Platelet-rich plasma outcomes do not correlate with patient satisfaction or perceived cost-effectiveness.

Edward Stephen MojicaCharles C LinNoah KirschnerPaola F OrtegaEoghan T HurleyKirk A CampbellMichael J AlaiaLaith M Jazrawi

Published in: The Physician and sportsmedicine (2022)

Patients on average rated satisfaction slightly below average, indicating net neutrality in terms of satisfaction with their injection. Furthermore, only half of the patients indicated that it was worth the cost and that they would receive it again. Younger age and post-injection pain relief increased desire for further injection, but pain-relief did not correlate with patients saying that the injection was worth the cost.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
type diabetes
pain management
ultrasound guided
patient reported outcomes
skeletal muscle