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. 2021 May 5;87(11):4386–4396. doi: 10.1111/bcp.14860

TABLE 2.

Treatment effectiveness, healthcare utilization and health state utility value (HSUV) inputs

Input value Included in OWSAs and PSA Standard deviation in PSA Distribution Source
Treatment effectiveness 1.81 Yes 0.123 (log scale) logNormal 30
Percentage of critical patients among severe patients 17.5% No NA NA 35
Costs of RT‐PCR/test Cn¥160 Yes 10% of mean Gamma 33
One‐time visit costs Cn¥500 No NA NA Assumption
Daily bed costs Cn¥11 No NA NA 34
SoC medication costs of moderate patients/d Cn¥898 Yes 10% of mean Gamma 34
SoC medication costs of severe patients/d Cn¥2375 Yes 10% of mean Gamma 34
SoC medical costs of moderate patients/d Cn¥582 Yes 10% of mean Gamma 34
SoC medical costs of severe patients/d Cn¥1538 Yes 10% of mean Gamma 34
Acquisition costs of 5‐day remdesivir regimen CN¥16 600 Yes 10% of mean Gamma 6
Utility weight of the W class 0.626 No NA NA Estimated
Utility weight of the mild patients 0.995 No NA NA 36
Utility weight of the moderate patients 0.614 Yes 10% of mean Beta 36
Utility weight of the severe patients 0.588 Yes 10% of mean Beta 36
QALY loss/Covid‐19 death 11.27 No NA NA 22 , 37 , 38

Abbreviation: OWSA, 1‐way sensitivity analysis; PSA, probabilistic sensitivity analysis; NA, not applicable; RT‐PCR, reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction; SoC, standard of care; QALY, quality‐adjusted life year.