Table 6.
Parameter distributions used in the probabilistic sensitivity analysis
| Probability distribution | Distribution parameters | Distribution parameters |
|---|---|---|
| Beta distribution | Alpha | Beta |
| Probability of improvement of symptoms | ||
| BDNS | 270.600 | 344.400 |
| MFNS | 84.459 | 25.228 |
| BANS | 47.120 | 6.425 |
| Probability of improvement of nasal symptoms | ||
| BDNS | 199.500 | 199.500 |
| MFNS | 263.052 | 348.697 |
| BANS | 299.750 | 899.250 |
| Probability of improvement of ocular symptoms | ||
| BDNS | 299.750 | 899.250 |
| MFNS | 250.600 | 644.400 |
| BANS | 215.247 | 366.502 |
| Probability of side effects | ||
| BDNS | 84.459 | 25.228 |
| MFNS | 430.650 | 3484.350 |
| BANS | 270.600 | 344.400 |
| Probability of epistaxis | ||
| BDNS | 250.600 | 644.400 |
| MFNS | – | – |
| BANS | 270.600 | 344.400 |
| Gamma distribution | Alpha | Lambda |
| Cost of cauterization | 64.072 | 3.597 |
| Cost of anterior nasal packing | 64.000 | 2.241 |
| Cost of topical antibiotic | 64.400 | 20.062 |
| Cost of analgesic | 64.370 | 18.550 |
| Cost of seric cortisol | 63.952 | 2.390 |
| Cost of immunoglobulin E | 64.039 | 1.975 |
| Cost of skin prick testing | 64.000 | 0.797 |
| Cost of immunotherapy | 64.000 | 1.031 |
| Cost of lateral airway radiography | 63.930 | 3.468 |
| Cost of CT scan of the paranasal sinuses | 64.006 | 0.330 |
| Cost of impedance audiometry | 64.000 | 10.631 |
| Cost of endoscopic nasopharyngoscopy | 2583.447 | 5.441 |
| Cost of tympanostomy tube placement | 64.000 | 0.319 |
| Cost of turbinoplasty | 64.000 | 0.147 |
| Cost of adenoidectomy | 63.996 | 0.191 |
| Cost of septoplasty | 64.000 | 0.077 |
| Cost of BDNS | 396.603 | 169.488 |
| Cost of MFNS | 107.802 | 8.111 |
| Cost of BANS | 408.761 | 9.370 |
BANS budesonide aqueous nasal spray, BDNS beclomethasone dipropionate nasal spray, CT computed tomography, MFNS mometasone furoate nasal spray