title: Quality of life and cost-effectiveness 1 year after total hip arthroplasty.
abstract: Quality of life index (Quality Of Well-Being [QWB]) was used to calculate the costs per quality of well year (QWY) in total hip arthroplasty (THA) and compare it to other interventions. Ninety-eight primary and/or revision THA were reviewed. Patients had minimum 1-year follow-up. Quality of life index was used to calculate the costs per QWY in primary and revision THA. Preoperative QWB for primary THA was 0.52 ± 0.06 SD; revision was 0.53 ± 0.07 SD. The QWB change at 1 year for primary THA was 0.08 ± 0.13 SD; revision THA was 0.06 ± 0.14 SD. Calculated costs per QWY were $5572 for primary procedures and $10,775 for revision procedures. Cost-effectiveness of THA compares favorably with other surgical and medical interventions such as epilepsy ablation surgery and gastric bypass surgery.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Institute at Mercy Hospital, Miami, Florida 33133, USA.
authors.forename: Carlos J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lavernia
authors.forename: Jose C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Alcerro
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000191:economics*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery*; D011788:Quality of Life; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D012086:Reoperation / Q000191:economics; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome