Quality-Adjusted Life Years
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Benefit of carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic and asymptomatic severe carotid artery stenosis: a Markov model based on data from randomized controlled trials. Clinical article.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECT: Several major randomized controlled trials of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with both symptomatic and asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis have addressed the net effects of CEA on the risk of stroke. However, because the risk of ... Read more...

Cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical cancer screening in women older than 30 years in the United States.

18 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Women older than 30 years are the main beneficiaries of improved cervical cancer screening with human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing. The role of vaccination against HPV types 16 and 18, which is recommended routinely for preadolescent ... Read more...

The PRaCTICaL study of nurse led, intensive care follow-up programmes for improving long term outcomes from critical illness: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

14 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that nurse led follow-up programmes are effective and cost effective in improving quality of life after discharge from intensive care. DESIGN: A pragmatic, non-blinded, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Quality-Adjusted Life Years'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Benefit of carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic and asymptomatic severe carotid artery stenosis: a Markov model based on data from randomized controlled trials. Clinical article. 30 Oct 2009
• Cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical cancer screening in women older than 30 years in the United States. 18 Oct 2009
• Summaries for patients. Cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical cancer screening in women older than 30 years in the United States. 18 Oct 2009
• The PRaCTICaL study of nurse led, intensive care follow-up programmes for improving long term outcomes from critical illness: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. 14 Oct 2009
• Cost effectiveness analysis of including boys in a human papillomavirus vaccination programme in the United States. 6 Oct 2009
• Randomized controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis of silver-donating antimicrobial dressings for venous leg ulcers (VULCAN trial). 29 Sep 2009
• Cost effectiveness of enoxaparin in acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: the ExTRACT-TIMI 25 (Enoxaparin and Thrombolysis Reperfusion for Acute Myocardial Infarction Treatment-Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction 25) study. 27 Sep 2009
• Screening for prostate cancer remains controversial. 22 Sep 2009
• Clopidogrel plus aspirin in atrial fibrillation. 22 Sep 2009
• Economic evaluation of arthritis self management in primary care. 20 Sep 2009
• Climate change is not the biggest global health threat. 17 Sep 2009
• The benefits of risk factor prevention in Americans aged 51 years and older. 15 Sep 2009
• Cost-effectiveness of aliskiren in type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and albuminuria. 15 Sep 2009
• Health economics: Life in the balance. 15 Sep 2009
• British lessons on health care reform. 7 Sep 2009
• ESRD as a window into America's cost crisis in health care. Sep 2009
• The OMERACT Initiative. Towards a reference approach to derive QALY for economic evaluations in rheumatology. 30 Aug 2009
• Cost-effectiveness of new-generation oral cholera vaccines: a multisite analysis. 30 Aug 2009
• The effect of migraine prophylaxis on migraine-related resource use and productivity. 30 Aug 2009
• Survival and outcome of neurosurgical patients requiring ventilatory support after intensive care unit stay. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Quality-Adjusted Life Years'

Definition: A measurement index derived from a modification of standard life-table procedures and designed to take account of the quality as well as the duration of survival. This index can be used in assessing the outcome of health care procedures or services. (BIOETHICS Thesaurus, 1994)

Descriptor UI: D019057

Alternative terms: Quality-Adjusted Life Years; Life Year, Quality-Adjusted; Life Years, Quality-Adjusted; Quality-Adjusted Life Year; Year, Quality-Adjusted Life; Years, Quality-Adjusted Life; QALY; Quality Adjusted Life Years; Adjusted Life Years; Adjusted Life Year; Life Year, Adjusted; Life Years, Adjusted; Year, Adjusted Life; Years, Adjusted Life;

Tree Number: E05.318.740.100.500.700; L01.280.975.475.700; N01.224.935.530.700;

History Note: 96

Technical Notes: DF: note short X ref