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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2014 Jan 9;121(4):946–951. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.11.003

Table 2.

Weighted Costs of Retinal Detachment Repair with Dollars per Line Saved, Dollars per Line-Year Saved and Dollars per QALY for Facility, Hospital Operating Room Surgery

Initial Procedure Weighted Cost Weighted Cost with CE/IOL With Clinic Visits Lines Saved Dollars per Line Saved Mean Life Expectancy (Years) Dollars per Line-Year Saved Dollars per QALY
PR 60% $4,500 $5,243 $5,901 5.9 $1,000 20 $50 $1,667
PR 75% $3,691 $4,155 $4,814 5.9 $816 20 $41 $1,360
PR 90% $2,882 $3,068 $3,726 5.9 $632 20 $32 $1,053
SB $5,740 $6,112 $6,770 5.9 $1,147 20 $57 $1,912
PPV $5,425 $7,282 $7,940 5.9 $1,346 20 $67 $2,243
Laser prophylaxis $1,278 $1,296 $1,955 9 $217 20 $11 $362

All amounts are in United States dollars. QALY = quality adjusted life years, CE/IOL = phacoemulsification of cataract with intraocular lens, PR = pneumatic retinopexy, 60% = primary procedure success rate of 60%, 75% = primary procedure success rate of 75%, 90% = primary procedure success rate of 90%, SB – scleral buckling, PPV = pars plana vitrectomy