Table 1

Lifetime costs and health outcomes of each policy option using societal perspective

Patients eligible for intravenous alteplasePatients not eligible for intravenous alteplase
AlteplaseAlteplase and EVTSupportive careEVT
Costs (THB)637 600848 700547 000721 300
Life years (years)5.766.815.366.17
QALYs (years)2.483.922.133.65
Incremental costs (THB)211 100174 300
Incremental QALYs (years)1.441.52
ICER per QALY gained (95% CI)146 800 (146 300 to 147 300)115 000 (114 200 to 116 000)
  • EVT, endovascular treatment; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; QALY, quality-adjusted life year(s); THB, Thai Baht.