Cost-effectiveness of lung transplantation and its evolution: the Portuguese case

Luis Mendonça (), Julian Perelman (), Vanessa Rodrigues () and José Fragata ()

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2014, vol. 15, issue 7, 767-772

Abstract: Although above commonly accepted cost-effectiveness thresholds, the economic value of lung transplant holds promise in Portugal due to the large improvement in survival over the 2001–2010 period. The life-threatening character of the motivating conditions, the absence of alternative treatment, and equity concerns should be also accounted for when assessing the “value for money” of lung transplant. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

Keywords: Cost-effectiveness; Health technology assessment; Lung transplantation; Volume-outcome; Portugal; I12; D61; H51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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