Favourable cost-benefit in an early defibrillation programme using dual dispatch of ambulance and fire services in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Björn Sund (), Leif Svensson, Mårten Rosenqvist and Jacob Hollenberg

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2012, vol. 13, issue 6, 818 pages

Abstract: The intervention of dual dispatch defibrillation by ambulance and fire services in the County of Stockholm had positive economic effects. For the cost-benefit analysis, the return on investment was high and the cost-effectiveness showed levels below the threshold value for economic efficiency used in Sweden. The cost-utility analysis categorises the cost per QALY as medium. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2012

Keywords: Cost-benefit analysis; Cost-utility analysis; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest; Defibrillation; Fire services; Ambulance; D61; H41; I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0338-7

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