Abstract
Cost utility analysis is a method of cost-effectiveness analysis which provides results in terms of cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY). Cost utility for the multichannel cochlear implant was calculated using Ontario Health Utilities Index data from 229 Nucleus 22-channel implant users and 32 cochlear implant candidates awaiting surgery. The health utility of the implanted group was greater than that of the candidate group by 0.204 (P
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 816-821 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Laryngoscope |
Volume | 106 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Otorhinolaryngology