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Table 1 Model parameters informed by results from the EXPEDITE study (published [11] and unpublished data)

From: Reduction in resource use with the misoprostol vaginal insert vs the dinoprostone vaginal insert for labour induction: a model-based analysis from a United Kingdom healthcare perspective

Model parameter

DVI (n = 680)

MVI (n = 678)

Clinical efficacy (published [11] and unpublished observations)

Median time to vaginal delivery per patient (hours) [11]

32.8

21.5

 Mean time to vaginal delivery per patient (hours)

25.2

18.2

 Proportion of women achieving vaginal delivery within 12 h (%)

10

21

 Proportion of women achieving vaginal delivery within 24 h (%)

36

56

 Proportion of women delivered by caesarean section due to a lack of efficacy (%)

2

1

Safety (unpublished observations)

 Total adverse events (%) [11]

2.6 %

10.0 %

 Uterine tachysystole without fetal heart rate involvement (requiring treatment) (%)

0.6 %

1.9 %

 Uterine tachysystole with fetal heart rate involvement (late decelerations, bradycardia, or prolonged decelerations) (%)

1.2 %

6.0 %

 Postpartum haemorrhage (%)

0.1 %

0.0 %

 Meconium-stained liquor (%)

0.6 %

1.2 %

 NICU admission (%)

0.1 %

0.6 %

 Low Apgar score (%)

0.0 %

0.1 %

 Uterine rupture

0.0 %

0.1 %

 Neonatal acidosis (%)

0.0 %

0.1 %