Sensitivity analysis for main results
| Estimated cost/£ | Cost/QALY | |||
| Median | IQR | Mean | 95% CI* | |
| Modelling cost entirely due to bed days (no fixed cost element) | 4950 | 4240–5940 | 7220 | 6723 to 7748 |
| Fixed cost element reduced by 50% | 5012 | 4410–5870 | 7197 | 6725 to 7714 |
| Fixed cost element reduced by 25% | 5053 | 4499–5847 | 7193 | 6728 to 7687 |
| Fixed cost element as used | 5084 | 4588–5812 | 7182 | 6740 to 7678 |
| Fixed cost element increased by 25% | 5115 | 4669–5777 | 7167 | 6728 to 7653 |
| Fixed cost element increased by 50% | 5146 | 4758–5742 | 7160 | 6732 to 7641 |
| Totally fixed cost (at 5516) | 5516 | 5516–5516 | 7058 | 6679 to 7476 |
↵* Bootstrapped, bias-corrected 95% CI, based on 10 000 bootstrap replications.
QALY, quality-adjusted life year.