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Table 2 Summary of cost effectiveness results based on a 2-year period

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis for SilAtro-5-90 adjuvant treatment in the management of recurrent tonsillitis, compared with usual care only

 

Usual care plus SilAtro-5-90

Usual care only

Adults and adolescents over 12 years

 Adjuvant therapy

155.57

–

 Antibiotics

1.67

6.16

 GP consultations

58.91

84.57

 GP—travel time

78.20

112.27

 Tonsillectomy surgery

0.00

0.00

 Tonsillectomy surgery—travel time

0.00

0.00

 Productivity loss

3.13

22.65

Total cost (95% CI)

€297.47 (€220.67, €1403.94)

€225.64 (€72.83, €1905.03)

ATIs (95% CI)

0.46 (0.00, 2.22)

0.92 (0.00, 2.98)

ICER (€/ATI averted)

€156.64

Children aged 6–12 years

 Adjuvant therapy

77.84

–

 Antibiotics

1.67

6.16

 GP consultations

58.91

84.57

 GP—travel time

78.20

112.27

 Tonsillectomy surgery

0.00

0.00

 Tonsillectomy surgery—travel time

0.00

0.00

 Informal care costs

3.13

22.65

Total cost (95% CI)

€219.75 (€142.99, €1,519.65)

€225.64 (€73.16, €2143.82)

ATIs (95% CI)

0.46 (0.00, 2.22)

0.92 (0.00, 2.95)

ICER (€/ATI averted)

Dominant (intervention has lower costs and better outcomes)

  1. ICER incremental cost effectiveness ratio (usual care plus SilAtro-5-90 vs. usual care); CI confidence interval; ATI acute throat infection; GP general practitioner