2008
DOI: 10.4172/plastic-surgery.1000554
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A comparison of the superficial inferior epigastric artery flap and deep inferior epigastric perforator flap in post-mastectomy reconstruction: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Abstract: PURPOSE: To perform a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing the superficial inferior epigastric artery (SIEA) and deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flaps in postmastectomy reconstruction. METHODS: A decision analytic model with seven clinically important health outcomes (health states) was used, incorporating the Ontario Ministry of Health's perspective. Direct medical costs were estimated from a university-based hospital. The utilities of each health state converted into quality-adjusted life years (… Show more

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