Variable Description | Base Value | Threshold Value | % Change | Interpretation |
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Proportion of critical patients dying from ICU (pdeadICU) | 0.54 | 0.23 | -57 % | 57 % decrease in ICU mortality renders ICU cost-effective |
Cost per ICU day public (cICUpub) | 17,845 | 9,227 | -48 % | 48 % decrease in cost per ICU day in public sector renders ICU cost-effective |
LoS in ICU in critical patients (uICU) | 8.80 | 5.5 | -38 % | 38 % decrease in ICU length of stay renders ICU cost-effective |
LoS in general ward in critical patients in absence of ICU (uIPDcritical) | 8.80 | 24.59 | 179 % | 179 % increase in length of stay for critical patients managed in general ward renders ICU cost-effective |
Years of life lost if dying from COVID-19 (YLL) | 5.40 | 10.21 | 89 % | 89 % increase in YLL in those dying renders ICU cost-effective |