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Cost-effectiveness Analysis and Case-based Payment Norm Modeling on Appendicitis Patients at Hanoi Medical University Hospital

Completed
Conditions
Acute Appendicitis
Interventions
Procedure: Laparoscopic appendectomy
Procedure: Open appendectomy
Registration Number
NCT03504878
Lead Sponsor
Hanoi Medical University
Brief Summary

In the world, there are several studies comparing the cost-effectiveness between laparoscopic appendectomy and open appendectomy. But in Vietnam, health economics studies for acute appendicitis surgery in general and laparoscopic appendectomy in particular has hardly been available, and in the context of reform of the financial mechanism for payment, questions about the cost-effectiveness between the two surgical methods are particularly concerned. Therefore, we conducted a study "Cost-effectiveness analysis and case-based payment norm modeling in patients with appendectomy at Hanoi Medical University Hospital"

Detailed Description

Acute Appendicitis (AA) is a surgical emergency most common stomach. Appendicitis occurs at all ages. Recently, the rate tends to increase VRTC with age. In the United States, there are about 300,000 cases of appendectomy surgery per year. In Vietnam, according to statistics from a number of other authors showed that the rate of appendectomy surgery accounted for 40.5% - 49.8% of total number of cases of abdominal emergency. Open appendectomy (OA) has long been applied as the gold standard surgical procedure for the treatment of AA for over a century, since it was introduce by McBurrney in 1894 and still be common choice for procedure in many center. In 1981, due to the growth of endoscopic surgery, Semm first introduced the laparoscopic appendectomy, which render a minimal invasive procedure for abdomen and skin, nevertheless, its superiority over open appendectomy (OA) is still being debated. Some more recent paper demonstrate that Laparoscopic Appendectomy is the technique of choice in treatment of AA because of its clinical advantage and cost-effectiveness, however, more than 20 years later, the benefits of LA still remain a controversy for many researchers.

There are several studies comparing the cost-effectiveness between laparoscopic appendectomy and open appendectomy in the world. But in Vietnam, health economics studies for appendix removal surgery in general and laparoscopic appendectomy in particular has hardly been available, and in the context of reform of the financial mechanism for payment, questions about the cost-effectiveness between the two surgical methods are particularly concerned. Therefore, we conducted a study "Cost-effectiveness analysis and case-based payment norm modeling in patients with appendectomy at Hanoi Medical University Hospital" with two main purposes

1. Analyze cost-effectiveness between laparoscopic and open surgery in patients undergoing appendectomy at Hanoi Medical University Hospital in 2011 - 2013

2. Model case-based payment norm of appendectomy patients at Hanoi Medical University Hospital

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
322
Inclusion Criteria
  • Laparoscopic Appendectomy patients agree to participate in research and are paid by the mode of service charge
  • Laparoscopic Appendectomy patients agree to participate in research and are paid according to package medical cases
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with combined pathology affecting surgical outcomes
  • The patient did not agree to participate in research
  • Patients do not comply with treatment

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomyLaparoscopic appendectomyAppendix removal via scope.
Patients undergoing open appendectomyOpen appendectomyOpen operation for removal of appendix
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Average cost of hospitalization based on the final hospital bills2 years

Total mean expense that patient pay for hospital after completing acute appendicitis treatment

Average Cost of medication2 years

Total mean cost of drugs used during operation for removal of appendix

Overall treatment cost of acute appendicitis patientFrom the beginning of hospital admission till discharge from hospital ((an expected average of 10 days, maximum 20 days)

Total amount of money that acute appendicitis patient have to spend during the time of hospitalization

Case-based cost of appendectomy2 years

The expenses that patient pay for surgical removal of appendix accounted by case-based standardisation

Cost of appendectomy based on health care services fee2 years

The expenses that patient pay for acute appendicitis treatment accounted in accordance with services fee of hospital

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Degree of post-operative painfrom the beginning of the surgery till discharge from hospital (an expected average of 8 days, maximum 20 days)

Percentage of patients according to stratification of post-operative pain

Time until resumption of clear liquid and regular dietfrom the beginning of the surgery to the resumption (an expected average 2 days after the surgery

No. of days from surgery to the resumption of clear liquid and regular diet

Length of hospital stayfrom the beginning of the surgery till discharge from hospital (an expected average of 8 days, maximum 20 days)

No. of days from surgery to discharge of hospital

Duration of post-operative painfrom the beginning of the surgery till discharge from hospital (an expected average of 8 days, maximum 20 days)

No. of days that patient experience pain after surgery

Surgical outcome at hospital discharge2 years

Percentage of patients with good outcome at hospital discharge

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hanoi Medical University

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Hanoi, Vietnam

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