Justification of Screening for Peripheral Arterial Disease in the Elderly Population Through Clinical and Financial Cost-benefit Analysis
The results show the high efficiency of ultrasound diagnostics in identifying asymptomatic patients with advanced atherosclerosis, emphasizing the need for better organization of preventive programs, which could lead to potential savings in healthcare costs through earlier detection and treatment.
Authors
- Slavenka Straus
- Tarik Selimovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4752-5731)
- Bedrudin Banjanovic
- Ilirijana Haxhibeqiri Karabdic
- Amel Hadžimehmedagić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9274-6114)
- Damir Kurtagić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9729-5727)
- Emir Kabil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7023-6244)
- Muhamed Djedović
Institutions
- University of Sarajevo (BA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Informatica Medica
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5455/aim.2024.33.35-39
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00