Cost-effectiveness analysis of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation
By: by Chulaporn Limwattananon
Published: 2000
Language: eng
Number of pages: 146
Subjects: Cost effectiveness; Kidneys; Transplantation; Pancreas
Description: "The primary objective of this study is to examine the incremental cost-effectiveness of [simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation] SPK as compared to [kidney transplantation alone] KTA, using a Markov model. [The] main outcomes include life expectancy, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and lifetime costs."--p. x.
Notes: Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Minnesota, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-145).

Photocopy. [Baltimore, Md. : Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2002]. 28 cm.

Supported by HCFA contract no. 30-P-91020/5.