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Table 1 Summary of COMER outcomes

From: Comparative efficiency research (COMER): meta-analysis of cost-effectiveness studies

Study

Alternative 1

Alternative 2

ICER

INB (variance)

INB <0 (%)*

Weight (%)

Costs

Effects

Costs

Effects

  1

c11

e11

c12

e12

ICER1

INB1 (Var(INB1))

P(x1<0)

ω1

  2

c21

e21

c22

e22

ICER2

INB2 (Var(INB2))

P(x2<0)

ω2

  3

c31

e31

c32

e32

ICER3

INB3 (Var(INB3))

P(x3<0)

ω3

 

Σ ωs *cs1

Σ ωs *es1

Σ ωs *cs2

Σ ωs *es2

ICERS

TINB =Σ ωs *INBs, (Var(TINB))

P(TINB<0)

Σ ωs=1

  1. x s N INBs ; V a r INBs
  2. ICER: Incremental Cost-effectiveness Ratio; INB: Incremental Net Benefit.
  3. TINB: Total Incremental Net Benefit.