Handling uncertainty in economic evaluations of patient level data: A review of the use of Bayesian methods to inform health technology assessments

OBJECTIVES: Due to potential advantages (e.g., using all available evidence), Bayesian methods have been proposed to assist healthcare decision making. This review provides a detailed description of how Bayesian methods have been applied to economic evaluations of patient level data. The results serve both as a reference and as a means by which to examine the appropriate application of Bayesian methods to inform decision making. METHODS: …