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Las primas de reaseguro para enfermedades catastróficas en el sistema de salud colombiano han sido tradicionalmente estimadas a partir de métodos actuariales. Este artículo presenta la equivalencia entre las opciones call europeas y el funcionamiento del reaseguro en Colombia y concluye que...
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En personas con diabetes, una infección en el pie frecuentemente conduce a amputación. La radiografía plana es el método tradicionalmente usado en la evaluación de las infeccionas óseas del pie, pero comparada con ella, la resonancia magnética es más sensible y específica. Se realiza...
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Se evalúa con un árbol de decisión la costo-efectividad de la adición del Péptido Natriuréticotipo B al índice de Riesgo Cardiaco Revisado de Lee en la valoración del riesgo cardiovascular en pacientes sometidos a cirugía mayor no cardiaca. La estrategia Lee =3 a un costo de Col $79.452...
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A decision tree is used to assess the cost effectiveness of adding the type B natriuretic peptid to the revised Lee index of cardiovascular risk. The Lee=3 strategy is cost effective for a WTP lower than Col $11.292.903 at a cost per patient of Col $79.452. Lee strategy with a threshold of 3 has...
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In people with diabetes, a foot infection often leads to amputation. Plain film x-ray is the traditional method in assessing foot bone infections but magnetic resonance is more sensitive and specific. A comparison is performed here between radiography and radiography plus magnetic resonance in...
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Contrast media induced nephropathy is a common cause of kidney failure in hospitalized patients. It has been suggested that high-osmolality contrast media caused less nephropathies than low-osmolality ones. The cost-effectiveness of High- (Iodixanol) and Low-osmolality (Iohexol, Iopamidol and...
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The paper presents the main methodological aspects to taking to account for making economic analysis in the context of a clinical practice guideline in a developing country. It is addressed to users of health economic analyses in order to enhance knowledge of what economic analyses are, their...
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A reformulation of health economics is proposed that explicitly involves institutions. Decisions regarding health are taken under uncertainty, in the face of which institutions work and allow dealing with it. Taking institutions seriously allows moving forward from the economics of medical care...
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Los años de vida ajustados por calidad – AVAC o QALY (en su sigla en inglés) – son una medida de resultados en salud que permite hacer comparaciones entre tratamientos con el fin de facilitar escogencias. A partir del desarrollo histórico de esta noción, se presenta su fundamento en las...
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