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3136239

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-9-22
pubmed:abstractText
Cost effectivenesses of four tests for diagnosing renal artery stenosis were examined. Sensitivity, specificity, cost per patient, and cost per stenosis found for a variety of diagnostic strategies using these tests were retrospectively evaluated using clinical data from 605 hypertensive patients. Cost effectiveness of a given strategy was found to depend on the sequence in which the tests were performed, but to be relatively independent of the exact cost of the tests. Auscultation for a systolic/diastolic abdominal bruit was the most cost-effective test for beginning a diagnostic strategy and showed a 99.6% specificity for stenosis. When the patient has a systolic bruit only or no bruit, plasma renin activity measurement should guide the clinician's choice of whether to test further with intravenous pyelography or renal arteriography. Diagnosis of renal artery stenosis using these tests is estimated to cost between $2,300 and $6,200 per stenosis found, depending on the prevalence of renal artery stenosis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0884-8734
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
344-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Cost effectiveness in the detection of renal artery stenosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't