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. 2017 Jan 23;17:74. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-1995-8

Table 4.

Deterministic Results

Apixaban LMWH/VKA/Placebo Difference Apixaban LMWH/VKA Difference
Number of events
(total population)
 Recurrent VTE and VTE-related death 514 577 −62 514 508 6
   VTE-related death 63 71 −8 63 63 0
 Recurrent PE 130 146 −16 130 129 1
   Recurrent DVT 321 359 −39 321 316 5
 Major bleeds 123 136 −13 123 149 −26
 CRNM bleed 603 631 −28 603 714 −111
 Treatment discontinuation due to adverse events 109 58 51 109 139 −30
Costs
 Anticoagulant costs £1121 £98 £1023 £1121 £98 £1023
 Monitoring and administration costsa £63 £261 -£200 £63 £446 -£385
 Event-related costs £4069 £4214 -£145 £4069 £4170 -£101
QALYs 8.488 8.386 0.101 8.488 8.425 0.063
Life-years 10.421 10.311 0.110 10.421 10.375 0.046
Cost per QALY gained £6692 £8528

aMonitoring costs observed in the apixaban arm were attributed to the use of LMWH/VKA in patients who had a recurrent VTE event beyond the specified apixaban treatment period