Costs for screening for ROP among preterm infants (in 2020 values)
# | First author (year) | Screening costs | Treatment costs | Evidence rating | Cost inclusion | |
Mean per exam | Mean per infant | Mean per infant | ||||
(US$) | (US$) | (US$) | ||||
1 | Mohammadi (2021)14 | – | – | 1169 | 4 | Charges |
2 | Moitry (2018)15 | 44 | – | – | 3 | Direct cost |
3 | Isaac (2018)16 | HSN: 342 RVH: 371 | – | – | 3 | Direct cost not including equipment |
4 | Kelkar (2017a)17 | 253 | – | 6500 | 4 | Direct cost including equipment and labour |
5 | Kelkar (2017b)18 | 210 | – | 4137 | 4 | Direct cost including equipment and labour |
6 | Rothschild (2016)19 | US: 1072 Mexico: 362 | US: 4413 Mexico: 552 | 4 | Direct cost including equipment and labour | |
7 | van der Akker-van Merle (2015)20 | 160 | – | 4064* | 3 | Direct cost |
8 | Wongwai (2015)21 | 5 | – | 38 | 2 | Charges including equipment and labour |
9 | Black (2015)22 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
10 | Zin (2014)23 | 20 | – | 450 | 5 | Direct cost including equipment and labour |
11 | Dave (2012)24 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
12 | Dunbar (2009)25 | 119 | 405 | 1759 | 3 | Charges |
13 | Kamholz (2009)26 | 250 | – | 5661* | 5 | Charges |
14 | Jackson (2008)27 | 205 | – | – | 1 | Charges |
15 | Yanowitch (2006)28 | – | 324 | 2814 | 3 | Charges |
16 | Castillo-Riquelme (2004)29 | 106 | 602 | Unilateral: 1165 Bilateral: 1514 | 5 | Direct cost including equipment and maintenance |
17 | Lee (2001)30 | Unilateral: 112 | – | 2507 | 3 | Direct cost |
18 | Brown (1999)31 | – | – | 2527 | 1 | Charges |
19 | Javitt (1993)32 | First: 183 Follow-up: 149 | – | – | 3 | Charges |
Evidence rating indicates the quality of evidence rating of included studies: 1=for example, properly powered randomised controlled trials; 2=for example, prospective cohort studies; 3=for example, retrospective cohort studies; 4=case series with or without intervention or cross-sectional study; 5=for example, opinion of respected authorities.
*Unit cost per treatment.
HSN, Health Sciences North in Sudbury; ROP, etinopathy of prematurity; RVH, Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie.