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. 2016 Jun 8;3(1):e000414. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2016-000414

Table 2.

QALYs and ICER in TAVI and STD patients

TAVI STD Difference
Life-years 3.82 2.09 1.73
QALYs 2.47 1.18 1.29
Costs £44 751 £31 096 £13 655
ICER £10 533/QALY gained

ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; QALY, quality-adjusted life-year; STD, surgical turn down; TAVI, transcatheter aortic valve implantation.