Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors
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Meta Analysis
Estimates of cost-effectiveness of prehospital continuous positive airway pressure in the management of acute pulmonary edema.
To estimate the cost-effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in managing prehospital acute pulmonary edema in an urban EMS system. ⋯ Previous studies have demonstrated the clinical effectiveness of CPAP in the management of acute pulmonary edema. Through a theoretical analysis which modeled the costs and clinical benefits of implementing CPAP in an urban EMS system, prehospital CPAP appears to be a cost-effective treatment.