OBJECTIVE: Although cost‐effectiveness analyses (CEAs) have been advocated as a tool to
critically appraise the value of health expenditures, it has been widely hoped that they might …

Economic evaluations for medical nutrition, such as oral nutritional supplements (ONS), are
relatively uncommon compared with other health technologies, and represent an area that …

Background: To evaluate whether preoperative immunonutrition might lead to a savings in
patient care. Data on resources consumed to treat postoperative complications are scanty …

Background—In the ESSENCE trial, subcutaneous low-molecular-weight heparin
(enoxaparin) reduced the 30-day incidence of death, myocardial infarction, and recurrent …

The treatment of patients with compensated liver cirrhosis and small hepatocarcinomas
remains controversial. Whereas partial hepatectomy (PH) is currently recommended, the …

Owing to increasing healthcare costs, there is a need to examine whether the benefits of
new technologies are worth the extra cost. In proton therapy, where the evidence in favor is …

Purpose This study aims to explore the expectations and acceptability of a smart nursing
home model among Chinese older adults and their family members based on a scoping …

Financial declaration A-Economically relevant payments of any kind made to (i) you,(ii) your
spouse/partner or any other person living with you,(iii) any legal person in which any of …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To analyze, from a societal perspective, the cost-effectiveness and cost-
utility of acute pain management after inception of a nurse-based Acute Pain Service (APS) …

Introduction Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by high levels of blood
glucose, which can lead over time to severe impairment to the heart, blood vessels, eyes …