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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Perioperative Oral Management after Cancer Surgery and an Examination of the Reduction in Medical Costs Thereafter: A Multicenter Study

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  • Hideki Sekiya

    (Department of Oral Surgery, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan)

  • Yasuhiro Kurasawa

    (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan)

  • Yutaka Maruoka

    (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan)

  • Hitoshi Mukohyama

    (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City Minato Redcross Hospital, Yokohama 231-8682, Japan)

  • Akihide Negishi

    (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama 245-8575, Japan)

  • Shiro Shigematsu

    (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo 183-8524, Japan)

  • Junpei Sugizaki

    (Department of Dentistry, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan)

  • Masaru Ohashi

    (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Japan Community Health Care Organization Tokyo Takanawa Hospital, Tokyo 108-8606, Japan)

  • Shiro Hasegawa

    (Department of Dentistry & Oral Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Hospitals Corporation, Ebara Hospital, Tokyo 145-0065, Japan)

  • Yutaka Kobayashi

    (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo General Hospital, Tokyo 150-0013, Japan)

  • Masayuki Ueno

    (Department of Health Science, Saitama Prefectural University, Saitama 343-8540, Japan)

  • Yukihiro Michiwaki

    (Department of Oral Surgery, School of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan
    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Musashino Redcross Hospital, Tokyo 180-8610, Japan)

Abstract

In April 2012, perioperative oral management (POM) was approved for inclusion in the national health insurance system of Japan to prevent the occurrence of pneumonia, a major complication in cancer patients. The subsequent decrease in the incidence of postoperative pneumonia indicated the prophylactic effect of POM. The constant increase in health expenditure necessitates a cost-effectiveness analysis. In addition, the effect of reducing healthcare costs owing to health technologies must be evaluated. In the present multi-institutional study, the cost-effectiveness analysis of POM was conducted by comparing the incidence of postoperative pneumonia and the healthcare costs between patients who received surgery for malignant tumors before ( n = 11,886) and after ( n = 13,668) the introduction of POM. Additionally, the effect of reducing healthcare costs was evaluated. Reductions in the number of patients who developed pneumonia, duration of hospitalization, and number of deaths were observed after the introduction of POM. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was 111,927 yen, hence the prevention of postoperative pneumonia needs 111,927 yen per patient in healthcare costs. Consequently, a maximum reduction of 250,368,129 yen in healthcare costs was observed between the incremental costs for pneumonia treatment and the cost of POM. These findings indicate that improvements in cost-effectiveness can be expected in the future through the development of procedure and system for POM.

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  • Hideki Sekiya & Yasuhiro Kurasawa & Yutaka Maruoka & Hitoshi Mukohyama & Akihide Negishi & Shiro Shigematsu & Junpei Sugizaki & Masaru Ohashi & Shiro Hasegawa & Yutaka Kobayashi & Masayuki Ueno & Yuki, 2021. "Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Perioperative Oral Management after Cancer Surgery and an Examination of the Reduction in Medical Costs Thereafter: A Multicenter Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-14, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:14:p:7453-:d:593141
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    1. Hideki Sekiya & Yasuhiro Kurasawa & Kosuke Kaneko & Ken-ichiro Takahashi & Yutaka Maruoka & Yukihiro Michiwaki & Yoshimasa Takeda & Ryoichi Ochiai, 2021. "Preventive Effects of Sustainable and Developmental Perioperative Oral Management Using the “Oral Triage” System on Postoperative Pneumonia after Cancer Surgery," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-18, June.
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