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. 2023 Mar 16;21(3):511–522. doi: 10.1007/s40258-023-00796-7

Table 1.

Input parameters used in the cost-effectiveness model

Parameters Value (SE) References
Transitional probabilities
 Probability of COVID-19 infection
  Organ transplant patients 0.003 (0.003)a COLAB and COWARD
  Autoimmune disorder patients 0.002 (0.001)
  Dialysis patients 0.005 (0.005)
 Probability of severe COVID-19 infection
  Organ transplant patients 0.049 (0.009) COLAB and COWARD
  Autoimmune disorder patients 0.012 (0.001)
  Dialysis patients 0.076 (0.006)
 Probability of death from severe COVID-19 infection
  Organ transplant patients 0.332 (0.091) COLAB and COWARD
  Autoimmune disorder patients 0.344 (0.037)
  Dialysis patients 0.608 (0.043)
 Probability of moving from ‘recovered’ to ‘susceptible’ 0.026 (0.007) Assumption
Direct medical costs (THB)
 The treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19
  Organ transplant patients 100,620 (21,050) UCS hospitalisation database
  Autoimmune disorder patients 105,930 (10,370)
  Dialysis patients 123,500 (3260)
 The treatment of severe COVID-19
  Organ transplant patients 300,600 (87,420) UCS hospitalization database
  Autoimmune disorder patients 280,140 (33,600)
  Dialysis patients 251,500 (8360)
 Cost of quarantine at designated facilities 15,200 (3790)
 Utility
  ‘Susceptible’ 0.818 (0.02) [14]
  ‘Infection’ 0.693 (0.01) [14]
  ‘Severe infection’ 0.515 (0.13) [14]
  ‘Recovered’ 0.818 (0.02) [14]

SE standard error

aThe SE is assumed to be equal to the mean in the sensitivity analysis