Table 2 Derivation of the number of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) lost by delaying elective operations
From: COVID-19 and the forgone health benefits of elective operations
Step | Â | Lower bound | Upper bound |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient level | |||
1 | Loss of HRQoL | 0.0175 | 0.15 |
2 | Adjustment for loss of (quality-adjusted) life years | 0.025 | 0.157 |
3 | Adjustment for unnecessary care | 0.020 | 0.110 |
4 | Adjustment for relative resource use | 0.073 | 0.404 |
Population level | |||
5 | Adjustment for population size | 9771 | 54,326 |