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Table 1 Markov model inputs

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of guideline-based optimal care for venous leg ulcers in Australia

Variables

Value

References

Transition probabilitiesa

Usual care

 Probability of healing (3-month)

0.2281

[19]

 Probability of recurrence (annual)

0.5574

[20]

 Probability of hospitalisation (5-year)

0.24

[22]

Optimal care

 Probability of healing (3-month)

0.5872

[19]

 Probability of recurrence (annual)

0.2222

[5]

 Probability of hospitalisation (annual)

0.0116

[21]

VLU Incidence rate (annual)

0.0121

[18]

All-cause mortality rate (annual)

0.0282

Calculated from ABS data [15]

Proportion of unhealed ulcers with infection

  

Usual care

10%

[24]

Optimal care

5%

[24]

Cost itemsb

 GP

AUD 71.70

MBS item 36

 Nurse practitioner

AUD 58.55

MBS item 82215

 Vascular surgeon

AUD 85.55

MBS item 104

 Community nurse hourly wage rate

AUD 24.74–37.05

[31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38]

 Ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) assessment

AUD 63.74

MBS item 11610

 Pathology test

AUD 33.75

MBS item 69306

 Compression bandage

AUD 51.5

Retail price

 Compression stocking

AUD 97.75

Retail price

 Complicated VLU with hospitalisation

AUD 18,331.60

[23]

Quality of life utility score

 Healed VLU

0.75

[25]

 Unhealed VLU

0.64

[25]

 Complicated VLU with hospitalisation

0.54

calculated

  1. aYearly or monthly probabilities were transformed to fortnightly probabilities by the formula: tp = 1 – (1 - tpt)1/t [14]
  2. bCosts for health states by State and Territories in Australia are presented in Additional file 1 Table S4