Title
Troponin T monitoring to detect myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery: A cost-consequence analysis
Date Issued
01 June 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Buse G.L.
Manns B.
Lamy A.
Guyatt G.
Polanczyk C.A.
Chan M.T.V.
Wang C.Y.
Villar J.C.
Sigamani A.
Sessler D.I.
Berwanger O.
Biccard B.M.
Pearse R.
Urrútia G.
Szczeklik R.W.
Garutti I.
Srinathan S.
Abraham V.
Chow C.K.
Jacka M.J.
Tiboni M.
Ackland G.
Macneil D.
Sapsford R.
Leuwer M.
Le Manach Y.
Devereaux P.J.
Publisher(s)
Canadian Medical Association
Abstract
Background: Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS) is a mostly asymptomatic condition that is strongly associated with 30-day mortality; however, it remains mostly undetected without systematic troponin T monitoring. We evaluated the cost and consequences of postoperative troponin T monitoring to detect MINS. Methods: We conducted a model-based cost-consequence analysis to compare the impact of routine troponin T monitoring versus standard care (troponin T measurement triggered by ischemic symptoms) on the incidence of MINS detection. Model inputs were based on Canadian patients enrolled in the Vascular Events in Noncardiac Surgery Patients Cohort Evaluation (VISION) study, which enrolled patients aged 45 years or older undergoing inpatient noncardiac surgery. We conducted probability analyses with 10 000 iterations and extensive sensitivity analyses. Results: The data were based on 6021 patients (48% men, mean age 65 [standard deviation 12] yr). The 30-day mortality rate for MINS was 9.6%. We determined the incremental cost to avoid missing a MINS event as $1632 (2015 Canadian dollars). The cost-effectiveness of troponin monitoring was higher in patient subgroups at higher risk for MINS, e.g., those aged 65 years or more, or with a history of atherosclerosis or diabetes ($1309). Conclusion: The costs associated with a troponin T monitoring program to detect MINS were moderate. Based on the estimated incremental cost per health gain, implementation of postoperative troponin T monitoring seems appealing, particularly in patients at high risk for MINS.
Start page
185
End page
194
Volume
61
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema cardiaco, Sistema cardiovascular
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85048587863
PubMed ID
Source
Canadian Journal of Surgery
ISSN of the container
0008428X
Sponsor(s)
Canada); Hamilton Health Sciences New Investigator Fund grant (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada); Hamilton Health Sciences grant (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada); Ontario Ministry of Resource and Innovation grant (Toronto, Ontario, Canada); Stryker Canada (Waterdown, Ontario, Canada); Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University (2 grants) (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada); Department of Medicine, Saint Joseph’s Healthcare (2 grants) (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada); Father Sean O’Sullivan Research Centre (2 grants) (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada); Department of Medicine, McMaster University (2 grants) (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada); Roche Diagnostics Global Office (3 grants) (Basel, Switzerland); Hamilton Health Sciences Summer Studentships (6 grants) (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada); Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (now Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact) grant, McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada); Division of Cardiology grant, McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada); Canadian Network and Centre for Trials Internationally grant (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada); Winnipeg Health Sciences Foundation Operating Grant (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada); Department of Surgery Research Grant, University of Manitoba (2 grants) (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada); Diagnostic Services of Manitoba Research Grant (2 grants) (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada); Manitoba Medical Services Foundation grant (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada); Manitoba Health Research Council grant (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada); Faculty of Dentistry Operational Fund grant, University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada); Department of Anesthesia (now Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine) grant, University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada); University Medical Group Start-up Fund, Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada), Fellowship for prospective researchers, Swiss National Science Foundation (Bern, Switzerland) Competing interests: Roche Diagnostics provided the troponin T assays and financial support for the VISION study. P. Devereaux has received other funding from Roche Diagnostics and Abbott Diagnostics for investigator-initiated studies. No other competing interests declared. Funding: Canadian Institutes of Health Research (6 grants) (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada); Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (2 grants) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada); Academic Health Science Centre Alternative Funding Plan Innovation Fund grant (Toronto, Ontario, Canada); Population Health Research Institute grant (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada); Clarity Research Group grant; Surgical Associates Research Grant, Department of Surgery, McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario,
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