Objetive: To conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors in adyuvant treatment of hormone receptor-positive, post-menopausal early breast cancer patients.Methods: Effectivity was defined as disease-free survival. By means of a Markov model we estimated the...

This paper studies the mechanism for the equity of payments for using the Colombian health system, defined as the possibility of consuming services when the need arises, regardless of the individual's resources. The incentives produced by the payment system are studied, as well as a particular...

Spanish Abstract: Este ensayo analiza tres procesos electorales que tuvieron resultados inesperados: la salida del Reino Unido de la Unión Europea, el rechazo del acuerdo de paz en Colombia y la elección de Trump como presidente de Estados Unidos. Subraya tres aspectos: las predicciones se...

Spanish Abstract: Este artículo estudia la relación entre el manejo sanitario de la pandemia de COVID-19 y los resultados económicos. Identifica algunos indicadores de mortalidad y económicos que toman en cuenta elementos sociales y culturales. Examina el efecto de los precios del petróleo...

English Abstract: Purpose: Countries without EQ-5D general-population surveys might use valuations from another country with similar health valuations. This study aimed to identify whether there are groups of countries with similar health-state valuations.Methods: A cluster analysis was...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...