Economic Evaluation of Enoxaparin vs. Placebo for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Acutely Ill Medical Patients

Nov 1, 2000, 00:00 AM
10.1046/j.1524-4733.2000.36008.x
https://www.valueinhealthjournal.com/article/S1098-3015(11)70008-0/fulltext
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Objectives

This paper presents an economic evaluation of a strategy of thromboprophylaxis in acutely ill medical patients with enoxaparin 40 mg vs. no intervention in the context of the French Health System.

Methods

The evaluation used a decision-analysis model to simulate the results of a hypothetical naturalistic, long-term study reflecting the usual care pattern for the patients. The short-term outcomes were derived from an international, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical study performed in 1102 patients older than 40 years. Treatment was scheduled to last 10 ± 4 days and primary outcome was venous thromboembolism events rates between days 1 and 14 assessed clinically or through systematic contrast venography.

Results

For an hypothetical cohort of 1000 hospitalized medical patients, the model suggested that the prophylaxis strategy would avoid between 1 and 10 deaths (median 4) and between 60 and 127 cases of venous thromboembolism events (median 94). By including or not the costs associated with long-term complications (post–phlebitis syndrome), the net extra cost per patient was estimated as a net saving or 35,857 Euros (€), respectively. The corresponding cost-effectiveness ratios in terms of cost per avoided death were a net saving or €8102 (median value), respectively.

Conclusion

Thromboprophylaxis with enoxaparin in hospitalized acutely ill patients over 40 years of age appears to be an efficient strategy using French cost data.

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HEOR Topics :
  • Cardiovascular Disorders
  • Specific Diseases & Conditions
Tags :
  • cost-effectiveness analysis
  • LMWH
  • prevention
  • venous thromboembolism
Regions :
  • Global