International journal of technology assessment in health care
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Int J Technol Assess Health Care · Jan 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialEconomic evaluation of antineoplasic chemotherapy administered at home or in hospitals.
Comparative economic evaluations of chemotherapy administered in hospital day-care units or in the home are relatively scarce. Furthermore, most existing evaluations do not include methodologic studies. This study seeks to compare the costs of anticancer chemotherapy with hospital at-home care versus a hospital day-care unit in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. ⋯ The results show that the interest of developing home care in anticancer chemotherapy is questionable regarding costs. In the French healthcare system, where there is a surplus of hospital beds, marginal costs seem to be more relevant indicators in most cases than average costs.