Table 5

Mean costs, outcomes and incremental cost-effectiveness over a 10-year time-horizon

StrategyMean costsCumulative monitoring/ device costs% with first TE event% with first major bleedMean QALYsIncremental costIncremental QALYsICER
Self-monitoring (50% self-management, 50% self-testing) versus standard care
 Standard monitoring£7324£126914.230.25.479
 Self-monitoring£7326£194411.731.45.507£20.028£71
Base case—100% self-management versus standard care
 Standard monitoring£7324£126914.230.25.479
 Self-management 100%£6394£17179.232.75.535−£9300.056Dominant
Base case—100% self-testing versus standard care
 Standard monitoring£7324£126914.230.25.479
 Self-testing 100%£8258£217114.230.15.479£9340£2 811 298
  • TE, thromboembolic; QALYs, quality adjusted life years; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio.