Clinical and economic assesment of the effectiveness of entecavir in comparison with pegylated interferon, lamivudine, telbivudine, tenofovir in treatment of chronic viral hepatitis in Russian federation
Abstract:Stimulation (SCS) provides pain relief and improves patients' health. We assessed in a naturalistic context the cost-utility of SCS in FBSS patients unresponsive to conventional medical management (CMM). METHODS: We conducted an observational, multicenter, longitudinal prospective study in which a sample of patients assigned to receive SCS in addition to CMM was observed for 24 months after the intervention. We collected before and after undergoing SCS the following data: direct and indirect costs, adopting th… Show more
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