Evaluación de costo-efectividad de la adición de la resonancia magnética a la radiografía convencional en la evaluación de pacientes con pie diabético y signos de infección

Cost-Effectiveness of magnetic resonance in addition to conventional radiography in assessing patients diabetic foot and signs of infection

Liliana Chicaíza, Oscar Gamboa and Mario García

Econógrafos, Escuela de Economía from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FCE, CID

Abstract: In people with diabetes, a foot infection often leads to amputation. Plain film x-ray is the traditional method in assessing foot bone infections but magnetic resonance is more sensitive and specific. A comparison is performed here between radiography and radiography plus magnetic resonance in patients with diabetic foot and signs of infection by means of a Markov model. It was found an ICER of $1.532.778 y de $1.741.311 without and with discount. Magnetic resonance in assessment of a diabetic foot with signs of infection would be cost-effective for Colombian. Results are robust to sensibility analysis.

Keywords: Cost-effectiveness; Health; Diabetic foot; Radiography; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D61 I11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12
Date: 2011
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