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Table 1 Model-predicted cost-effectiveness from base case analysis

From: Cost-effectiveness of a hybrid emergency room system for severe trauma: a health technology assessment from the perspective of the third-party payer in Japan

 

Lifetime healthcare costs ($)

Lifetime QALYs

Life years

Difference in costs ($)

Difference in QALYs

ICER ($ per QALY gained)

Conventional ER

71,146

12.16

24.15

N/A

N/A

N/A

Hybrid ER

104,737

13.19

26.20

33,591

1.03

32,522

  1. Lifetime healthcare costs were calculated from initial admission costs and follow-up costs using the short-term decision tree model and the long-term Markov model. Capital investment costs were only included in the hybrid ER. Lifetime QALYs were also measured using these models. ICER was defined as the incremental costs divided by the additional QALYs. ER emergency room, ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, QALY quality-adjusted life year