Table 3. Change to outcomes from adoption of National Hand Hygiene Initiative & Probability an Adoption Decision was Cost-Effective.
| Mean (95% Uncertainty Intervals) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia prevented | Total Costs | Health Benefits in Life Years Gained | Cost per life year gained | Probability cost-effective | |
| QLD | 27.48 (23.75–31.22) | $355,344 ($166,561 - $526,681) | 39.53 (28.74–52.63) | $8,988 | 100% |
| ACT | 9.74 (5.08–14.43) | $14,439 (-$155,769 - $151,012) | 14.01 (6.85–22.50) | $1,030 | 100% |
| NSW | 24.73 (18.41–31.22) | $1,187,067 ($954,645 - $1,398,475) | 35.59 (23.86–50.05) | $33,353 | 81% |
| SA | 4.75 (-1.03–10.55) | $442,807 ($273,290 - $605,656) | 6.84 (-1.48–15.64) | $64,729 | 26% |
| TAS | 0.01 (-2.47–2.52) | $256,247 ($170,356 - $343,044) | 0.02 (-3.63–3.68) | $10,371,874 | 1% |
| WA | 0.01 (-6.00–6.10) | $595,471 ($441,030 - $753,395) | 0.01 (-8.81–8.76) | $63,332,051 | 1% |
QLD = Queensland, ACT = Australian Capital Territory, NSW = New South Wales, SA = South Australia, TAS = Tasmania, WA = Western Australia
* In ACT there is a 41% probability it was cost saving