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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Med Decis Making. 2014 Aug 11;35(2):211–229. doi: 10.1177/0272989X14545788

Table 5.

Results for one-way sensitivity analysis. The listed parameters resulted in a significant change in output values for the given strategies compared to the average parameter value scenario. A single +/− indicates a change of [5 - 15]%, and a double ++/−− indicates a change of >15%.

Name Δ Colonizations CDIs Relapse CDIs Deaths Total Patient LOS
N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M− N−
α s N++ V++ I++ H++ B++ N++ V++ I++ H++ B++ N++ V++ I++ H++ B++
+ N++ V++ I++ H++ B++ M+ N+
M++ M++ M++

N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N− V− I− H− B− M− N−
α c N++ V++ I++ H++ B++ N++ V++ I++ H++ B++ N++ V++ I++ H++ B++
+ N+ V+ I+ H+ B+ M+ N+
M++ M++ M++

N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N− V− I− H− B− M− N−
α d N++ V++ I++ H++ B++ N++ V++ I++ H++ B++ N++ V++ I++ H++ B++
+ N+ V+ I+ H+ B+ M+ N+
M++ M++ M++

N++ V++ I++ H++ B++ N++ V++ I++ H++ B++ N++ V++ I++ H++ B++
N++ V++ I++ H++ B++ M+ N+
α ns M++ M++ M++
+ N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M− N−

V+ M+ V++ M+ V++ M++ V++ M++ V+ M+
Pvanc
+ V− M− V− M− V− M− V− M− V− M−

V− M− V− M−
μ vanc
+ V+ M+ V+ M+

N− V− I− H− M− N− V− I− H− B− M− N− V− I− H− B− M− N− V− I− H− B− M−
Penv
+ N+ V+ H+ I+ M+ N+ V+ I+ H+ B+ M+ N+ I+ H+ B+ M+ N+ V+ I+ H+ B+ M+

N− V− H− B− M− H− I− M− H− I− M− H− I− M−
Ppe
+ N+ I+ H+ B+ M+ H+ I+ M+ H+ I+ M+ H+ I+ M+

N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N−− V−− I−− H−− B−− M−− N− V− I− H− B− M− N−− V− I− H− B− M−−
Peh N++ V++ I++ H++ B++ N++ V++ I++ H++ B++ N++ V++ I++ H++ B++
+ N+ V+ I+ H+ B+ M+ N+ V+ I+ H+ B+ M+
M++ M++ M++

N− V− H− B− M− N− H− B− M− N− H− B+ N− H− B− M−
Pev
+ N+ I+ H+ B+ M+ N+ I+ H+ B+ M+ N+ H− B+ N+ I+ H+ B+ M+

N− V− I− H− B− M− N− V− I− H− B− M− N− V− I− H− B− M− N− V− I− H− B− M− N− V− I− H− B− M−
μ LOS
+ N+ V+ I+ H+ B+ M+ N+ V+ I+ H+ B+ M+ N+ V+ I+ H+ B+ M+ N+ V+ I+ H+ B+ M+ N+ V+ I+ H+ B+ M+

N− H− I− B− M− N− H− I− B− M− N− H− I− B− M− N− H− I− B− M−
λ
+ N+ H+ I+ B+ M+ N+ H+ I+ B+ M+ N+ H+ I+ B+ M+ N+ H+ I+ B+ M+

N− H− I− B− M− N− H− I− B− M− N− H− I− B− M−
nhcws
+ N+ H+ I+ B+ M+ N+ H+ I+ B+ M+ N+ H+ I+ B+ M+

H++ M+ H++ M+ H++ M+ H+ M+ H+
Phh
+ H−− M− H−− M− H−− M− H− M− H−

I++ M+ I++ M+ I++ M+ I+ M+ I+
Piso
+ I−− M− I−− M− I−− M− I− M− I−

I− B− M− I− B− M− I− I− B− M−
Pv
+ I+ B+ M+ I+ B+ I+ I+ B+ M+