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Table 3 The results of the deterministic base case analyses

From: An economic evaluation of triage tools for patients with suspected severe injuries in England

Triage Tool

Number of cases sent to the MTC per 100,000 patients

Number of cases sent to the MTC per 8916 patients

(ISS ≥ 16)

Number of cases sent to the MTC per 91,084 patients

(ISS < 16)

Proportion of patients who died before discharge

Proportion of patients who die between discharge and 1-year post-injury

Mean years lived

Mean discounted QALYs

Mean discounted Costs

ICER

Deterministic

 28.4% Sens, 88.6% Spec

18,912

4600

14,312

4.17%

1.80%

32.07

13.620

£32,574

 57.0% Sens, 80.0% Spec

28,120

6220

21,900

4.14%

1.78%

32.08

13.624

£32,698

ED

 64.2% Sens, 76.1% Spec

31,892

6724

25,168

4.12%

1.78%

32.08

13.625

£32,743

ED

 69.8% Sens, 70.1% Spec

37,536

7092

30,444

4.11%

1.77%

32.08

13.626

£32,774

ED

 74.6% Sens 65.7% Spec

41,672

7392

34,280

4.10%

1.78%

32.08

13.626

£32,793

ED

 87.5% Sens, 62.8% Spec

44,976

8156

36,820

4.09%

1.76%

32.09

13.629

£32,854

£33,026

 90.4% Sens, 58.4% Spec

49,100

8364

40,736

4.08%

1.75%

32.09

13.630

£32,889

£39,584

 94.8% Sens, 18.7% Spec

83,116

8612

74,504

4.08%

1.75%

32.09

13.630

£32,979

ED

 99.8% Sens, 2.5% Spec

97,860

8912

88,948

4.06%

1.74%

32.10

13.633

£33,064

£54,515

Probabilistic (all values are mean values)

 28.4% Sens, 88.6% Spec

18,448

4607

13,841

4.78%

1.78%

32.05

13.580

£33,024

 57.0% Sens, 80.0% Spec

27,670

6331

21,339

4.72%

1.76%

32.07

13.586

£33,181

£25,039

 64.2% Sens, 76.1% Spec

31,505

6763

24,741

4.70%

1.75%

32.07

13.588

£33,223

£27,311

 69.8% Sens, 70.1% Spec

37,069

7100

29,969

4.69%

1.75%

32.07

13.589

£33,262

ED

 74.6% Sens 65.7% Spec

41,192

7388

33,804

4.68%

1.74%

32.08

13.590

£33,294

ED

 87.5% Sens, 62.8% Spec

44,499

8165

36,334

4.65%

1.73%

32.08

13.593

£33,363

£27,624

 90.4% Sens, 58.4% Spec

48,516

8339

40,177

4.65%

1.73%

32.08

13.594

£33,386

£35,791

 94.8% Sens, 18.7% Spec

83,383

8603

74,779

4.64%

1.72%

32.09

13.594

£33,486

ED

 99.8% Sens, 2.5% Spec

97,810

8904

88,906

4.62%

1.72%

32.09

13.596

£33,542

£77,477

  1. MTC major trauma centre, ISS injury severity score, QALYS quality adjusted life years, ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, Sens sensitivity; Spec specificity, ED extendedly dominated