Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of Barrett's esophagus a systematic review and economic evaluation : final report

Alberta. Alberta Health and Wellness. (Added Author). Alberta Health Technologies Decision Process. (Added Author). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) (Added Author). Coherent Digital (Firm) (Added Author). University of Alberta. School of Public Health. (Added Author).

Summary: "This review assesses the evidence on the safety and effectiveness of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of Barrett's esophagus with high grade dysplasia in comparison to esophagectomy and other endoscopic treatments for this condition. It also examines the social and economic considerations for the provision of PDT in comparison to alternate treatments"--P. 3.

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Physical Description: 1 electronic text (291 p.) : ill., digital file.
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Publisher: [Edmonton, Alta.] : [Alberta Health and Wellness], 2009

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General Note:	"August 2009". CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Purpose of the report -- Questions & answers for policy makers -- Executive summary -- Part 1: Introduction & background: Barrett's esophagus; Risk factors for Barrett's esophagus; Diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus; Prevalence of Barrett's esophagus; Burden of Barrett's esophagus; Management of Barrett's esophagus; Status of photodynamic therapy & other treatments for Barrett's esophagus in Canada -- Part II: Safety & efficacy of photodynamic therapy for Barrett's esophagus in comparison to other management strategies: Research questions; Methods; Results; Safety; Efficacy/effectiveness; Summary of earlier health technology assessments of PDT for Barrett's esophagus; Other assessments in progress -- Part III: Social & ethical implications of photodynamic therapy for Barrett's esophagus -- Part IV: Economic and fiscal considerations: Research questions; Methods; Results; Development of the economic model; Results -- Part V: Policy considerations -- Part VI: Conclusions -- Appendices: Appendix A, Literature searches; Appendix B, Evidence tables: included studies; Appendix C, Evidence tables: excluded studies; Appendix D, Safety (adverse events); Appendix E, Efficacy/effectiveness tables; Appendix F, Progression to cancer evidence tables; Appendix G, Evidence tables: survival; Appendix H, Levels of Evidence & Grades of Recommendation -- References.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
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Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by Canada Commons.