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Table 2 Methodological characteristics

From: Systematic review of economic evaluations for paediatric pulmonary diseases

Lead author

Reference year

Type of economic evaluation

Trial or model based

Costing data

Sensitivity Analysis

Informed consent

Outcome measures

Study duration (months)

Discount rate

Hospitalisation costs (USD)

ICERS Δcosts (USD)/Δoutcome

Duke, T [21]

2021

Cost analysis

Trial

Prospective

NR

NR

NA

48

NR

NR

NA

Huang YM [22]

2021

Cost-utility analysis

Model

Prospective

Multi-way

NR

DALY averted

12

3%

NR

140

Kitano, T [23]

2020

Cost analysis

Trial

Prospective

NR

Stated- no informed consent

NA

12

NR

1 421.40

NA

Chen, H. H. [24]

2019

Cost analysis

Trial

Retrospective

One-way

NR

NA

12

NR

47.89

NA

von Schoen-Angerer, T. [25]

2018

Cost minimisation analysis

Trial

Prospective

NR

NR

NR

18

NR

NR

NA

Ceyhan, M. [26]

2018

Cost analysis

Trial

Retrospective

Probabilistic

NR

NR

12

NR

1 945.80

NR

Zhang, S [27]

2017

Cost-utility analysis

Trial

Retrospective

One-way

Stated- no informed consent

DALY averted

12

NR

NR

34.33

Debes, A. K. [17]

2017

Cost-effectiveness analysis

Model

Retrospective

Multi-way

NR

Life years gained

NR

3%

NR

39

Bozzani, F. M. [28]

2016

Cost analysis

Trial

Retrospective

One-way

Stated- informed consent

NR

3

NR

6.42

NR

Razi, C. H [29]

2015

Cost analysis

Trial

Retrospective

NR

Stated- informed consent

NR

28

NR

299.00

NR

Andrews, A. L. [30]

2015

Cost-effectiveness analysis

Model

Prospective

Probabilistic

NR

ED visits averted

12

NR

2 030.40

NR

Chu, S. M. [31]

2015

Cost analysis

Trial

Retrospective

NR

NR

NR

30

NR

NR

NR

Floyd, J. [32]

2015

Cost-utility analysis

Model

Prospective

NR

NR

DALY averted

NR

NR

6.44

11.63

Petrou, S. [33]

2014

Cost utility analysis

Trial

Prospective

NR

NR

QALY gained

28

NR

285.36

337.02

Krebs, S. E. [34]

2013

Cost analysis

Trial

Prospective

NR

NR

NR

12

NR

123.76

NR

Char, D. S. [35]

2013

Cost-effectiveness analysis

Trial

Prospective

NR

Stated- no informed consent

Complications avoided

 > 48

NR

NR

NR

Powell, C. [36]

2013

Cost utility analysis

Trial

Prospective

NR

Stated- informed consent

QALY gained

NR

NR

1 549.29

189

Andrews, A. L. [37]

2012

Cost-effectiveness analysis

Trial

Prospective

Two-way

NR

ED visits averted

NR

NR

7 244.64

NR

Andrews, A. L. [38]

2012

Cost-effectiveness analysis

Trial

Prospective

Two-way

NR

ED visits averted

NR

NR

7 244.64

NR

Doan, Q. [39]

2011

Cost-effectiveness analysis

Model

Retrospective

One-way

Stated- no informed consent

ED visits averted

NR

NR

2 857.19

-3 033.31

Broughton, E. I. [18]

2011

Cost utility analysis

Trial

Retrospective

One-way

NR

DALY averted

24

3%

280.17

-396.00

Lorgelly, P. K. [40]

2010

Cost minimisation analysis

Trial

Prospective

One-way

NR

ED visits averted

24

NR

870.46

NR

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