2015
Cost-Effectiveness of Immediate Compared With Delayed Postpartum Etonogestrel Implant Insertion
Gariepy AM, Duffy JY, Xu X. Cost-Effectiveness of Immediate Compared With Delayed Postpartum Etonogestrel Implant Insertion. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 126: 47-55. PMID: 26241255, PMCID: PMC4526123, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000000907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplant insertionUnintended pregnancyContraceptive implantsImmediate postpartum implant insertionHealth care system perspectiveEtonogestrel implant insertionImmediate implant insertionImmediate postpartum provisionIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioFirst postpartum yearFuture unintended pregnanciesAlternative contraceptive methodsOne-way sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness ratioForm of contraceptionDecision analytic modelPostpartum visitPostpartum yearYear postpartumPostpartum placementContraceptive failureMedical costsContraceptive methodsPregnancyImmediate insertion
2013
Cost-effectiveness of endometrial evaluation prior to morcellation in surgical procedures for prolapse
McPencow AM, Erekson EA, Guess MK, Martin DK, Patel DA, Xu X. Cost-effectiveness of endometrial evaluation prior to morcellation in surgical procedures for prolapse. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2013, 209: 22.e1-22.e9. PMID: 23545164, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.03.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioEndometrial biopsyTransvaginal ultrasoundCost-effectiveness ratioPostmenopausal womenEndometrial cancerEndometrial evaluationScreening optionsInvasive sacral colpopexyRisk of upstagingPelvic organ prolapseCancer upstagingSupracervical hysterectomySacral colpopexyCancer prevalenceOrgan prolapsePatient costsPreoperative detectionSurgical proceduresUniversal screeningBiopsyMorcellationCancerUltrasoundUpstaging