Abstract
Background
Most surgeries are done on a day-stay basis. Recovery assessment by phone points (RAPP) is a smartphone-based application (app) to evaluate patients after day surgery. The aim of this study was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of using RAPP for follow-up on postoperative recovery compared with standard care. Methods
This study was a prospective parallel single-blind multicentre randomized controlled trial. Participants were randomly allocated to the intervention group using RAPP or the control group receiving standard care. A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed based on individual data and included costs for the intervention, health effect [quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs)], and costs or savings in health-care use. Results
The mean cost for health-care consumption during 2 weeks after surgery was estimated at €37.29 for the intervention group and €60.96 for the control group. The mean difference was €23.66 (99% confidence interval −46.57 to − 0.76; P=0.008). When including the costs of the intervention, the cost-effectiveness analysis showed net savings of €4.77 per patient in favour of the intervention. No difference in QALYs gained was seen between the groups (P=0.75). The probability of the intervention being cost-effective was 71%. Conclusions
This study shows that RAPP can be cost-effective but had no effect on QALY. RAPP can be a cost-effective tool in providing low-cost health-care contacts and in systematically assessing the quality of postoperative recovery. Clinical trial registration
NCT02492191.from Anaesthesiology via xlomafota13 on Inoreader http://ift.tt/2h7PciT
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