Cost-utility analysis in spine care: a systematic review

Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 676-690

  Kepler, Christopher K ^a   Wilkinson, Sean M ^b   Radcliff, Kristen E ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a   Anderson, David G ^a   Hilibrand, Alan S ^a   Albert, Todd J ^a   Rihn, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical; Cost effectiveness; Cost utility analysis; Lumbar; Value

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; REGISTER; REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; REGISTRIES; SPINAL DISEASES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 85027932593     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.05.011     Document Type: Review

References (48)

1. Weinstein, M.C., Siegel, J.E., Gold, M.R., et al. Recommendations of the panel on cost-effectiveness in health and medicine. JAMA 276 (1996), 1253–1258.
2. Brauer, C.A., Rosen, A.B., Olchanski, N.V., Neumann, P.J., Cost-utility analyses in orthopaedic surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am 87 (2005), 1253–1259.
3. Dagenais, S., Roffey, D.M., Wai, E.K., et al. Can cost utility evaluations inform decision making about interventions for low back pain?. Spine J. 9 (2009), 944–957.
4. The CEA Registry. Available at: https://research.tufts-nemc.org/cear4/SearchingtheCEARegistry/SearchtheCEARegistry.aspx Accessed September 29, 2010.
5. Neumann, P.J., Greenberg, D., Olchanski, N.V., et al. Growth and quality of the cost-utility literature, 1976-2001. Value Health 8 (2005), 3–9.
6. Brauer, C.A., Neumann, P.J., Rosen, A.B., Trends in cost effectiveness analyses in orthopaedic surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res 457 (2007), 42–48.
7. Greenberg, D., Earle, C., Fang, C.H., et al. When is cancer care cost-effective? A systematic overview of cost-utility analyses in oncology. J Natl Cancer Inst 102 (2010), 82–88.
8. Stone, P.W., Schackman, B.R., Neukermans, C.P., et al. A synthesis of cost-utility analysis literature in infectious disease. Lancet Infect Dis 5 (2005), 383–391.
9. Talmor, D., Shapiro, N., Greenberg, D., et al. When is critical care medicine cost-effective? A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness literature. Crit Care Med 34 (2006), 2738–2747.
10. Otero, H.J., Rybicki, F.J., Greenberg, D., Neumann, P.J., Twenty years of cost-effectiveness analysis in medical imaging: are we improving?. Radiology 249 (2008), 917–925.
11. University of York, Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/intertasc/nhs_eed_strategies.html Accessed May 24, 2011.
12. Kuntz, K.M., Snider, R.K., Weinstein, J.N., et al. Cost-effectiveness of fusion with and without instrumentation for patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis. Spine 25 (2000), 1132–1139.
13. Soegaard, R., Christensen, F.B., Christiansen, T., Bunger, C., Costs and effects in lumbar spinal fusion. A follow-up study in 136 consecutive patients with chronic low back pain. Eur Spine J 16 (2007), 657–668.
14. Tosteson, A.N., Lurie, J.D., Tosteson, T.D., et al. Surgical treatment of spinal stenosis with and without degenerative spondylolisthesis: cost-effectiveness after 2 years. Ann Intern Med 149 (2008), 845–853.
15. Tosteson, A.N., Skinner, J.S., Tosteson, T.D., et al. The cost effectiveness of surgical versus nonoperative treatment for lumbar disc herniation over two years: evidence from the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT). Spine 33 (2008), 2108–2115.
16. van den Hout, W.B., Peul, W.C., Koes, B.W., et al. Prolonged conservative care versus early surgery in patients with sciatica from lumbar disc herniation: cost utility analysis alongside a randomised controlled trial. BMJ 336 (2008), 1351–1354.
17. Hansson, E., Hansson, T., The cost-utility of lumbar disc herniation surgery. Eur Spine J 16 (2007), 329–337.
18. Malter, A.D., Larson, E.B., Urban, N., Deyo, R.A., Cost-effectiveness of lumbar discectomy for the treatment of herniated intervertebral disc. Spine 21 (1996), 1048–1054 discussion 1055.
19. Räsänen, P., Ohman, J., Sintonen, H., et al. Cost-utility analysis of routine neurosurgical spinal surgery. J Neurosurg Spine 5 (2006), 204–209.
20. Angevine, P.D., Zivin, J.G., McCormick, P.C., Cost-effectiveness of single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical spondylosis. Spine 30 (2005), 1989–1997.
21. Willich, S.N., Reinhold, T., Selim, D., et al. Cost-effectiveness of acupuncture treatment in patients with chronic neck pain. Pain 125 (2006), 107–113.
22. Blackmore, C.C., Ramsey, S.D., Mann, F.A., Deyo, R.A., Cervical spine screening with CT in trauma patients: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Radiology 212 (1999), 117–125.
23. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Guide to the methods of technology appraisal. 2008, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, London.
24. Kornblum, M.B., Fischgrund, J.S., Herkowitz, H.N., et al. Degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis: a prospective long-term study comparing fusion and pseudarthrosis. Spine 29 (2004), 726–733 discussion 733–724.
25. Weinstein, J.N., Lurie, J.D., Tosteson, T.D., et al. Surgical compared with nonoperative treatment for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis. Four-year results in the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) randomized and observational cohorts. J Bone Joint Surg Am 91 (2009), 1295–1304.
26. Lamb, S.E., Hansen, Z., Lall, R., et al. Group cognitive behavioural treatment for low-back pain in primary care: a randomised controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis. Lancet 375 (2010), 916–923.
27. Carreon, L.Y., Glassman, S.D., Djurasovic, M., et al. rhBMP-2 versus iliac crest bone graft for lumbar spine fusion in patients over 60 years of age: a cost-utility study. Spine 34 (2009), 238–243.
28. Smeets, R.J., Severens, J.L., Beelen, S., et al. More is not always better: cost-effectiveness analysis of combined, single behavioral and single physical rehabilitation programs for chronic low back pain. Eur J Pain 13 (2009), 71–81.
29. Nielsen, P.R., Andreasen, J., Asmussen, M., Tonnesen, H., Costs and quality of life for prehabilitation and early rehabilitation after surgery of the lumbar spine. BMC Health Serv Res, 8, 2008, 209.
30. van der Roer, N., van Tulder, M., van Mechelen, W., de Vet, H., Economic evaluation of an intensive group training protocol compared with usual care physiotherapy in patients with chronic low back pain. Spine 33 (2008), 445–451.
31. Hollinghurst, S., Sharp, D., Ballard, K., et al. Randomised controlled trial of Alexander technique lessons, exercise, and massage (ATEAM) for chronic and recurrent back pain: economic evaluation. BMJ, 337, 2008, a2656.
32. Critchley, D.J., Ratcliffe, J., Noonan, S., et al. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of three types of physiotherapy used to reduce chronic low back pain disability: a pragmatic randomized trial with economic evaluation. Spine 32 (2007), 1474–1481.
33. Johnson, R.E., Jones, G.T., Wiles, N.J., et al. Active exercise, education, and cognitive behavioral therapy for persistent disabling low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Spine 32 (2007), 1578–1585.
34. Soegaard, R., Bunger, C.E., Christiansen, T., et al. Circumferential fusion is dominant over posterolateral fusion in a long-term perspective: cost-utility evaluation of a randomized controlled trial in severe, chronic low back pain. Spine 32 (2007), 2405–2414.
35. Freeman, B.J., Steele, N.A., Sach, T.H., et al. ISSLS prize winner: cost-effectiveness of two forms of circumferential lumbar fusion: a prospective randomized controlled trial. Spine 32 (2007), 2891–2897.
36. Vitale, M.A., Vitale, M.G., Zivin, J.G., et al. Rotator cuff repair: an analysis of utility scores and cost-effectiveness. J Shoulder Elbow Surg 16 (2007), 181–187.
37. North, R.B., Kidd, D., Shipley, J., Taylor, R.S., Spinal cord stimulation versus reoperation for failed back surgery syndrome: a cost effectiveness and cost utility analysis based on a randomized, controlled trial. Neurosurgery 61 (2007), 361–368 discussion 368–369.
38. Rivero-Arias, O., Gray, A., Frost, H., et al. Cost-utility analysis of physiotherapy treatment compared with physiotherapy advice in low back pain. Spine 31 (2006), 1381–1387.
39. Ratcliffe, J., Thomas, K.J., MacPherson, H., Brazier, J., A randomised controlled trial of acupuncture care for persistent low back pain: cost effectiveness analysis. BMJ, 333, 2006, 626.
40. Schweikert, B., Jacobi, E., Seitz, R., et al. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of adding a cognitive behavioral treatment to the rehabilitation of chronic low back pain. J Rheumatol 33 (2006), 2519–2526.
41. Rivero-Arias, O., Campbell, H., Gray, A., et al. Surgical stabilisation of the spine compared with a programme of intensive rehabilitation for the management of patients with chronic low back pain: cost utility analysis based on a randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 330, 2005, 1239.
42. Taylor, R.J., Taylor, R.S., Spinal cord stimulation for failed back surgery syndrome: a decision-analytic model and cost-effectiveness analysis. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 21 (2005), 351–358.
43. United Kingdom back pain exercise and manipulation (UK BEAM) randomised trial: cost effectiveness of physical treatments for back pain in primary care. BMJ, 329, 2004, 1381.
44. Gilbert, F.J., Grant, A.M., Gillan, M.G., et al. Low back pain: influence of early MR imaging or CT on treatment and outcome—multicenter randomized trial. Radiology 231 (2004), 343–351.
45. Williams, N.H., Edwards, R.T., Linck, P., et al. Cost-utility analysis of osteopathy in primary care: results from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial. Fam Pract 21 (2004), 643–650.
46. Hollingworth, W., Gray, D.T., Martin, B.I., et al. Rapid magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosing cancer-related low back pain. J Gen Intern Med 18 (2003), 303–312.
47. Launois, R., Henry, B., Marty, J.R., et al. Chemonucleolysis versus surgical discectomy for sciatica secondary to lumbar disc herniation. A cost and quality-of-life evaluation. Pharmacoeconomics 6 (1994), 453–463.
48. Manca, A., Epstein, D.M., Torgerson, D.J., et al. Randomized trial of a brief physiotherapy intervention compared with usual physiotherapy for neck pain patients: cost-effectiveness analysis. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 22 (2006), 67–75.