Reduction of routine use of radiography in patients with ankle fractures leads to lower costs and has no impact on clinical outcome: an economic evaluation

Reduction of routine use of radiography in patients with ankle fractures leads to lower costs and has no impact on clinical outcome: an economic evaluation

Abstract Background To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a reduction in the number of routine radiographs in the follow-up of patients with ankle fractures. Methods We performed an economic evaluation alongside the multicentre, randomised WARRIOR trial. Participants were randomised to a reduced ima...

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Main Authors: P. van Gerven, J. M. van Dongen, S. M. Rubinstein, M. F. Termaat, M. El Moumni, W. P. Zuidema, P. Krijnen, I. B. Schipper, M. W. van Tulder, on behalf of the WARRIOR study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Cost-effectiveness analysis
Economic evaluation
Radiography
Randomised controlled trial
Ankle fractures
Routine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05725-1

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