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. 2014 Apr 14;9(4):e94294. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094294

Table 1. Input parameters.

Parameters Base case Range (min-max) Source(s)
Epidemiological data
Incidence of allopurinol-induced SJS/TEN in Thai population 0.0016 0.00079–0.00241 [26]
Prevalence of HLA-B*5801 in Thai population 0.15 0.12–0.18 [27], [28] a
Probability of death among SJS/TEN 0.1134 0.0503–0.1765 [26]
Probability of DES in SJS/TEN patients 0.3760 0.2882–0.4704 [6]
Test characteristics
Sensitivity 1.000 NA DMSC
Specificity 1.000 NA DMSC
Gene-disease association
Association between HLA-B*5801 and allopurinol-induced SJS/TEN in Thai population 348.33 19.15–6336.88 [8], [20]
Costs (THB, year of costing: 2013)
Direct medical care costs
Annual cost of SJS/TEN management 15440.275 339.40–129492.25 [38]
Cost of HLA-B*5801 testing 1,000 800–1,200 DMSC
Annual drug cost of allopurinol 411.99 137.33–823.99 [39]
Annual drug cost of probenecid (alternative) 1,277.50 1,277.50–2,555.00 [39]
Annual cost of gout management 7,512 149–474,254 BCRH b
Annual cost of DES management 4,043.90 3,235.12–4,852.68 Expert
Direct non-medical care costs
Cost of transportation for patient with SJS/TEN 151.93 121.54–182.32 [22], [38]
Cost of transportation for relative of patient with SJS/TEN 1,030.09 824.07–1,236.10 [22], [38]
Cost of additional food for relative of patient with SJS/TEN 379.44 303.55–455.33 [22], [38]
Cost of transportation for patient with gout 1,194.63 1,004.09–1,385.16 [22]
Cost of additional food for relative of patient with gout 440.06 385.03–495.08 [22]
Cost of transportation for patient with DES 607.72 486.18–729.26 [22]
Cost of additional food for relative of patient with DES 223.86 179.09–268.63 [22]
Outcomes
Life expectancy of Thai population (at 30 years old) 42.7 - [41]
Utility value of patient with gout 0.71 0.638–0.736 [31]
Utility value of patient with gout and dry eye syndrome 0.48 0.40–0.56 [31][33] c
Discount rate (% per year) 3 0–6 [42]
a

Data from meta-analysis.

b

Calculated from Buddhachinaraj Regional Hospital (BCRH) database using ICD-10 for identification of patients.

c

Calculated from utility of patients with DES and utility of gout patients using multiplicative method.

SJS = Stevens-Johnson syndrome; TEN = toxic epidermal necrolysis; THB = Thai baht; DES = dry eye syndrome; DMSC = Department of Medical Sciences, Thailand.