Cost-Effectiveness of Screening, Surveillance, and Primary Prophylaxis Strategies for Esophageal Varices

Screening for varices is recommended in patients with cirrhosis to institute primary prophylaxis to prevent variceal bleeding. Our aim was to compare the cost-effectiveness of four strategies, including no screening/no prophylaxis, universal screening and primary prophylaxis with β-blockers, univers...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of gastroenterology 2002-09, Vol.97 (9), p.2441-2452
Hauptverfasser:	Arguedas, Miguel R, Heudebert, Gustavo R, Eloubeidi, Mohamad A, Abrams, Gary A, Fallon, Michael B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cost-Benefit Analysis Decision Support Techniques Esophageal and Gastric Varices - diagnosis Esophageal and Gastric Varices - economics Esophageal and Gastric Varices - prevention & control Esophagus Gastroenterology Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Humans Liver Cirrhosis - economics Markov Chains Mass Screening - economics Medical sciences Middle Aged Odds Ratio Other diseases. Semiology Population Surveillance Sensitivity and Specificity
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