URINARY-TRACT INFECTION - ECONOMIC-CONSIDERATIONS

被引:110
作者
PATTON, JP
NASH, DB
ABRUTYN, E
机构
[1] UNIV PENN, LEONARD DAVIS INST HLTH ECON, GEN INTERNAL MED SECT, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104 USA
[2] MED COLL PENN, DEPT MED, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19129 USA
[3] VET AFFAIRS MED CTR, PHILADELPHIA, PA USA
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10.1016/S0025-7125(16)30466-7
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Urinary tract infection results in significant morbidity and mortality while consuming large amounts of national resources. The prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of urinary tract infection produce both costs and benefits, and economic analysis provides a rational framework for looking at these effects. The goals and methods of economic analysis in medicine are summarized, and strategies to address uncomplicated cystitis, nosocomial urinary tract infection, and pyelonephritis are reviewed, with an emphasis on the economic trade-offs faced by decision makers.
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