Giving tranexamic acid to reduce surgical bleeding in sub-Saharan Africa: an economic evaluation

Table 5 One way sensitivity analyses results

	Kenya	Tanzania	Botswana	South Africa
Probability of requiring a transfusion without TXA
0%	$13,000^a	$13,000^a	$13,000^a	$13,000^a
100%	$58^b	$63^b	-$97,000^a	-$97,000^a
Probability of death for a patient not receiving transfusion
75%	$380^b	$416^b	-$59,000^a	-$59,000^a
15%	$50^b	$53^b	-$59,000^a	-$59,000^a
Cost of TXA
$3.13	$54^b	$59^b	-$64,000^a	-$64,000^a
$44	$327^b	$350^b	-$23,000^a	-$23,000^a
Cost of one unit of blood
$15.6	$87^b	$93^b	-$6,000^a	-$6,000^a
$262	$87^b	$93^b	-$316,000^a	-$316,000^a
Probability of death for a surgery patient in SSA
11%	$100^b	$108b	-$59,000^a	-$59,000^a
4%	$83^b	$88^b	-$59,000^a	-$59,000^a
RR of requiring transfusion with TXA vs. no TXA
0.54	$78^b	$88^b	-$64,000^a	-$64,000^a
0.69	$102^b	$172^b	-$52,000^a	-$52,000^a
Number of units transfused without TXA
2.52	$105^b	$110^b	$-36,000^a	$-36,000^a
3.73	$74^b	$81^b	$-81,000^a	$-81,000^a

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