Cost effectiveness and long-term outcomes of dexamethasone administration in major non-cardiac surgery

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STUDY OBJECTIVES: Postoperative administration of dexamethasone has been proposed to reduce morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery. In this ancillary study of the PACMAN trial, we aimed to evaluate the cost effectiveness of dexamethasone in patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery.

METHODS: Patients included in the multicentric randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled PACMAN trial were followed up for 12 months after their surgical procedure. Patients were randomized to receive either dexamethasone (0.2 mg/kg immediately after the surgical procedure, and on day 1) or placebo. Cost effectiveness between the dexamethasone and placebo groups was assessed for the 12-month postoperative period from a health payer perspective.

RESULTS: Of 1222 randomized patients in PACMAN, 137 patients (11%) were followed up until 12 months after major surgery (71 in the DXM group and 66 in the placebo group). Postoperative dexamethasone administration reduced costs per patient at 1 year by €358.06 (95%CI -€1519.99 to €803.87). The probability of dexamethasone being cost effective was between 12% and 22% for a willingness to pay of €100,000 to €150,000 per life-year, which is the threshold that is usually used in France and was 52% for willingness to pay of €50,000 per life-year (threshold in USA). At 12 months, 9 patients (13.2%) in the DXM group and 10 patients (16.1%) in the placebo group had died. In conclusion, our study does not demonstrate the cost effectiveness of perioperative administration of DXM in major non-cardiac surgery.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:90

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical anesthesia - 90(2023) vom: 05. Nov., Seite 111218

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bouras, Marwan [VerfasserIn]
Clément, Amandine [VerfasserIn]
Schirr-Bonnans, Solène [VerfasserIn]
Mauduit, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Péré, Morgane [VerfasserIn]
Roquilly, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Riche, Valery-Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Asehnoune, Karim [VerfasserIn]

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7S5I7G3JQL
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Dexamethasone
Inflammation
Journal Article
Non-cardiac surgery
Randomized Controlled Trial

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Date Completed 12.09.2023

Date Revised 13.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jclinane.2023.111218

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NLM35987553X