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Table 6 Base case cost-effectiveness estimates for medicinal poisonings (cost-effectiveness) model

From: A decision analytic model to investigate the cost-effectiveness of poisoning prevention practices in households with young children

Intervention

Expected benefits (Poison cases)a

Expected Costs (£)a

Incremental benefits (Poisoning avoided) a

Incremental Costs (£)a

ICER (£/Poisoning avoided)

Probability intervention is cost-effective at £30,000/QALY

Probability intervention is cost-effective at £50,000/QALY

UC

5.622 (4.988, 6.362)

3617 (2372, 5398)

   

0.000

0.000

E

5.163 (4.422, 6.073)

4937 (3737, 6606)

0.453 (0.246, 0.617)

1316 (1165, 1424)

2888 (1990, 5774)

0.811

0.6885

FE

5.142 (4.398, 6.071)

5777 (4554, 7452)

0.472 (0.251, 0.632)

2155 (1969, 2307)

4553 (3284, 8892)

0.181

0.279

E + FE

5.137 (4.398, 6.056)

6587 (5352, 8254)

0.479 (0.274, 0.64)

2973 (2749, 3172)

6195 (4519, 11030)

0.007

0.0315

E + FE + HSI

5.176 (4.429, 6.105)

8541 (7248, 10250)

0.443 (0.219, 0.616)

4926 (4576, 5261)

Dominated

0.000

0.000

E + FE + F

5.168 (4.421, 6.076)

8178 (6899, 9895)

0.449 (0.24, 0.627)

4566 (4243, 4878)

Dominated

0.000

0.000

E + FE + HSI + F

5.148 (4.401, 6.071)

8998 (7691, 10740)

0.468 (0.259, 0.634)

5382 (4999, 5747)

Dominated

0.000

0.000

  1. a Figures are expected benefits (95 % credibility interval) and expected costs (95 % credibility interval) per 1000 households over a 5 year time horizon
  2. Interventions
  3. UC usual care
  4. E education
  5. FE provision of low cost/free equipment
  6. E + FE education + provision of low cost/free equipment
  7. E + FE + HSI education + provision of low cost/free equipment + home safety inspection
  8. E+ FE + F education + provision of low cost/free equipment + Fitting
  9. E + FE + HSI + F+ fitting education + provision of low cost/free equipment + home safety inspection + Fitting