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    Cost-effectiveness of cardiac resynchronisation therapy for patients with moderate-to-severe heart failure: a lifetime Markov model

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    1-7Objective To assess the cost-effectiveness of cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) both with CRT-P (biventricular pacemaker only) and with CRT-D (biventricular pacemaker with defibrillator) in patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III/IV from a Belgian healthcare-payer perspective. Methods A lifetime Markov model was designed to calculate the cost–utility of both interventions. In the reference case, the treatment effect was based on the Comparison of Medical Therapy, Pacing and Defibrillation in Heart Failure trial. Costs were based on real-world data. Pharmacoeconomic guidelines were applied, including probabilistic modelling and sensitivity analyses. Results Compared with optimal medical treatment, on average 1.31 quality-adjusted life-years (QALY) are gained with CRT-P at an additional cost of €14 700, resulting in an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of about €11 200/QALY. As compared with CRT-P, CRT-D treatment adds on average an additional 0.55 QALYs at an extra cost of €30 900 resulting in an ICER of €57 000/QALY. This result was very sensitive to the incremental clinical benefit of the defibrillator function on top of CRT. Conclusions Based on efficiency arguments, CRT-P can be recommended for NYHA class III and IV patients if there is a willingness to pay more than €11 000/QALY. Even though CRT-D may offer a survival benefit over CRT-P, the incremental clinical benefit appears to be too marginal to warrant a threefold-higher device price for CRT-D. Further clinical research should focus on the added value of CRT-D over CRT-P

    Coupling of the Permanent Sample with the Hospital Data : Feasibility and data represent ativeness study – Appendix

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    Koppeling van de permanente st eekproef met de ziekenhuisgegevens : Haalbaarheids- en representativiteitsstudie

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    100 p.ill.Om wetenschappelijk onderzoek van gezondheidsdata door overheidsinstellingen sneller en goedkoper te laten verlopen worden bepaalde databanken best permanent aan elkaar gekoppeld. Indien dit op een strikt beveiligde manier gebeurt, kan men daardoor herhaalde, lange en complexe procedures voor de Privacycommissie vermijden. Dat stelt het Federaal Kenniscentrum voor de Gezondheidszorg (KCE) na een onderzoek dat het samen uitvoerde met het InterMutualistisch Agentschap (IMA), de Technische Cel (RIZIV-FOD Volksgezondheid) en het eHealth Platform

    Couplage de l’échantillon permanent avec les donnĂ©es hospitaliĂšres : Étude de faisabilitĂ© et de reprĂ©sentativitĂ© des donnĂ©es

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    95 p.ill.Mieux vaut coupler certaines banques de donnĂ©es de maniĂšre permanente pour que la recherche scientifique sur les donnĂ©es de santĂ© soit plus rapide et moins chĂšre. A condition, bien sĂ»r, que cela se dĂ©roule d’une maniĂšre strictement sĂ©curisĂ©e, ce couplage permet en effet d’éviter des procĂ©dures rĂ©pĂ©tĂ©es, longues et complexes auprĂšs de la Commission de la protection de la vie privĂ©e. C’est ce que propose le Centre FĂ©dĂ©ral d’Expertise des Soins de SantĂ© (KCE) suite Ă  une Ă©tude menĂ©e en collaboration avec l’Agence InterMutualiste (AIM), la Cellule Technique (INAMI-SPF SantĂ© publique) et la plateforme eHealth

    Provider volume and short term complications after elective total hip replacement : an analysis of Belgian administrative data

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    311-9The relationship between provider volume and short term complications after an elective total hip replacement was studied on Belgian hospital discharge administrative database from 2004. The analysis included 11 856 patients. Hospitals were classified in low-volume (110). Surgeons were labelled low-volume (20). After adjustment for age, sex, principal diagnosis and comorbidity, surgeon volume was much more predictive of short term complications than centre volume. Patients treated by small volume surgeons (respectively medium volume surgeons) had a 43% higher odds of complications than patients operated by high volume surgeons (respectively 37%). Despite some limitations, Belgian administrative hospital discharge databases can be used to assess the volume outcome relationship for orthopaedic surgery. The study has emphasized the need to closely monitor individual performance, for hospitals and surgeons. Providers requiring further auditing can be effectively identified with funnel plots used routinely in quality control programs

    Neuromodulation pour la prise en charge de la douleur chronique : systÚmes implantés de neurostimulation médullaire et pompes intrathécales analgésiques - SynthÚse

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    14 p.Ill.Le Centre FĂ©dĂ©ral d’Expertise des Soins de santĂ© (KCE) s’est penchĂ© sur la stimulation de la moelle Ă©piniĂšre et les pompes Ă  douleur (IADP), deux techniques de neuromodulation visant Ă  lutter contre les douleurs chroniques sĂ©vĂšres. Les preuves scientifiques de leur efficacitĂ© sont limitĂ©es et ces techniques, comme d’ailleurs toutes les interventions invasives, ne sont pas sans risques. C’est pourquoi il ne faut les utiliser que dans les cas oĂč les autres thĂ©rapies ont toutes Ă©chouĂ©. ComparĂ© aux pays voisins, le nombre d’interventions de neuromodulation est particuliĂšrement Ă©levĂ© en Belgique. Ce qui pourrait s’expliquer par le nombre important d’opĂ©rations du dos dans notre pays
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