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Table 3 Model Outputs—Total Costs and QALYs Gained with ICERs

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative cooling strategies following cardiac arrest

Output variable

Total Costs ($)

Base-Case

Total QALYs Based on Life Expectancy

Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio ($/QALY)

Cooling Strategy

   

 Cooling Blankets

$ 108,640

1.76

Reference

 Conventional Care

$ 118,340

1.33

Dominated by Cooling Blankets

 Peritoneal Lavage

$ 147,619

2.43

$58,329

 V-V ECMO

$ 161,226

1.55

Dominated by Cooling Blankets

  1. QALY Quality-Adjusted Life Year, ICER Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio, V-V ECMO veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.