To Treat or Not to Treat? Cost-Effectiveness of Ace Inhibitors in Non-Diabetic Advanced Renal Disease - a Dutch Perspective

Background: Treating non-diabetic proteinuric patients with advanced renal disease with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor is still subject to discussion. This study aims to determine the cost-effectiveness of ACE inhibitor therapy in this patient population in the Netherlands. Methods: We compared two strategies: first, treating patients with advanced renal disease with an ACE inhibitor and no-treatment. A lifetime Markov decision model was developed simulating the progression of renal disease and using published data on costs and health outcomes. A health care perspective was a... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Charles Christian Adarkwah
Afschin Gandjour
Maren Akkerman
Silvia Evers
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Reihe/Periodikum: Kidney & Blood Pressure Research, Vol 37, Iss 2-3, Pp 168-180 (2013)
Verlag/Hrsg.: Karger Publishers
Schlagwörter: Markov model / Cost-effectiveness / Advanced renal disease / Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors / Decision modeling / Dermatology / RL1-803 / Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system / RC666-701 / Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology / RC870-923
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28989275
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.1159/000350142

Background: Treating non-diabetic proteinuric patients with advanced renal disease with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor is still subject to discussion. This study aims to determine the cost-effectiveness of ACE inhibitor therapy in this patient population in the Netherlands. Methods: We compared two strategies: first, treating patients with advanced renal disease with an ACE inhibitor and no-treatment. A lifetime Markov decision model was developed simulating the progression of renal disease and using published data on costs and health outcomes. A health care perspective was adopted. Results: In the base-case analysis, treatment with ACE inhibitors leads to higher benefits and lower costs and dominates the no-treatment strategy. Sensitivity analysis shows that the probability of savings is 83%. Conclusion: ACE inhibitor treatment for non-diabetic patients with advanced renal disease in the Netherlands is highly cost-effective and should therefore be considered.