Is postdischarge rehabilitation cost-effective for patients after an acute coronary syndrome?
Postdischarge rehabilitation after an acute coronary syndrome is cost-effective, providing advantages in both survival and quality of life.
The effects on quality of life tend to reinforce treatment advantages on survival for patients having postdischarge rehabilitation after an acute coronary syndrome. The estimated base case incremental cost per QALY saved is consistent with those historically accepted by decision making authorities such as the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee.
Briffa et al. (Tue,) studied this question.