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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Laryngoscope. 2014 Sep 3;125(1):25–32. doi: 10.1002/lary.24916

Table 5.

Time horizon sensitivity analysis outcomes

Years from
Time = 0		 Cost of ESS Effectiveness of
ESS (QALYs)		 Cost of
Medical
Therapy		 Effectiveness of
Medical Therapy
(QALYs)		 ICER
(ESS vs. Medical Therapy
Alone)
1 $10,176.53 0.74 $2,044.19 0.70 $203,308.50/QALY
2 $12,401.17 1.48 $3,931.32 1.38 $84,698.50/QALY
3 $14,542.88 2.22 $5,679.87 2.04 $49,238.94/QALY
4 $16,606.30 2.96 $7,306.79 2.70 $35,767.35/QALY
5 $18,593.60 3.69 $8,826.19 3.34 $27,906.89/QALY

ESS, endoscopic sinus surgery; QALY, quality adjusted life year, ICER, incremental cost effectiveness ratio