Cost-effectiveness of a novel urethral catheter safety device in preventing catheterization injuries in the UK.

Aims: Intraurethral catheter balloon inflation is a substantial contributor to significant catheter-related urethral injury. A novel safety valve has been designed to prevent these balloon-inflation injuries. The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the cost-effectiveness of urethral catheterisation with the safety valve added to a Foley catheter versus the current standard of care (Foley catheter alone).

Cost-effectiveness analysis of hydrophilic-coated catheters in long-term intermittent catheter users in the UK.

Objective: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of single-use hydrophilic-coated intermittent catheters (HCICs) versus single-use uncoated intermittent catheters (UICs) for urinary catheterization.

Methods: The evaluation took a UK national health service (NHS) perspective. The population of interest were people using intermittent catheters, with either a spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis.

An anchored matching-adjusted indirect comparison of fixed-dose combination calcipotriol and betamethasone dipropionate (Cal/BDP) cream versus Cal/BDP foam for the treatment of psoriasis.

Objectives: To undertake a comparison of Cal/BDP cream versus foam for the treatment of plaque psoriasis, with cross-trial population differences accounted for.

Materials And Methods: An anchored matching-adjusted indirect comparison was undertaken, using individual patient data for Cal/BDP cream and published aggregated data for Cal/BDP foam. Altogether, 11 outcomes were analyzed, including PGA success, mPASI75, DLQI-related outcomes and treatment satisfaction across numerous domains.