| Ranges and thresholds |
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Days on ECMO | Highest & lowest observations |
Length of stay in Critical Care Unit (ICU & HDU) | Highest & lowest calculated costs |
Total length of stay in hospital | Highest & lowest calculated costs |
Cost per day on organ support | Highest & lowest calculated costs |
Distance from ECMO centre (cost of transport) | Replacing air with road transport |
Change in difference in survival | Upper & lower CI of the attributable benefit |
Other items with significant cost difference | Highest & lowest observations |
Assumption of linear increasing utility for survivors over first 6 months | Assume constant utility at 6 month reported rate |