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. 2012 Nov 20;23(1):55–60. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2012.01201.x

Table 5.

Budget impact model results (base case and sensitivity analyses) (Can$)

Base case Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total 3 years
% Switching (IVIG to SCIG) 50 50 50
Number of patients IVIG 456 228 228 228
Number of patients SCIG 0 228 228 228
Total cost IVIG ($) 1 172 525 586 262 586 262 586 262 1 758 787
Total cost SCIG ($) 0 198 178 126 358 126 358 450 893
Incremental cost ($) −388 085 −459 905 −459 905 1 307 894
% Increment −33 −39 −39 −37
Sensitivity analysis A (IVIG 13 visits—4 h)
Total cost IVIG ($) 1 065 931 532 966 532 966 532 966 1 598 897
Total cost SCIG ($) 0 198 178 126 358 126 358 450 893
Incremental cost ($) −334 788 −406 608 −406 608 −1 148 004
% Increment −31 −38 −38 −36
Sensitivity analysis B (IVIG 17 visits—6 h)
Total cost IVIG ($) 1 936 550 968 275 968 275 968 275 2 904 826
Total cost SCIG ($) 0 198 178 126 358 126 358 450 893
Incremental cost ($) −770 098 −841 918 −841 918 −2 453 933
% Increment −40 −43 −43 −42
Sensitivity analysis C (switching 75%)
Number of patients IVIG 456 114 114 114
Number of patients SCIG 0 342 342 342
Total cost IVIG ($) 1 172 525 293 131 293 131 293 131 879 393
Total cost SCIG ($) 0 297 266 189 536 189 536 676 339
Incremental cost (4) −582 127 −689 857 −689 857 −1 961 841
% Increment −50 −59 −59 −56

IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; SCIG, subcutaneous immunoglobulin.