer-review started: April 16, 2015
First decision: July 1, 2015
Revised: November 13, 2015
Accepted: December 1, 2015
Article in press: December 2, 2015
Published online: February 6, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: The volume and scope of economic evaluations relating to Brazil remain unknown. To improve understanding of what studies are available as inputs for resource-allocation decisions, as well as of how that body of knowledge can be expanded, we conducted a systematic review of such economic evaluations. Although there have been many economic evaluations related to gastroenterology in Brazil, most have analyzed medications for the treatment of viral hepatitis. In most cases, decisions to incorporate new technologies into the public health care system were made before such studies were conducted and were therefore not based on local cost-effectiveness analyses.