Essays about: "qaly"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the word qaly.

  1. 6. The value of mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation using LUCAS

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Charlie Lundgren; [2014]
    Keywords : EQ- 5D; Delphi Method; Cost-effectiveness; Cerebral Performance Category; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Introduction Economic evaluations are used in health care to help decision-makers allocate their resources. The objective of this study is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of mechanical chest compressions compared to manual chest compressions. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Monetary Value of a Human Life - Examining the differences between sectors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Andreas Nilsson; [2014]
    Keywords : VSL; QALY; Threshold; Health; Transport; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Economic evaluation has become an important tool in health and transport economics. To evaluate decisions, thresholds and benchmark values are required. These thresholds can include valuating lives in monetary form. To ensure an efficient distribution of resources the value of human life should be approximately the same between the sectors. READ MORE

  4. 8. The impact of absorbent floor in reducing hip fractures : A cost-utility analysis among institutionalized elderly in Sweden

    University essay from Avdelningen för nationalekonomi och statistik

    Author : Beate Lange; [2012]
    Keywords : cost-utility analysis; QALY; absorbent floor; hip fracture;

    Abstract : This paper analysis the cost-utility, measured in cost per QALY gained, of impact absorbent flooring that reduce hip fractures among institutionalized elderly in comparison to standard flooring. The study is based on experimental data from an elderly institution, where the absorbing floor was installed in 2010. READ MORE

  5. 9. The cost-effectiveness of low dose mammography - A decision-analytic approach

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet

    Author : Sandra Forsblad; [2010]
    Keywords : breast cancer; mammography; screening; radiation; risk model; photon-counting; PC-DR; cost-effectiveness; cost-utility; Markov model;

    Abstract : With 7 000 new cases in Sweden each year, breast cancer represents 30 percent of all female malignancies and is therefore the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women. There are limitations as to what can be done to prevent the disease but with the use of mammography screening the chances of finding and treating the disease at an early stage are increasing. READ MORE

  6. 10. The cost-effectiveness of foetal monitoring with ST analysis

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Emelie Heintz; [2008]
    Keywords : ST analysis; cardiotocography; CTG; cerebral palsy; cost-effectiveness; cost-utility; decision model; foetal monitoring.;

    Abstract : How to allocate resources in the health care sector is academically dealt with within the subject of health economics. Economic evaluations are within this area used to compare the costs and effects of medical interventions with the purpose to help decision makers decide how to allocate resources. READ MORE