Cost-effectiveness considerations in pediatric cochlear implantation

• Published in: The American journal of otology (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. S166 - S168
• Main Authors: SUMMERFIELD, A. Q, MARSHALL, D. H, ARCHBOLD, S
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott 01-11-1997
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Child; Child, Preschool; Cochlear Implantation - economics; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Deafness - surgery; Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics; Humans; Medical sciences; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the ear, the auditive nerve and the facial nerve; United Kingdom; Europe; Human; Implant; Health economy; Auditory disorder; Cochlea; ENT disease; Child; Public health; Cost efficiency analysis; Quality of life
• ISSN: 0192-9763

To summarizes the results of cost-utility analyses of pediatric cochlear implantation (CI) in the United Kingdom.
Analysis is based on the direct costs of medical and rehabilitative management and also on emerging evidence that implantation leads to a shift in educational placements in favor of mainstreaming with support.
The resulting cost-utility ratio falls on the margin of the range considered acceptable within the British health-care system. The analysis also suggests that pediatric CI could be acceptably cost-effective.
The next step should be to measure the costs of alternative educational settings directly.