TY  - JOUR
T1  - MEdiastinal staging procedures in non–small cell lung cancer—reply
AU  - Annema JT, Rintoul RC, Tournoy KG
Y1  - 2011/03/02
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2011.225
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 890
EP  - 891
VL  - 305
IS  - 9
N2  - 
First, they argue that the cost of endosonography equipment and consumables may be an obstacle that limits availability. Although we acknowledge that these direct costs are an issue, more relevant is the cost-effectiveness of endosonography in relation to surgical staging techniques. In a decision tree sensitivity analysis, EBUS-TBNA has been shown to have lower cost in comparison with mediastinoscopy.1 Cost utility and health economic analyses from our trial are now being performed, which will provide further insights.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.225
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2011.225
ER  -