Retrospective economic evaluation of a controlled trial of indomethacin prophylaxis for patent ductus arteriosus in premature infants

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the incremental cost-effectiveness of indomethacin prophylaxis in extremely low birth weight infants enrolled in the Trial of Indomethacin Prophylaxis in Preterms (TIPP). STUDY DESIGN: Participants in this economic evaluation were 428 infants enrolled at 9 Canadian TIPP centres. The study took a third-party payer perspective. Prior to the analysis of clinical trial data, direct medical costs were derived from chart …

Authors

Zupancic JAF; Richardson DK; O'Brien BJ; Cronin CG; Schmidt B; Roberts R; Weinstein MC; Investigators TOIPIP

Journal

Early Human Development, Vol. 82, No. 2, pp. 97–103

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

2 2006

DOI

10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2006.01.004

ISSN

0378-3782

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Robin Sydney Roberts

Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences

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