Economic analysis of epoetin alfa in critically ill trauma patients

BACKGROUND: Recent randomized control trials (RCTs) suggest that epoetin alfa reduces mortality in critically ill trauma patients; however, epoetin alfa is also costly and associated with adverse events. This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of epoetin alfa in surgical trauma patients in an intensive care unit setting. METHODS: We constructed a decision analytic model to compare adjunctive use of epoetin alfa with standard care in trauma …