Αποτίμηση της σχετιζόμενης με την υγεία ποιότητας ζωής και του κόστους στην ελάχιστα επεμβατική χειρουργική της σπονδυλικής στήλης
Assessment of health related quality of life and cost in minimally invasive spinal surgery
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Keywords
Ποιότητα ζωής ; Κόστος ; Ανοικτές επεμβάσεις ; Ελάχιστα επεμβατικές χειρουργικές τεχνικές ; Σπονδυλική στήλη ; Quality of life ; Cost ; Open spinal surgeries ; Minimally invasive spinal surgeries ; Spine columnAbstract
The current economic crisis in Greece has resulted in limiting the available amount of healthcare resources. The economic evaluation, used as a tool of the economics of healthcare, allows to optimize the level of healthcare at the lowest possible cost. The analysis of quality of life and cost of treatments described in the literature that enables researchers to draw conclusions which might lead to a more effective and efficient healthcare system, based mainly on the best allocation of resources.
The technological revolution of our time along with the achievements of medical science and the excellent training of modern spine surgeons inspire feelings of confidence in patients who now decide to go through with this kind of surgery, once prohibitive, in order to improve their quality of life. Spinal diseases are a major public health problem and heavy burdens on healthcare budget and therefore they could not be an exception of the economic evaluation.
The main objective of this study is analysis of the quality of life and cost of treatments enables researchers to draw conclusions that can lead to a more efficient and efficient health system, with a view to better resource allocation, using EQ-5D-5L questionnaire.