Healthcare resource allocation decisions made under conditions of uncertainty may turn out
to be suboptimal. In a resource constrained system in which there is a fixed budget, these …

Although colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common cause of cancer-related death, it is
fortunately amenable to screening with faecal tests for occult blood and endoscopic tests …

Applied ecologists continually advocate further research, under the assumption that
obtaining more information will lead to better decisions. Value of information (VoI) analysis …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: A “resect and discard” policy has been proposed for diminutive
polyps detected by screening colonoscopy, because hyperplastic and adenomatous polyps …

Background A variety of tests have been proposed for colorectal cancer (CRC), giving rise to
uncertainty regarding the optimal approach. The efficacy and effectiveness of different tests …

Background Personalized medicine technologies can improve individual health by
delivering the right dose of the right drug to the right patient at the right time but create …

Background Several screening tests are available to detect colorectal cancer (CRC) and
reduce the incidence and mortality of CRC. The purpose of this review was to determine …

Background: Propofol for colonoscopy is largely administered by anesthesiologists or
anesthesiology nurses in the United States (US) and Europe. Endoscopist-directed …

Objectives To determine the cost-effectiveness of tyrosine kinase inhibitors erlotinib or
afatinib, or chemotherapy cisplatin-pemetrexed, for first-line treatment of advanced epithelial …

Objective This article provides a systematic and critical review of the evolving methods and
applications of value of information (VOI) in academia and practice and discusses where …