Cost-effectiveness of out-of-hospital continuous positive airway pressure for acute respiratory failure: decision analytic modelling using data from a feasibility trial

Table 2 Mean expected costs and QALYS, ICERs and NMB for base case and scenario analyses

Strategy	Mean Cost	Mean QALYs	Mean ICER	Mean NMB	Mean incremental NMB*	Probability most cost effective*
Base case: ACUTE pilot trial effectiveness data
Standard Care	£15,201	1.190	£5685^a	£8598	£883^a	0.67
Prehospital CPAP	£14,850	1.128	–	£7715	–	0.33
Scenario analysis: Updated network meta-analysis effectiveness estimates
Standard Care	£15,201	1.19	–	£8598	–	0.06
Prehospital CPAP	£16,722	1.35	£9712^b	£10,209	£1612^b	0.94

^aMean ICER/incremental NMB estimated as standard care compared to CPAP. *Assuming a threshold value of £20,000 per QALY. ^b Mean ICER/incremental NMB estimated as CPAP compared to standard care

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