Cost implications of different approaches to the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome.

Abstract:

:Because the incidence of both neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and neonatal mortality can be reduced by giving corticosteroids to women expected to deliver preterm and by giving surfactant to babies at high risk of developing hyaline membrane disease, we have considered what effects the adoption of one or both of these preventive policies would have on the costs of neonatal care. We have estimated the effects of treatment from overviews of the relevant controlled trials, and estimated costs from observations of care at one neonatal unit. Our results suggest that if either of these policies is adopted for all babies under 35 weeks' gestation at a drug cost of 150 pounds or less/baby, the overall costs of care would be reduced by between 1 and 10%. The cost per survivor would be reduced by up to 16% even if the drug cost were to be as high as pounds 550/baby. If the policies were to be adopted only for babies under 31 weeks' gestation, both policies would result in a reduction in cost of between 5 and 16%/survivor, although the increased survival resulting from the policies would lead to an increase in overall costs for babies of less then 31 weeks' gestation of between 7 and 32%.

journal_name

Arch Dis Child

authors

Mugford M,Piercy J,Chalmers I

doi

10.1136/adc.66.7_spec_no.757

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-07-01 00:00:00

pages

757-64

issue

7 Spec No

eissn

0003-9888

issn

1468-2044

journal_volume

66

pub_type

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