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- Title
Screening for thrombophilia in high-risk situations: a meta-analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis.
- Authors
Wu, Olivia; Robertson, Lindsay; Twaddle, Sara; Lowe, Gordon; Clark, Peter; Walker, Isobel; Brenkel, Ivan; Greaves, Mike; Langhorne, Peter; Regan, Lesley; Greer, Ian
- Abstract
Laboratory testing for the identification of heritable thrombophilia in high-risk patient groups have become common practice; however, indiscriminate testing of all patients is unjustified. The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of universal and selective history-based thrombophilia screening relative to no screening, from the perspective of the UK National Health Service, in women prior to prescribing combined oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy, women during pregnancy and patients prior to major orthopaedic surgery. A decision analysis model was developed, and data from meta-analysis, the literature and two Delphi studies were incorporated in the model. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) for screening compared with no screening was calculated for each patient group. Of all the patient groups evaluated, universal screening of women prior to prescribing hormone replacement therapy was the most cost-effective (ICER £6824). In contrast, universal screening of women prior to prescribing combined oral contraceptives was the least cost-effective strategy (ICER £202 402). Selective thrombophilia screening based on previous personal and/or family history of venous thromboembolism was more cost-effective than universal screening in all the patient groups evaluated.
- Subjects
VENOUS thrombosis; HORMONE therapy for menopause; ORAL contraceptives; COST effectiveness; THROMBOEMBOLISM; CONTRACEPTIVE drugs
- Publication
British Journal of Haematology, 2005, Vol 131, Issue 1, p80
- ISSN
0007-1048
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2141.2005.05715.x