Table 3.
Costs | QALYs | ΔCosts | ΔQALYs | ICER | |
Base case analysis: 5-year time horizon from societal perspective | |||||
Rivaroxaban | €3139 | 2.459 | −€1476 | 0.012 | Rivaroxaban dominant |
Dalteparin | €4615 | 2.448 | |||
Scenario 1: 6-month time horizon from societal perspective | |||||
Rivaroxaban | €1361 | 0.304 | −€1312 | 0.004 | Rivaroxaban dominant |
Dalteparin | €2673 | 0.300 | |||
Scenario 2: base case analysis from healthcare payer’s perspective | |||||
Rivaroxaban | €2942 | 2.459 | −€1496 | 0.012 | Rivaroxaban dominant |
Dalteparin | €4438 | 2.448 | |||
Scenario 3: base case analysis with dalteparin dose of 12 500 IU | |||||
Rivaroxaban | €3139 | 2.459 | −€1079 | 0.012 | Rivaroxaban dominant |
Dalteparin | €4218 | 2.448 | |||
Scenario 4: base case analysis with dalteparin dose of 18 000 IU | |||||
Rivaroxaban | €3139 | 2.459 | −€1898 | 0.012 | Rivaroxaban dominant |
Dalteparin | €5037 | 2.448 | |||
Scenario 5: scenario one with treatment duration based on Streiff et al17 | |||||
Rivaroxaban | €1299 | 0.289 | −€702 | 0.016 | Rivaroxaban dominant |
Dalteparin | €2001 | 0.273 | |||
Scenario 6: base case analysis using drug-specific distributions for the types of VTE and MB | |||||
Rivaroxaban | €3065 | 2.463 | −€1815 | 0.037 | Rivaroxaban dominant |
Dalteparin | €4880 | 2.425 |
ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; IU, international units; MB, major bleeding; QALY, quality adjusted life-years; VTE, venous thromboembolism.