TY - JOUR
T1 - A case-control comparison of durability and cost between implanted reservoir and percutaneous catheters in cancer patients
AU - McCready, David
AU - Broadwater, Ralph
AU - Ross, Merrick
AU - Pollock, Raphael
AU - Ota, David
AU - Balch, Charles
PY - 1991/11
Y1 - 1991/11
N2 - A case-control study was performed to compare the durability and cost of implanted reservoir catheter systems with percutaneous central venous catheters. Twenty cancer patients had reservoir systems placed in 1985 for chemotherapy delivery. The control group consisted of 60 cancer patients, matched according to age, sex, and diagnosis who were part of a group of more than 700 patients with percutaneous catheters inserted during the same period. The reservoir catheters were found to function for a significantly (P < 0.0001) longer time (495 ± 54 days) compared to the percutaneous catheters (197 ± 22 days). The total cost for each system was calculated by adding the charges for an average insertion (reservoir = $1738, percutaneous = $562) to the maintenance charges accumulated over the catheters' lifespan. Reservoir catheters were associated with a significantly greater total cost than percutaneous catheters ($2233 ± 54, $1453 ± 102, respectively) but, if the total cost was spread out over the life-span of the catheter by dividing the total cost by duration of use, reservoir catheters can be less expensive on a per diem basis. The break point occurs at approximately 6 months. For use less than 6 months, percutaneous catheters are cheaper primarily because of their lower insertion costs, but, for longer periods, reservoir catheters become cheaper because of lower maintenance costs and because a second percutaneous catheterization would likely be necessary.
AB - A case-control study was performed to compare the durability and cost of implanted reservoir catheter systems with percutaneous central venous catheters. Twenty cancer patients had reservoir systems placed in 1985 for chemotherapy delivery. The control group consisted of 60 cancer patients, matched according to age, sex, and diagnosis who were part of a group of more than 700 patients with percutaneous catheters inserted during the same period. The reservoir catheters were found to function for a significantly (P < 0.0001) longer time (495 ± 54 days) compared to the percutaneous catheters (197 ± 22 days). The total cost for each system was calculated by adding the charges for an average insertion (reservoir = $1738, percutaneous = $562) to the maintenance charges accumulated over the catheters' lifespan. Reservoir catheters were associated with a significantly greater total cost than percutaneous catheters ($2233 ± 54, $1453 ± 102, respectively) but, if the total cost was spread out over the life-span of the catheter by dividing the total cost by duration of use, reservoir catheters can be less expensive on a per diem basis. The break point occurs at approximately 6 months. For use less than 6 months, percutaneous catheters are cheaper primarily because of their lower insertion costs, but, for longer periods, reservoir catheters become cheaper because of lower maintenance costs and because a second percutaneous catheterization would likely be necessary.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-4804(91)90137-B
DO - 10.1016/0022-4804(91)90137-B
M3 - Article
C2 - 1758171
AN - SCOPUS:0025993458
SN - 0022-4804
VL - 51
SP - 377
EP - 381
JO - Journal of Surgical Research
JF - Journal of Surgical Research
IS - 5
ER -