Construction of a comprehensive value assessment framework for renal denervation therapy: a decision-support tool for Chinese hospital management
Chang Liu, Min Lin, Feng Xu, Yi Yan, Libo Tao · 2026
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Chang Liu and colleagues published a 2026 study building a value assessment framework to help Chinese hospitals decide whether to adopt renal denervation. The catheter procedure calms overactive nerves near the kidneys to lower stubborn blood pressure. Four such products have been approved in China, and hospitals lacked a structured way to compare them. The team used multi-criteria decision analysis: a literature review, expert focus groups, a Delphi round, and a weighting exercise with clinicians and hospital staff.
The finished framework has seven top-level domains with 16 criteria and 30 sub-criteria. Efficacy carried the largest weight at about 23 percent, followed by safety at about 22 percent, while cost accounted for only about 6 percent of the total score. Suitability of the hospital and patient value also ranked high. The authors present the tool as a basis for procurement reviews, so adoption decisions weigh clinical benefit and hospital fit rather than price alone.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Chang Liu, Min Lin, Feng Xu, Yi Yan, Libo Tao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |