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Cost-effectiveness of CI in developing countries.

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Magro, I; Emmett, SD; Saunders, J
Published in: Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery
June 2018

Cost-effectiveness of cochlear implants is a major concern for expanding these services to low-income and middle-income developing countries.Recent studies have applied appropriate methodology to make determination of cost-effectiveness for cochlear implants in developing countries. In addition, important parameters that effect cost-effectiveness have been reviewed in a systematic way. The combination of these new studies along with existing reports of cochlear implant programmes in developing countries allows for a discussion of cost and outcomes determinants that drive cost-effectiveness in these environments.Cochlear implants are a very cost-effective treatment for profound hearing loss in all high-resource countries and in many low-income and middle-income developing countries. A number of cost considerations affect cost-effectiveness of cochlear implants in developing countries including device cost and device-related expenses such as power consumption and reliability, but also including rehabilitation and access-related expenses. Large-scale programmes confer an advantage for cost-effectiveness, primarily through device-related savings.

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Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery

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EISSN

1531-6998

ISSN

1068-9508

Publication Date

June 2018

Volume

26

Issue

3

Start / End Page

190 / 195

Related Subject Headings

  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Humans
  • Developing Countries
  • Deafness
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Cochlear Implants
  • Cochlear Implantation
 

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Magro, I., Emmett, S. D., & Saunders, J. (2018). Cost-effectiveness of CI in developing countries. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, 26(3), 190–195. https://doi.org/10.1097/moo.0000000000000451
Magro, Isabelle, Susan D. Emmett, and James Saunders. “Cost-effectiveness of CI in developing countries.Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery 26, no. 3 (June 2018): 190–95. https://doi.org/10.1097/moo.0000000000000451.
Magro I, Emmett SD, Saunders J. Cost-effectiveness of CI in developing countries. Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery. 2018 Jun;26(3):190–5.
Magro, Isabelle, et al. “Cost-effectiveness of CI in developing countries.Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 26, no. 3, June 2018, pp. 190–95. Epmc, doi:10.1097/moo.0000000000000451.
Magro I, Emmett SD, Saunders J. Cost-effectiveness of CI in developing countries. Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery. 2018 Jun;26(3):190–195.

Published In

Current opinion in otolaryngology & head and neck surgery

DOI

EISSN

1531-6998

ISSN

1068-9508

Publication Date

June 2018

Volume

26

Issue

3

Start / End Page

190 / 195

Related Subject Headings

  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Humans
  • Developing Countries
  • Deafness
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Cochlear Implants
  • Cochlear Implantation