Sepsis, a call for inclusion in the work plan of the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control

Article Surgery

Health-care expenditures are less for minimally invasive than open colectomy for colon cancer: A US commercial claims database analysis

Amir L. Bastawrous et al.

Summary: This study compared the societal penetration of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) with open colectomy for colon cancer. The results showed that MIS was associated with lower expenditures and a lower complication rate compared to open surgery.

SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES (2023)

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Article Economics

Cost-effectiveness of ribociclib versus palbociclib in combination with an aromatase inhibitor as first-line treatment of postmenopausal women with HR+/HER2-advanced breast cancer: analysis based on final OS results of MONALEESA-2 and PALOMA-2

David Cameron et al.

Summary: From the perspective of the UK National Health Service, ribociclib is both cost-saving and cost-effective compared with palbociclib for the first-line treatment of postmenopausal women with HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer. Ribociclib not only saves costs, but is also more effective in terms of quality-adjusted life years.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ECONOMICS (2023)

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Article Critical Care Medicine

The Return on Investment of a Province-Wide Quality Improvement Initiative for Reducing In-Hospital Sepsis Rates and Mortality in British Columbia, Canada

Asif Raza Khowaja et al.

Summary: This study assessed the outcomes and economic impact of a province-wide quality improvement initiative for sepsis in British Columbia, Canada. The study found that the initiative successfully prevented a significant number of sepsis cases and deaths and achieved a positive return on investment.

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE (2022)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Epidemiology and Costs of Postsepsis Morbidity, Nursing Care Dependency, and Mortality in Germany, 2013 to 2017

Carolin Fleischmann-Struzek et al.

Summary: The study found that new medical, psychological, and cognitive diagnoses consistent with postsepsis morbidity were common after sepsis. Efforts are needed to understand the underlying mechanisms, define optimal screening for common new diagnoses, and test interventions to prevent and treat postsepsis morbidity.

JAMA NETWORK OPEN (2021)

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Article Critical Care Medicine