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Cost-utility analysis of neonatal screening program, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran, 2010.
[phenylketonuria]
The
most
important
cause
of
infant
mortality
during
the
first
month
of
life
is
related
to
congenital
abnormalities
.
Nevertheless
,
timely
diagnosis
of
these
diseases
can
reduce
the
severity
of
their
effects
.
The
present
study
aimed
to
investigate
the
cost-effectiveness
of
the
neonatal
screening
program
in
Fars
Province
,
Iran
.
In
this
study
,
costs
of
executing
the
screening
programs
,
treatment
of
the
diagnosed
cases
,
treatment
of
affected
,
non-screened
individuals
,
quality
of
life
,
and
incremental
cost-effectiveness
ratios
were
measured
in
two
study
groups
.
Performing
the
screening
programs
for
phenylketonuria
,
congenital
hypothyroidism
,
galactosemia
,
and
favism
resulted
in
respectively
$
3386
,
$
13078
,
$
19641
,
and
$
1088
saving
per
patient
.
Overall
,
the
study
results
revealed
the
cost-effectiveness
of
execution
of
the
neonatal
screening
program
.
N
eonatal
screening
program
is
one
of
the
health
interventions
which
lead
to
long
-term
beneficial
outcome
for
the
patients
,
financial
saving
for
the
society
,
and
improvement
of
the
patients
'
quantity
as
well
as
quality
of
life
.
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"congenital abnormalities"
symptom
22q11.2 deletion syndrome
congenital toxoplasmosis
cystinuria
kabuki syndrome
phenylketonuria
thoracic outlet syndrome
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