Table 4.
Input variables and cost estimates for appropriate manoeuvres (1999 dollars)
| Variable | Value and Rangea | Source |
| A & B Manœuvres | ||
| Folic Acid | ||
| Difference in no. of eligible patients counseled | 1495 (854, 2136) | (36) |
| Probability of reducing neural tube defects | .00058 | (55) |
| Life-time treatment costs of Spina Bifida | $201,822b | (51) |
| Smoking Cessation Counselling/NRT | ||
| Difference in no. of eligible patients counseled | 253 (-1072, 1577) | (36) |
| Efficacy of NRT | .06 | (3) |
| Incidence of lung cancer in smokers | .0024 | (48) |
| Treatment costs for lung cancer | $7,074 | (56) |
| Mammography 50 to 69 years of age | ||
| Difference in no. of eligible women screened | 1513 (505, 2521) | (36) |
| Incidence of breast cancer | .003165 | (42) |
| Cost of a mammogram | $76.54 | (57) |
| Treatment costs saved for each breast cancer | $2,522 | (42) |
| Hypertension Treatment | ||
| Difference in no. of eligible patients treated | -145 (-739, 449) | (36) |
| Efficacy of treatment of stroke | .42 | (3) |
| Incidence of stroke | .0018 | (47) |
| Efficacy of treatment of heart disease | .14 | (3) |
| Incidence of heart disease | .00196 | (47) |
| Treatment cost per case for stroke | $3,815 | (56) |
| Treatment cost per case for heart disease | $3,303 | (56) |
| STD Screening | ||
| Difference in no. of eligible patients screened | 645 (-253, 1542) | (36) |
| Cost of gonorrhoeae and chlamydia culture | $55 | (57) |
| Incidence of gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia infection | .08 | (49) |
| Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) prevented | .14 | (50) |
| Treatment cost per case for PID | $1,782 | (49) |
| Flu Vaccination | ||
| Difference in no. of eligible patients vaccinated | 3364(1928,4799) | (36) |
| Cost of flu vaccination | $3.75 | (43) |
| Pneumonia hospitalizations averted | 4.1 per 1000 | (43) |
| Chronic respiratory hospitalizations averted | 10.4 per 1000 | (43) |
| Congestive heart failure hospitalizations averted | 2 per 1000 | (43) |
| Emergency room visits avoided | 21.6 per 1000 | (43) |
| Emergency room visit cost | $76.00 | (44) |
| Cost of pneumonia hospitalization | $4,462 | (56) |
| Cost of chronic respiratory hospitalization | $4,445 | (56) |
| Cost of heart failure hospitalization | $5,417 | (56) |
| Cervical Cytology | ||
| Difference in no. of eligible patients screened | 2196 (559, 3833) | (36) |
| Cost of PAP test | $57.17 | (57) |
| Incidence of cervical cancer | .00013 | (46) |
| Treatment costs saved for each women screened | $9,813 | (41) |
a 95% Confidence Intervals
b 10% discount