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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Nov 27;160(4):679–686. doi: 10.1177/0194599818815068

Table 5.

ICER Analysis of CTR/TR vs Endoscopic Dilations.

5-y Time Horizon
10-y Time Horizon, $
Procedure Cost, $ QALYs Cost, $ QALYs
Resection 55,466 3.785 95,529 6.988
Dilation 55,166 3.451 101,501 6.325
Difference 300 0.334 −5972 0.663
Resection vs dilation ICER 896 per QALY Resection dominates dilation

Abbreviations: CTR, cricotracheal resection; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; QALY, quality-adjusted life year; TR, tracheal resection.