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Appendix Table C4.5: Cost comparisons of watchful waiting with active treatments (continued)
Author Design Data Years N Methods Costs WW RP RT Notes
year source Population (95% (95% CI) (95% CI)
UI characteristics CI)
medical pADT, values; estimates are
orchiectomy, outpatient costs unadjusted
medical pADT were calculated means.
followed by using 1996
orchiectomy] Medicare
Physician and
Laboratory Fee
Schedule;
outpatient facility
costs per unit
were obtained
from average
Medicare
service costs
(1992); total
costs were
calculated by
multiplying the
frequency of
each service by
the unit cost;
hospitalization
costs were
obtained from
Medicare
(1994); drug
costs were
obtained from
the 1996 Red
Book

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