Table 1.
Methodological characteristics of publications included in the analysis
| Author, reference | Type of intervention | Type of evaluation | Type of analysis | Perspective | Time horizon | Cost categories | Year of costing | Discounting | Economic outcomes | Sensitivity analysis | Source of funding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wang and Huang14 | Imaging | M | CEA, CUA | H | – | DM | 2010 | C-5% | ICER, total cost | One-way | A |
| Zhang and Yang15 | Screening | TBE | CCA | HCP | – | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Wei et al16 | Surgery | CA | CCA | H | Hospital stay | DM | – | NAa | Total cost | – | – |
| Kim et al17 | Screening | M | CUA | S | Lifetime | DM, DNM, I | 1999/2000 | CB-3% | ICER, total cost | – | – |
| Woo et al18 | Screening | M | CEA, CUA | S | Study follow-up | DM, DNM, I | – | CB-3% | ICER, total cost | Prob | P |
| Wong et al19 | Screening | M | CEA, CUA | S | Study follow-up | DM | 2005 | CB-3% | ICER, lifetime costs, QALY | Prob | G |
| Wong et al20 | Screening | M | CEA, CUA | S | Study follow-up | DM, DNM | 2005 | CB-3% | ICER, lifetime costs | Prob | G |
| Wong et al21 | Oncology | M | CEA, CUA | S | Study follow-up | DM | 2010 | CB-3% | ICER, lifetime costs | Prob | G, A |
| Chen et al22 | Cardiac surgery | CA | CCA | H | Hospital stay | DM | – | NAa | Total cost | – | – |
| Cheng et al23 | Imaging | M | CCA | H | – | DM | 2007 | C-3% after 5 years | Total cost | One-way, two-way | – |
| Gong et al24 | Surgery | TBE | CCA | H | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Feng et al25 | Surgery | TBE | CCA | S | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM, I | – | – | Total cost | – | G |
| Chen et al26 | Cardiac surgery | CA | CCA | H | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Zang et al27 | Surgery | CA | CCA | H | – | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Gurbanov et al28 | Life support | CA | CCA | H | – | DM, DNM | – | – | Total cost | – | N |
| Zhang et al29 | Kidney intervention | TBE | CCA | H | Hospital stay | DM | – | NAa | Total cost | – | – |
| Liu et al30 | Imaging | TBE | CCA | H | Study follow-up | DM, DNM | – | NAa | Total cost | – | – |
| Wong et al31 | Surgery | TBE | CCA | H | Study follow-up | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | G, A |
| Xie et al32 | Bone surgery | CA | CCA | H | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | N |
| Lu et al33 | Surgery | CA | CCA | H | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM, DNM | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Yang et al34 | Screening | M | CBA | S | Lifetime | DM, I | 2008 | CB-3% | ICER, total cost | One-way | G |
| Sheng et al35 | Surgery | TBE | CCA | H | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Wang et al36 | Screening | M | CEA | S | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM | 2010 | CB-3% | ICER, total cost | One-way | – |
| Huang et al37 | Screening | M | CEA, CUA | S | Lifetime | DM, DNM, I | 2009 | – | ICER, total cost | One-way | – |
| Wu et al38 | Surgery | CA | CCA | H | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Xia et al39 | Obstetrics | CA | CCA, CMA | H | Study follow-up | DM | – | NAa | Total cost | – | – |
| Chen et al40 | Kidney intervention | TBE | CUA | S | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM, DNM, I, recessive cost | 2003 | – | ICUR, total cost | One-way | G |
| Chen et al41 | Surgery | CA | CCA | S | – | DM, DNM, I | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Fan42 | Imaging | CA | CEA | HCP | – | DM | – | – | Total cost | One-way | – |
| Gu et al43 | Imaging | M | CCA | HCP | – | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | G, A |
| Fu et al44 | Vascular surgery | CA | CEA | H | – | DM | 2007 | C-3% | Total cost | – | – |
| Guan et al45 | Surgery | CA | CCA | S | – | DM, DNM, I | – | – | Total cost | One-way | – |
| Guo et al46 | Screening | M | CEA | S | – | DM | 2002 | C-3% | ICER, total cost | One-way | – |
| Han et al47 | Respiratory support | CA | CCA | HCP | Hospital stay | DM | – | NAa | Total cost | – | – |
| He et al48 | Surgery | CA | CCA | S | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM, DNM, I | – | NAa | Total cost | – | – |
| Hou et al49 | Imaging | CA | CCA | H | – | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | A |
| Gen50 | Kidney intervention | CA | CCA | HCP | – | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Guo51 | Surgery | CA | CCA | S | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM, DNM, I | 1999 | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Lan et al52 | Respiratory support | TBE | CCA | H | – | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Li and Liu53 | Surgery | CA | CCA | S | – | DM, DNM, I | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Liu et al54 | Bone surgery | TBE | CEA, CUA | H | Study follow-up | DM, DNM | – | – | Total cost | One-way | – |
| Ma et al55 | Vascular surgery | CA | CCA | H | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM | 2010 | NAa | Total cost | One-way | – |
| Peng et al56 | Surgery | M | CUA | S | – | DM, DNM | – | – | Total cost | One-way | G |
| Tan et al57 | Surgery | CA | CCA | H | Hospital stay | DM | – | NAa | Total cost | – | – |
| Tan58 | Surgery | CA | CCA | S | Hospital stay | DM, I | – | NAa | Total cost | – | – |
| Wang et al59 | Surgery | CA | CEA | H | Study follow-up | DM | – | NAa | Total cost | – | G |
| Wang et al60 | Bone surgery | CA | CCA | H | Study follow-up | DM | – | NAa | Total cost | – | – |
| Wei et al61 | Surgery | CA | CCA | S | Hospital stay | DM, DNM, I | – | NAa | Total cost | – | G |
| Wen et al62 | Kidney intervention | CA | CCA | H | Study follow-up | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | G |
| Xia63 | Surgery | CA | CCA | H | Hospital stay | DM, DNM | – | NAa | Total cost | – | – |
| Yu64 | Surgery | CA | CCA | S | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM, DNM, I | 2005 | C-3% | Total cost | One-way | – |
| Zhou et al65 | Surgery | CA | CCA | H | – | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Wu and Zen66 | Ophthalmology | TBE | CCA | H | – | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Liu et al67 | Surgery | TBE | CCA | H | Study follow-up, hospital stay | DM | – | NAa | Total cost | – | – |
| Han et al68 | Ophthalmology | CA | CCA | H | – | DM, DNM | – | – | Total cost | – | – |
| Liu et al69 | Airway surgery | TBE | CCA | H | – | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | G |
| Lv et al70 | Surgery | CA | CCA | H | – | DM | – | – | Total cost | – | A |
Note:
a
NA, not applicable for studies with duration of < 1 year.
Abbreviations: A, academia; CA, cost analysis of routine care; CCA, cost–consequence analysis; CEA, cost-effectiveness analysis; CMA, cost-minimization analysis; CUA, cost–utility analysis; C-%, cost discounted – annual discount rate; CB-%, cost and benefit discounted – annual discount rate; DM, direct medical cost; DNM, direct nonmedical cost; G, government; H, hospital; HCP, health care payer; I, indirect cost; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; M, modeling; N, none; NA, not applicable; P, personal; Prob, probabilistic; QALY, quality-adjusted life year; S, society; TBE, trial-based evaluation; –, not reported; CBA, cost-benefit analysis.