Comparative Study of cost-effectiveness of Dialysis and kidney Transplant Using Delphi index, Shahid Hasheminejad Hospital

long-term hemodialysis and kidney transplantation are the most common treatment for kidney failure. Regarding the increasing demand of these patients to receive therapeutic services, cost-effectiveness of these methods are compared.

This Cross - Sectional research was done to compare cost - effectiveness of long - term hemodialysis and kidney transplantation using Delphi index and patients' medical records. Research population are Kidney patients referring to Shahid Hasherminejad Hospital in 1378.

In this survey expenses of 1378 were tallied. Findings show that kidney transplantation expenses were 38% and 18.5% of long-term hemodialysis for male and female patients, respectively. In Delphi Scale, effectiveness of kidney hausplautation was 7 times more than long-term hemodialysis. In summation, cost-effectiveness of kidney Hausplantation is 8 times more than hemodialysis.

Long-term dialysis average expenses are four times more than kidney transplantation index of effectiveness in kidney transplantation method was more than long-term dialysis up-to the age 54 in the research population.Cost-effectiveaess of kidney transplantation method in different age groups is 3-14 times more than long-term dialysis.