Publications by authors named "Anisha R Sunkerneni"
Study Design: Break-even cost analysis.
Objective: The goal of this study is to examine the cost-effectiveness of vancomycin powder for preventing infection following lumbar laminectomy.
Methods: The product cost of vancomycin powder was obtained from our institution's purchasing records.
Objective: Infection following cochlear implantation is medically and economically devastating. The cost-effectiveness (CE) of colonization screening and decolonization for infection prophylaxis in cochlear implantation has not been examined.
Study Design: An analytic observational study of data collected from purchasing records and the literature.
Background: This article presents a break-even analysis for intraoperative Betadine lavage for the prevention of infection in total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Methods: Protocol costs, baseline infection rates after arthroplasty, and average revision costs were obtained from institutional records and the literature. The break-even analysis determined the absolute risk reduction (ARR) in infection rate required for cost effectiveness.
Background: This article presents a break-even analysis for preoperative Staphylococcus aureus colonization screening and decolonization protocols in total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Methods: Protocol costs, baseline infection rates after arthroplasty, and average revision costs were obtained from institutional records and the literature. The break-even analysis determined the absolute risk reduction (ARR) in infection rate required for cost-effectiveness.