Abstract
This article defines and reviews the methods for economic cost assessments in the management of variceal hemorrhage. It also presents and discusses the results of cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, and cost assessment studies on the management of variceal hemorrhage and proposes future directions for additional studies.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
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Decision Support Techniques
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Esophageal and Gastric Varices / economics*
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Esophageal and Gastric Varices / therapy
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / economics*
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy
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Health Care Costs*
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Humans
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Prospective Studies
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Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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Retrospective Studies
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United States