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. 2012 Nov 1;345:e7086. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7086

Table 3.

 Sensitivity analysis: predicted outcomes and resource use over 10 years, per 1000 women treated if perfect compliance with recommendations is assumed

Recommended strategy Cytology only follow-up HPV test of cure—sentinel sites protocol HPV test of cure—extended follow-up protocol
Health outcomes
Residual underlying cases of CIN3+ at 10 years 6.3 11.9 11.5
Residual underlying cases of CIN3+ averted compared with current practice −5.6
(additional cases)
−5.1
(additional cases)
Costs
Discounted at 3.5% per year £521 634 £388 108 £483 256

CIN=cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; HPV=human papillomavirus.