Table 2.

Utilities and QALY losses for simple health states

Simple health states	QALY losses	Reference
Dyspepsia (-0.13)
Resolved events (35 days)	-0.01247 (-0.005753 to -0.01496)	[38]
Chronic per year	-0.13 (-0.06 to -0.156)	[38]
Symptomatic peptic ulcers (-0.13)
Resolved events (35 days)	-0.01247 (-0.005753 to -0.01496)	[38]
Chronic per year	-0.13 (-0.06 to -0.156)	[38]
Hospitalization stays
POB (ALOS = 5.56 days)	-0.007926 (-0.00634 to -0.009511)	[12,40,41]
Peptic ulcers (ALOS = 4.10 days)	-0.005868 (-0.004694 to -0.007042)	[12,40,41]
Outpatient POB ER visit	-0.001397 (-0.001118 to -0.001676)	[41]
Endoscopy (-0.4325)	-0.00119 (-000952 to -0.001428)	[41]
Premature POB death per year	-0.67 (-0.536 to -0.804)	[36,37]

QALY, quality-adjusted life year; POB, perforation, obstruction, bleeding ulcer; ALOS, average length of stay; ER, emergency room. QALY benefits discounted 3% annually.