Estimating the value of future research into thromboprophylaxis for women during pregnancy and after delivery : a value of information analysis

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BACKGROUND: Risk assessment models (RAMs) are used to select women at increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) during pregnancy and the puerperium for thromboprophylaxis.

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the value of potential future studies that would reduce the decision uncertainty associated with offering thromboprophylaxis according to available RAMs in the following groups: high-risk antepartum women (eg, prior VTE), unselected postpartum women, and postpartum women with risk factors (obesity or cesarean delivery).

METHODS: A decision-analytic model was developed to simulate clinical outcomes, lifetime costs, and quality-adjusted life-years for different thromboprophylaxis strategies, including thromboprophylaxis for all, thromboprophylaxis for none, and RAM-based thromboprophylaxis. The expected value of perfect information analysis was used to determine which factors are associated with high decision uncertainty. The value of future research studies was estimated using expected value of sample information analysis. Costs were assessed from a health and social services perspective.

RESULTS: The expected value of perfect information analysis identified high decision uncertainty for high-risk antepartum women (£21.8 million) and obese postpartum women (£13.4 million), which was largely attributable to uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of thromboprophylaxis in reducing VTE. A randomized controlled trial of thromboprophylaxis compared with none in obese postpartum women is likely to have substantial value (£2.8 million; 300 participants per arm). A trial in women with previous VTE would have higher value but would be less acceptable.

CONCLUSION: Future research should focus on estimating the effectiveness of thromboprophylaxis in obese postpartum women with additional risk factors who have not had a previous VTE.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 22(2024), 4 vom: 25. Apr., Seite 1105-1116

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Davis, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Pandor, Abdullah [VerfasserIn]
Sampson, Fiona C [VerfasserIn]
Hamilton, Jean [VerfasserIn]
Nelson-Piercy, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Hunt, Beverley J [VerfasserIn]
Daru, Jahnavi [VerfasserIn]
Goodacre, Steve [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anticoagulants
Cost-benefit analysis
Heparin
Journal Article
Low-molecular-weight
Pregnancy
Risk factors
Venous thromboembolism

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jtha.2023.12.035

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NLM367064596