Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Three Pharmacotherapeutic Schemes for Hemorrhage of Upper Digestive Tract Caused by Liver Cirrhosis
- VernacularTitle:肝硬化上消化道出血3种药物治疗方案的成本-效果分析
- Author:
Zhenman WEI
;
Wenjin ZHANG
;
Liping LIU
;
Chengshan HE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hemorrhage of upper digestive tract caused by liver cirrhosis;
octreotide;
somatostatin;
pituitrin;
cost-effectiven_ess analysis
- From:
China Pharmacy
1991;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the cost and effectiveness of three pharmacotherapeutic schemes for hemorrhage of upper digestive tract caused by liver cirrhosis.METHODS:132 patients with hemorrhage of upper digestive tract were treated by different drugs:octreotide(49),somatostatin(42),pituitrin(41).Evaluation was carried out with pharmacoeconomic cost-ef_fectiveness analysis.RESULTS:The hemostatic rates of octreotide,somatostatin and pituitrin for rupture of esophageal varicosis were 88.89%,80% and 46.15%;for peptic ulcer bleeding associated with liver cirrhosis 88.89%,87.50% and 50.00% and for hemorrhage from acute gastric mucosa erosion combined with liver cirrhosis 100.00%,94.44% and 68.18%,respectively.The costs of octreotide,somatostatin and pituitrin schemes were RMB 2 242.8,3 294 and 996.2 yuans,respectively.CONCLU_SION:According to the evaluation with pharmacoeconomic cost-effectiveness analysis,the therapeutic scheme of pituitrin seems to be the best one for treating hemorrhage of upper digestive tract resulting from liver cirrhosis.
