Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
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Meta Analysis
Esophageal Doppler monitoring during colorectal resection offers cost-effective improvement of hemodynamic control.
Hemodynamic control can improve the outcome of surgery. Esophageal Doppler monitoring measures blood flow by ultrasound waves. This work investigates the cost-effectiveness of this procedure during colorectal resection. ⋯ Although the information regarding the clinical effectiveness of esophageal Doppler monitoring in colorectal resection is limited, strategies including this form of blood flow monitoring may be cost-effective. Further comparisons of Doppler monitoring against other hemodynamic monitoring systems should be undertaken.