2018 AANS Annual Scientific Meeting-593. Cost-Utility Analysis of Cervical Deformity Surgeries Using One-Year Outcomes

593. Cost-Utility Analysis of Cervical Deformity Surgeries Using One-Year Outcomes

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In this video, a NeuroSpine Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital discusses a cost-utility analysis of cervical deformity surgeries with one-year outcomes. The analysis aims to determine the ratio of cost to quality-adjusted life years for these patients. The study uses retrospective data from the Merter Center for Cervical Deformity Database and includes patients over 18 years old with at least one year of follow-up. Costs were assigned based on Medicare reimbursement rates, and quality-adjusted life years were calculated using the European quality of life 5D and neck disability index. The study concludes that cervical deformity surgeries reach a cost-effectiveness threshold when the benefits are sustained for 3 to 4.5 years. Further long-term follow-up is necessary for definitive cost analysis.

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Muhammad Burhan Ud Din Janjua, MD

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NeuroSpine Fellow

University of Pennsylvania Hospital

cost-utility analysis

cervical deformity surgeries

one-year outcomes