Hospital-acquired pneumonia cost-effectiveness of therapy

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Alejandro Lemor, M.D. [2]

Overview

Linezolid was compared to vancomycin for the treatment of VAP, and showed cost-effectiveness as an alternative to vancomycin treatment as it had a higher cure rate and prices per treatment were similar.[1][2] One study reported that oropharingeal decontamination decreased the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia from 4% to less than 1% in the studied population. The cost of the intervention was less than $2500. [3]

References

  1. Shorr AF, Susla GM, Kollef MH (2004). "Linezolid for treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a cost-effective alternative to vancomycin". Crit Care Med. 32 (1): 137–43. doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000104110.74657.25. PMID 14707572.
  2. De Cock E, Krueger WA, Sorensen S, Baker T, Hardewig J, Duttagupta S; et al. (2009). "Cost-effectiveness of linezolid vs vancomycin in suspected methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial pneumonia in Germany". Infection. 37 (2): 123–32. doi:10.1007/s15010-008-8046-7. PMID 19277465.
  3. van Nieuwenhoven CA, Buskens E, Bergmans DC, van Tiel FH, Ramsay G, Bonten MJ (2004). "Oral decontamination is cost-saving in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units". Crit Care Med. 32 (1): 126–30. doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000104111.61317.4B. PMID 14707570.

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