Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8934888 | British Journal of Anaesthesia | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Device-related costs of using CWI for pain management after abdominal laparotomy are partly counterbalanced by a reduction in resource consumption. The cost-effectiveness analysis suggests that CWI is the dominant treatment strategy for managing postoperative pain (i.e. more effective and less costly) in comparison with i.v.-PCA. When compared with EDA, CWI is less costly with almost equivalent efficacy. This economic evaluation may be useful for clinicians to design algorithms for pain management after major abdominal surgery.
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Authors
P. Tilleul, M. Aissou, F. Bocquet, N. Thiriat, O. le Grelle, M.J. Burke, J. Hutton, M. Beaussier,