TABLE 2.
Resource Utilization and Number of SCDs (for 1-Million-Person Cohort) and Expected Costs per Capita, Effectiveness per Capita, and Incremental Cost-Effectiveness
| Strategy | Pediatric Cardiology Visits (‘000s) (95% CI) | ICD Implants (95% CI) | ICD Battery Replacements (95% CI) | SCDs (95% CI) | Cost per Capita | QALYs per Capita | Incremental, Relative to Strategy 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | QALYs | Cost-Effectiveness ($/QALY) | |||||||
| 1 | 74 (13–200) | 9 (2–19) | 60 (15–130) | 433 (253–693) | $169.27 | 28.475237 | — | — | — |
| 2 | 203 (85–407) | 110 (63–175) | 725 (390–1225) | 302 (175–484) | $286.17 | 28.476938 | +$116.90 | +0.001701 | +$68 800 |
| 3 | 137 (67–261) | 107 (60–170) | 705 (380–1180) | 306 (176–495) | $244.32 | 28.477229 | +$75.05 | +0.001992 | +$37 700 |
Em dash denotes not applicable.