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Table 7:

Results of Economic Literature Review—Summary

Author, Year, Location	Study Design, Analytic Technique, Perspective, and Time Horizon	Population	Intervention/Comparator	Results
Author, Year, Location		Population	Intervention/Comparator	Health Outcomes	Costs^a	Cost-Effectiveness
Korn et al., 2002, United States³⁴	Model (decision analytic and Markov) Cost–utility analysis US health payer perspective^b Lifetime horizon	55-year-old patients with prior leg ulcer	CS with PE No intervention	Total QALYs: CS with PE: 15.05 No intervention: 14.68 Incremental QALYs: 0.37 Annual discount rate: 3%	Total cost: CS with PE: $14,588 No intervention: $20,492 Incremental cost: $5,904 Annual discount rate: 3%, 1999	CS with PE dominated (more effective, less costly) no intervention

Abbreviations: CS, compression stockings; PE, patient education; QALY, quality-adjusted life-year.

^a

All costs in US dollars.

^b

Perspective of Medicare and other insurers.