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Table 1 Outcomes of the OPTIMAL CEA without and with the incorporation of external evidence*

From: Incorporating external evidence in trial-based cost-effectiveness analyses: the use of resampling methods

 

T1

T3

Difference (T3 – T1)

ICER

No external evidence

Bayesian bootstrap

Costs

2649 (466)

4074 (547)

1425 (721)

250,329

QALY

0.7071 (0.0075)

0.7128 (0.0093)

0.0057 (0.0087)

Ordinary bootstrap

Costs

2650 (467)

4077 (551)

1427 (721)

251,171

QALY

0.7071 (0.0075)

0.7128 (0.0093)

0.0057 (0.0087)

With external evidence

Bayesian bootstrap

Costs

2753 (492)

3959 (510)

1205 (709)

121,260

QALY

0.7053 (0.0074)

0.7152 (0.0092)

0.0099 (0.0085)

Ordinary bootstrap

Costs

2742 (477)

3966 (536)

1225 (709)

126,387

QALY

0.7054 (0.0074)

0.7151 (0.0092)

0.0098 (0.0084)

  1. *Results are mean (standard deviation).
  2. ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; QALY, quality-adjusted life year.