Predelivery uterine arteries embolization in patients with placental implant anomalies: a cost-effective procedure

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• 作者：Raffaella Niola ; Francesco Giurazza ; Aleksandra Torbica…
• 关键词：Uterine arteries embolization ; Cost analysis ; Placental implant anomalies ; Predelivery
• 刊名：La radiologia medica
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：122
• 期：1
• 页码：77-79
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• 刊物主题：Imaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Interventional Radiology; Neuroradiology; Ultrasound;
• 出版者：Springer Milan
• ISSN：1826-6983
• 卷排序：122

文摘

Postpartum hemorrhages occur in 5 % of all deliveries. Open surgery and endovascular embolization techniques are the options commonly applied to face this life-threatening scenario. A cost analysis has been performed to compare the standard embolization endovascular approach, performed postpartum in emergency settlement, with a novel proposed preventive embolization approach, and performed in election in selected high-risk patients before the delivery. Two groups have been compared: 46 patients (non-preventive group) and 67 patients (preventive group). The computation of the detailed costs derived from the real costs supported by the hospital, based on the regional tariff in the period considered. The total expense for the 46 patients of the non-preventive group was 640.551,84€ (13.925,04€/patient); all of them received transfusions and 43.4 % underwent to hysterectomy; the total expense for the 67 patients of the preventive group was 509.720,59€ (7.607,77€/ patient); 36 % required transfusions and 26 % underwent to hysterectomy. Overall, in the preventive group, there is a mean saving of 45 %, it else 6.317€/patient. In this sample, predelivery uterine artery embolization has proved to be a cost-effective procedure, reducing the length of the hospital stay and the number of transfers to the intensive care unit, in pregnants with placental implant anomalies.