An investment appraisal of alternative technologies for the treatment of stones in the kidney and ureter

Conventionally, stones in the kidney and ureter have been treated either surgically or medically. New techniques for the removal of stones, less invasive than surgery, and apparently at least as successful, have become available. At least one of these new techniques (extra corporeal shock wave litho...

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Published in:Community Medicine 1986-08, Vol.8 (3), p.191-198
Main Authors: Patel, M. S., Blacklock, N. J., Friedman, E. H. I., Rao, P. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Kidney Calculi - economics
Kidney Calculi - therapy
Lithotripsy - economics
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous - economics
Technology, High-Cost - economics
United Kingdom
Ureteral Calculi - economics
Ureteral Calculi - therapy
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Summary:Conventionally, stones in the kidney and ureter have been treated either surgically or medically. New techniques for the removal of stones, less invasive than surgery, and apparently at least as successful, have become available. At least one of these new techniques (extra corporeal shock wave lithotripsy) recently reported' would require capital expenditure of over £1000000 for each unit purchased. An economic evaluation of the treatment alternatives suggests that these short-run capital costs would be more than offset by revenue savings in the long run, in addition to generating a range of social benefits for the patient and improving the quality of care.
ISSN:0142-2456
2753-5517
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a043854