Incremental cost-effectiveness of prehospital critical care for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (in pound sterling per quality-adjusted life year) for a range of costs of prehospital critical care and different rates of survival to hospital discharge, compared with advanced life support
| Difference in costs of prehospital care | Difference in rates of survival to hospital discharge (median, 95% CI) | |||||
| +1% | +2% | +3% | +4% | +5% | +6% | |
| −50% | 20 000 (16 000 to 33 500) | 16 000 (13 000 to 25 500) | 15 000 (12 000 to 23 000) | 14 000 (11 500 to 21 500) | 14 000 (11 000 to 21 000) | 13 500 (11 000 to 20 500) |
| −20% | 25 000 (19 000 to 43,000) | 18 500 (14 500 to 30 500) | 16 500 (13 000 to 26 000) | 15 500 (12 500 to 24 000) | 15 000 (12 000 to 23 000) | 14 500 (11 500 to 22 000) |
| 0% | 28 000 (21 500 to 50 500) | 20 000 (16 000 to 33 500) | 17 500 (14 000 to 28 500) | 16 000 (13 000 to 25 500) | 15 500 (12 500 to 24 000) | 15 000 (12 000 to 23 000) |
| +20% | 31 500 (24 000 to 57 500) | 22 000 (17 000 to 37 000) | 18 500 (14 500 to 30 500) | 17 000 (13 500 to 27 000) | 16 000 (13 000 to 25 500) | 15 500 (12 500 to 24 000) |
| +50% | 36 000 (27 500 to 67 500) | 24,00 (18 500 to 41 500) | 20 000 (16 000 to 33 500) | 18 000 (14 500 to 30 000) | 17 000 (13 500 to 27 000) | 16 000 (13 000 to 25 500) |
All costs are in pound sterling and have been rounded to the nearest £500 value.
Boldfaced values represent the baseline analysis; light grey shaded areas represent likely national variations in costs.