Citation

Haefeli M, Elfering A, McIntosh E, Gray A, Sukthankar A, Boos N. Value Health 2008; 11(4): 575-588.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1524-4733.2007.00282.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Objectives:  To carry out a pilot study to demonstrate the feasibility of the contingent valuation (CV) approach to identify net benefits gained from spinal interventions; and to conduct a formal cost-benefit analysis (CBA) using a retrospective study design. The study design is a CBA feasibility study using a CV survey with ex post willingness-to-pay/willingness-to-accept (WTP/WTA) questions. The CBA study was carried out in the specialty of spinal surgery.