Study title: Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy for diabetic foot ulcers | ||
First author/year: Chuck AW/2008 | ||
Checklist completed by: Brian Chan | ||
APPLICABILITY (relevance to question under review) | ||
Item | Yes/Partly/No/Unclear/NA | Comments |
Is the study population similar to the question? | Yes | |
Are the interventions similar to the question? | Yes | |
Is the health care system in which the study was conducted similar to the current Ontario context? | Yes | |
Was/were the perspective(s) clearly stated and what were they? | Yes, Ministry of Health | |
Are estimates of treatment effect from the best available source? | Yes | |
Are all future costs and outcomes discounted? | No | |
Is the value of health effects expressed in terms of quality-adjusted life years? | Yes | |
Are costs and outcomes from other sectors fully and appropriately measured and valued? | No | |
Overall Judgment (directly applicable/partially applicable/not applicable): Directly applicable | ||
Comments Regarding Judgement: |
Source: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The guidelines manual: appendices B-I, Appendix G: Methodology checklist: economic evaluations [Internet]. London (UK): The Institute; 2012 [cited 2014 Oct 6]. Available from: http://publications.nice.org.uk/the-guidelines-manual-appendices-bi-pmg6b/appendix-g-methodology-checklist-economic-evaluations