Table 4 Mean costs and QALYs to 24 months post-randomisation
Resource | SCS (n = 34) Mean cost per patient (95% CI) | PMR (n = 34) Mean cost per patient (95% CI) | Mean cost difference (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
PMR/SCS Equipment* | £8,239 | £5,755 |  |
PMR/SCS Procedure | £4,353 (£4,046 to £4,397) | £326 (£307 to £353) |  |
PMR/SCS LOS | £756 (£685 to £872) | £812 (£695 to £988) |  |
Total SCS/PMR procedure cost | £13,350 (£13,112 to £13,491) | £6,892 (£6,757 to £7,087) | £6,459 (£6,196 to £6,642) †|
Non-procedural cost | £957 (£839 to £1,088) | £1,025 (£891 to £1,147) |  |
Cardiac-related medication | £3,294 (£2,076 to £5,844) | £3,645 (£1,638 to £7,537) |  |
Cardiac inpatient episodes | £97 (£22 to £281) | £146 (£18 to £492) |  |
Non-cardiac inpatient episodes | £4,350 (£3,064 to £6,873) | £4,811 (£2,750 to £8,633) |  |
Total non-procedural costs |  |  | -£461 (-£4,399 to £1,964) ‡ |
Overall treatment costs at 24 months** | £17,736 (£16,398 to £19,202) | £12,215 (£9,603 to £15,448) | £5,520 (£1,966 to £8,613)†|
Utility | SCS (n = 34) | PMR (n = 34) | QALY difference |
| Â | Mean QALY per patient (95% CI) | Mean QALY per patient (95% CI) | (95% CI) |
QALYs up to 24 months** | 1.19 (1.040 to 1.319) | 1.07 (0.960 to 1.178) | 0.12 (-0.04 to 0.30)‡ |