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  • Title: Application of cost-effectiveness methodology to the consideration of needlestick-prevention technology.
    Author: Laufer FN, Chiarello LA.
    Journal: Am J Infect Control; 1994 Apr; 22(2):75-82. PubMed ID: 8060008.
    Abstract:
    Data from the study of needlestick-prevention devices in 10 New York State hospitals enabled application of cost-effectiveness analysis techniques for determining relative benefits of various safety interventions. This article introduces to infection control practitioners several economic concepts related to cost-effectiveness methodology and provides two examples of how they may be applied for decision-making purposes. A critical aspect of the analysis described is the determination of a base cost of needlestick injury. By applying decision analysis to experience-based data aggregated from participating institutions, base expected cost of needlestick injury was determined to be $363.
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