Table 3.

Costs and utilities used for each health state for computer modeling

Health state	Cost per day ($)	Range		Utility	Range
		Low ($)	High ($)
ICU intubated	2200	140024,25	370026,27	0.1	0.08–0.15
ICU extubated	150028	70029	2400	0.2	0.1 – 0.3
Hospital ward	700	45030,31	1700	0.5	0.25–0.5632
Long term care	350	10033	925	0.65	0.4534 – 0.7735,36
Home	0			0.80	0.7837 – 0.9238,39