Resource Use Impact of Management Strategies for Local Haemostasis and Sealing: the Surgeons’ Perspective
N.N. · Gesundheitsökonomie & Qualitätsmanagement · 2012 · Heft 5 · S. 233 bis 238
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Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate treatments for haemostasis and the potential hospital resource use implications of these treatments by way of expert assessment. Methods: This analysis was based on data from a non-interventional surveillance study, which enrolled 3098 patients at 227 centres in 12 European countries. All patients received a haemostatic sealing patch (TachoSil®, Nycomed GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland), with the decision to use TachoSil made by the surgeon. Data on duration of surgery, hospital length of stay (LOS) and use of blood products were collected. Surgeons were asked to comp…