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Table 5 Scenario analysis results

From: Incorporating ex-vivo lung perfusion into the UK adult lung transplant service: an economic evaluation and decision analytic model

Scenario number

Without EVLP

With EVLP

ICER

Cost

LYG

QALYs

Standard LTx

Cost

LYG

QALYs

Standard LTx

EVLP LTx

Cost per LYG

Cost per QALY gained

Base-case

£69,954

5.620

3.669

721

£73,964

5.660

3.714

675

67

£100,000

£90,000

1) Pre-trial transitions & 10%

£ 65,778

5.153

3.304

620

£69,265

5.199

3.354

586

59

£75,000

£71,000

2) EVLP rate 20%

£69,990

5.613

3.663

721

£77,128

5.691

3.747

635

127

£91,000

£85,000

3) Conversion rate 45%

£70,014

5.631

3.679

721

£73,014

5.673

3.725

675

67

£71,000

£65,000

4) 1:1 conversion rate

£70,136

5.634

3.675

721

£71,300

5.675

3.720

675

67

£28,000

£26,000

5) Utilities from literature

£69,851

5.606

3.937

721

£73,941

5.647

4.020

675

67

£98,000

£49,000

6) Increase in standard LTx in trial

£65,439

5.010

3.200

620

£73,377

5.500

3.590

721

0

£16,000

£20,000

7) DEVELOP-UK one-year survival post-transplant

£72,050

5.630

3.670

721

£76,128

5.620

3.680

675

67

Standard dominant

£408,000

8) Same post-transplant costs plus EVLP process costs in EVLP arm

£69,970

5.631

3.673

721

£71,569

5.674

3.720

675

67

£37,000

£34,000

9) Increased waiting list costs (120%)

£82,531

5.628

3.674

721

£83,742

5.671

3.721

675

67

£28,124

£25,855

  1. *EVLP Ex-vivo lung perfusion, ICER Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, LYG Life-years gained, LTx Lung transplant, QALYs Quality-adjusted life-years