Table 3 Derivation of the number of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) gained by treating COVID-19 patients
From: COVID-19 and the forgone health benefits of elective operations
Step | Lower bound | Upper bound | |
|---|---|---|---|
Patient level | |||
1 | Gain in life-years | 1.88 | |
2 | Adjustment for HRQoL | 1.09 | |
Population level | |||
3 | Real gain based on ICU survivors | 16,784 | |
4 | Modeled gain based on “flattening the curve” | 170,121 | 303,946 |