Table 3. Health and Economic Outcomes.
Triage Strategy | $ | QALY | ICER/QALY, $ | ||
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Cost | Incremental Cost | Effectiveness | Incremental Effectiveness | ||
Base case | |||||
AMPT | 396 210 | NA | 11.99269 | NA | NA |
Current practice | 396 698 | 488 | 11.99460 | 0.00191 | 255 333 |
ISS >15 in 20% of cohort overall | |||||
AMPT | 275 128 | NA | 12.36998 | NA | NA |
Current practice | 275 618 | 490 | 12.37275 | 0.00277 | 176 686 |
Actual distribution of ISS >15 across transport mode | |||||
AMPT | 273 820 | NA | 12.40434 | NA | NA |
Current practice | 276 130 | 2310 | 12.37363 | −0.03071 | Dominated |
Abbreviations: AMPT, Air Medical Prehospital Triage; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; ISS, Injury Severity Score; NA, not applicable; QALY, quality-adjusted life-years.