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Table 5 Cost-effectiveness results

From: A cost-effectiveness analysis of patiromer in the UK: evaluation of hyperkalaemia treatment and lifelong RAASi maintenance in chronic kidney disease patients with and without heart failure

 

Patiromer

SoC

Incremental

Discounted results

 Total costs (£)

£116,675

£113,701

£2973

 Treatment

£1283

£0

£1283

 HK

£1091

£1287

-£196

 CKD

£27,535

£26,628

£907

 RRT

£56,877

£56,155

£721

 MACE

£9227

£9280

-£53

 Hospitalisation

£18,684

£18,226

£458

 RAASi drug usage

£153

£130

£23

 RAASi titration

£1824

£1995

-£170

 Total life years

8.935

8.670

0.264

 Total QALYs

6.356

6.156

0.201

 ICER (£/QALY)

-

-

£14,816

Undiscounted results

 Total costs

£168,834

£164,306

£4528

 Total life years

11.685

11.321

0.364

 Total QALYs

8.176

7.904

0.272

 ICER (£/QALY)

-

-

£16,672

  1. CKD Chronic kidney disease, HK Hyperkalaemia, ICER Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, QALY Quality-adjusted life year, RAASi Renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitor, RRT Renal replacement therapy, SoC Standard of care