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. 2021 Jan 21;13(12):1099–1105. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2020-017017

Table 1.

Probabilistic sensitivity analysis results per hour of faster treatment

Hour difference Costs in € median (IQR) QALY gained median (IQR) NMB in € median (IQR)
First – second hour 2633 (−10,957;18,613) 0.36 (0.09;0.61) 23 799 (−3004;49,133)
Second – third hour −2219 (−6,651;2,240) 0.15 (0.07;0.23) 14 052 (6,809;21,714)
Third – fourth hour −3228 (−7,274;1,026) 0.34 (0.28;0.40) 30 143 (23,732;36,679)
Fourth – fifth hour 4666 (440;9,078) 0.22 (0.16;0.29) 13 125 (6,353;19,682)
Fifth – sixth hour −3860 (−10,108;2,261) 0.09 (−0.01;0.18) 10 560 (1,708;19,971)
Per hour faster treatment* −969 (−3,897;1,972) 0.22 (0.17;0.27) 18 513 (13,574;23,376)
Per 10 min faster treatment* −151 (−649; 329) 13.5 (10.5;16.4)† 3085 (2,262;3,896)
Per minute faster treatment* −15 (−65;33) 1.3 (1.0;1.6)† 309 (226;389)
Population outcome per hour of earlier treatment‡ −865,387 (−5,848,900;4,459,552) 210.1 (124.0;294.8) 17 239 435 (8,776,181;25,712,803)
Population outcome per 10 min of earlier treatment‡ −144,231 (−974,817;743,258) 35.0 (20.7;49.1) 2 873 239 (1,462,696;4,285,467)
Population outcome per minute of earlier treatment§ −14,423 (−97,482;74,326) 3.5 (2.1;4.9) 287 324 (146,270;428,547)

*For each simulation the median value of the five differences between 6 hours was taken.

†The per minute QALY results are depicted as disability-free life days gained (DALY). This is the daily value of a QALY (DALY=QALY/365).

‡Outcome for the Dutch LVO stroke population if faster EVT is performed.