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Table 4 Sensitivity- analysis

From: An economic assessment of embryo diagnostics (Dx) - the costs of introducing non-invasive embryo diagnostics into IVF standard treatment practices

Clinical probabilities

Range*

    

p_Pregnancy_cSET (mean:0.091)

Input value

 

ICER

Difference

Diagnostic_eSET versus eSET

0.073

0.109

€15,481

€15,473

€8

DET versus Diagnostic eSET

  

€52,447

€52,603

€156

DET versus eSET

  

€25,553

€25,465

€88

p_Pregnancy_DET (mean:0.406)

Input value

 

ICER

Difference

Diagnostic_eSET versus eSET

0.323

0.4843

€15,477

€15,477

€0

DET versus Diagnostic eSET

  

Dominated**

€28,826

> €28,826

DET versus eSET

  

€35,438

€22,235

€13,202

p_Pregnancy_eSET (mean:0.214)

Input value

 

ICER

Difference

Diagnostic_eSET versus eSET

0.1714

0.2572

€17,995

€20,750

€2,755

DET versus Diagnostic eSET

  

€39,559

€39,559

€0

DET versus eSET

  

€24,256

€29,352

€5,096

Costs

     

c_diagnostic tests (mean: €400)

Input value

 

ICER

Difference

Input value

Diagnostic_eSET versus eSET

320

480

€14,705

€16,249

€1,544

DET versus Diagnostic eSET

  

€54,596

€50,454

€4,142

DET versus eSET

  

€25,509

€25,509

€0

c_IVF_Medication (mean: €1570)

Input value

 

ICER

Difference

Diagnostic_eSET versus eSET

€1,256

€1,884

€15,705

€15,249

€456

DET versus Diagnostic eSET

  

€52,966

€52,085

€881

DET versus eSET

  

€25,792

€25,220

€572

c_IVF_HospCare (mean: €325)

Input value

 

ICER

Difference

Diagnostic_eSET versus eSET

€260

€390

€15,524

€15,430

€94

DET versus Diagnostic eSET

  

€52,616

€52,434

€182

DET versus eSET

  

€25,566

€25,447

€119

c_IVF_Laboratory (mean:€1314)

Input value

 

ICER

Difference

Diagnostic_eSET versus eSET

€1,051

€1,577

€15,596

€15,358

€238

DET versus Diagnostic eSET

  

€52,328

€52,723

€395

DET versus eSET

  

€25,541

€25,478

€63

c_IVF_EmbryoTransfer (mean:310)

Input value

 

ICER

Difference

Diagnostic_eSET versus eSET

€248

€372

€15,522

€15,432

€90

DET versus Diagnostic eSET

  

€50,314

€54,736

€4,422

DET versus eSET

  

€24,943

€26,075

€1,132

  1. *Range: probabilities: plus/minus 20% but between 0 and 1.
  2. **Diagnostic eSET is more effective and cost saving versus DET.