Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing to Model Cost Utility of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Pathways in Microvascular Breast Reconstruction

BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs are being used increasingly in microvascular breast reconstruction. However, it is unclear as to what extent the benefits outweigh the costs. We hypothesized that an ERAS pathway for microvascular breast reconstruction would be cost-effective relative to the standard of care. STUDY DESIGN: A decision-analytic model was made incorporating clinically relevant health states after...