Cost Effectiveness of Prepex Device and Dorsal–Slit Technique for Scaling-Up Adult Safe Medical Male Circumcision in HIV Prevention in Rural Central Uganda

Abstract

propofol in critically ill patients, and subsequently determining the best strategy for administering propofol. Methods: Costs of propofol-related infection and the different strategies of administration of propofol were computed according to the literature and microcosting method. The additional length of stay in ICU due to major infections related to propofol administration was estimated using the disability model, assuming a cost of CHF 2'118/intensive care unit day (local cost). The cost of each strategy was estimated based on all costs and on the probability of major infections related to propofol administration. Results: According to the links found in the literature by genotyping bacteria (syringe-patient), we assumed that a patient has a mean 22.6% risk of developing an infection by a contaminated preparation of propofol. Thus, the ready-to-use syringe and syringes drawn from vials have an infection probability of 0.