A cost-effectiveness modelling study of strategies to prevent post-caesarian surgical site infection
Martin, Elizabeth Kate (2017) A cost-effectiveness modelling study of strategies to prevent post-caesarian surgical site infection. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.
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Abstract
In this thesis, the best ways of preventing surgical site infection following caesarean section were identified. A cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted to inform clinical decision makers of whether moving to evidence-based practice was value for money. The research was an important step in raising the profile of surgical site infections following caesarean section, and identifying the large and unwarranted variation in surgical practice at caesarean section in Australia. The research also introduced an economic evaluation framework to maternity health care, which is a service that continues to be costly and high-volume.
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| ID Code: | 115015 |
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| Item Type: | QUT Thesis (PhD) |
| Supervisor: | Graves, Nicholas, Balcon, Kate, & Merollini, Katharina |
| Keywords: | Cost-effectiveness, Caesarean section, Surgical site infection, Decision-making, Economic evaluation, Healthcare association infection, Health services research, Healthcare variation, Evidence-based practice, Cost-utility |
| DOI: | 10.5204/thesis.eprints.115015 |
| Divisions: | Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Health Current > Schools > School of Public Health & Social Work |
| Institution: | Queensland University of Technology |
| Deposited On: | 13 Feb 2018 00:18 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2018 00:18 |
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