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Published in final edited form as: Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2016 Nov 1;46(5):594–600. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2016.10.009

Table 3.

One-way Sensitivity Analysis

Caucasians/Hispanics (base-case ICER of universal HLA-B*5801 testing $183,720) African Americans (base-case ICER of universal HLA-B*5801 testing $83,450) Asians (base-case ICER of universal HLA-B*5801 testing $64,190)
Test Characteristics and Probability and Complications of SJS/TEN (base-case; low range, high range)
    Sensitivity (0.8417; 0.74 , 1.00) $201,790 $158,930 $91,800 $71,930 $70,680 $55,150
    Specificity (0.9538; 0.85 , 1.00) $187,250 $182,420 $85,080 $82,850 $65,470 $63,720
    Death due to SJS/TEN (0.30; 0.15 , 0.45) $261,170 $124,030 $117,470 $65,040 $91,310 $49,840
    Probability of SJS/TEN (Caucasians and Hispanics: 0.00026; 0.00013 , 0.00039) (African Americans: 0.00136; 0.00068 , 0.00204) (Asians: 0.00298; 0.00149 , 0.00447) $298,140 $131,080 $137,330 $57,820 $109,030 $43,400
    Long Term Complications from SJS/TEN (0.19; 0.10 , 0.29) $192,580 $175,600 $87,630 $79,620 $67,610 $61,070
Utility (base-case; low range, high range)
    SJS/TEN (0.35; 0.22 , 0.48) $183,490 $183,900 $83,350 $83,550 $64,110 $64,270
    Other Hospitalized Cutaneous Adverse Reactions (0.53; 0.27 , 0.68) $183,660 $183,750 $83,420 $83,470 $64,170 $64,200
    Long Term Complications from SJS/TEN (0.68; 0.57 , 0.79) $177,950 $189,870 $80,850 $86,220 $62,130 $66,390
Cost (base-case; low range, high range)
    SJS/TEN ($45,661; $22,830 , $68,491) $187,400 $180,030 $87,100 $79,800 $67,970 $60,410
    Other Hospitalized Cutaneous Adverse Reactions ($6,180; $3,090 , $9,270) $183,780 $183,650 $83,520 $83,380 $64,260 $64,120
    Long Term Complications SJS/TEN ($980; $945 , $1,012) $183,740 $183,710 $83,470 $83,440 $64,210 $64,180
    Allopurinol ($72; $35 , $107) $184,780 $182,730 $84,540 $82,440 $65,170 $63,280
    Febuxostat ($2,213; $1,111 , $3,336) $149,880 $218,350 $48,780 $118,930 $32,800 $96,320

Abbreviations: ICER, incremental costeffectiveness ratio; SJS, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome; TEN, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis