Simulation used in conjunction with randomised control trials to evaluate the costs and benefits of a new drug

R. Davies, P. Roderick
1998 Winter Simulation Conference. Proceedings (Cat. No.98CH36274)  
A discrete event simulation approach called POST (patient oriented simulation technique) was used to evaluate the long term cost implications of prescribing a drug which has been shown to reduce the rejection rates of transplanted kidney during the first year after a transplant operation. The results indicated that the extra cost incurred in using the drug during the first years after transplantation, would be partially repaid by a reduction in the number of patients returning to dialysis.
doi:10.1109/wsc.1998.746032 dblp:conf/wsc/DaviesR98 fatcat:ilwhmjxlfbexjkgbteizk65vke