CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PHLEGMON OF THE MAXILLOFACIAL AREA AND NECK
Journal: Journal of the Grodno State Medical University (Vol.22, No. 3)Publication Date: 2024-07-30
Authors : L. A. Cherniak M. Yu. Surmach;
Page : 245-249
Keywords : phlegmon; maxillofacial region; neck; photodynamic therapy (PDT); clinical and economic analysis;
Abstract
Background. Treatment of patients with phlegmon of the maxillofacial area is an urgent problem in modern maxillofacial surgery. Objective. To conduct a clinical and economic evaluation of the local photodynamic therapy (PDT) effectiveness during the postoperative period in comparison with traditional treatment in patients with phlegmon of the maxillofacial area and neck. Material and methods. Clinical and economic features of treatment of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of “Phlegmon of the maxillofacial area and neck” (ICD-10: L03.2) with local use of PDT were studied and analyzed. Economic efficiency was evaluated based on the cost-effectiveness analysis. The economic effect of preventing direct damage (for inpatient treatment, payment of temporary disability benefits) as well as indirect damage (loss of gross domestic product) because of reduced hospital length of stay has been determined. Results. The advantage of a local application of PDT both from a clinical point of view (reducing the time for cleansing a wound from purulent-necrotic masses, relieving edema, resolving infiltrate, the appearance of granulations, reduced length of inpatient treatment) and from an economic point of view (the overall economic effect for the period of inpatient treatment of 1 patient with PDT was 3092.67 BYN) has been shown. Conclusion. The results demonstrate the clinical and economic feasibility of wider local use of PDT in the complex treatment of patients with phlegmon of the maxillofacial area and neck.
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