July 21, 2026 · Critical care medicine · DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000007262

Health-Economic Value of Transvenous Diaphragm Neurostimulation in Ventilator Weaning

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The authors aimed to evaluate the health-economic value of transvenous diaphragm neurostimulation (tDNS) in comparison to standard care for mechanically ventilated patients, specifically focusing on the implications for weaning success and associated costs. Their analysis indicated that tDNS could lead to significant cost savings and improved quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) both in the short term and over a patient's lifetime, suggesting it may be a cost-effective intervention. The findings support the need for further lifetime cost-effectiveness analyses to confirm these results.

Jan B Pietzsch, Anne M Ryschon, Nawzer Mehta, Judy P Ways, Ali Ataya, Gerard J Criner, Joseph B Shrager

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