Table 2

Healthcare costs and utilities

Costs/utilityLower boundaryUpper boundaryReference
Acute 90-day healthcare costs by 90-day mRS
 mRS 0$4117$2785$5449EMR data from Singapore healthcare system
 mRS 1$4314$3911$4717
 mRS 2$6553$5190$7916
 mRS 3$10 517$8758$12 276
 mRS 4$12 683$11 332$14 034
 mRS 5$25 395$13 186$37 604
 mRS 6$5969$5295$6700
Long-term annual healthcare costs by 90-day mRS
 mRS 0$1798$1259$2337Community-based surveys in Singapore
 mRS 1$1798$1259$2337
 mRS 2$7709$5397$10 022
 mRS 3$7709$5397$10 022
 mRS 4$8948$6264$11 632
 mRS 5$22 465$15 726$29 204
Additional cost of IVT$13 500$8829$18 171Experts' opinion
Additional cost of EVT$3000$2100$3900Experts' opinion
Recurrent stroke cost$9706$8841$10 572EMR data from Singapore healthcare system
Utilities by 90-day mRS
 mRS 00.880.840.92Ali et al28
 mRS 10.740.710.77
 mRS 20.510.490.53
 mRS 30.230.220.24
 mRS 4−0.16*−0.14−0.17
 mRS 5−0.48*−0.43−0.52
  • All costs are in Singapore dollars.

  • *Utilities are represented on a scale, with 0 indicating equivalence with death, 1 representing perfect health and negative values indicating health states considered worse than death.

  • $, Singapore dollar; EMR, electronic medical record; EVT, endovascular therapy; IVT, intravenous thrombolysis; mRS, modified Rankin Scale.