Table A17:
Applicability of Studies Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis at Low Surgical Risk
| Author, Country | Is the study population similar to the question?a | Are the interventions similar to the question?a | Is the health care system studied sufficiently similar to Ontario?a | Were the perspectives clearly stated? If yes, what were they?a | Are all direct effects included? Are all other effects included where they are material?a | Are all future costs and outcomes discounted? If yes, at what rate?a | Is the value of health effects expressed in terms of quality-adjusted life-years?a | Are costs and outcomes from other sectors fully and appropriately measured and valued?a | Overall judgmentb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tam et al.,49 Canada | Yes | Yes | Yes (Ontario) | Yes (Canadian third-party payer, i.e., Ontario Ministry of Health) | Yes | Yes (1.5%) | Yes | Not applicable | Directly applicable |
b
Response options were “yes,” “partially,” “no,” “unclear,” and “not applicable.”
b
Overall judgment could be “directly applicable,” “partially applicable,” or “not applicable.”