Table 4 Sensitivity analysis performed, expressed in € per life-year and percent change from average cost
From: Cost of intensive care in a Norwegian University hospital 1997–1999
Analysis performed | €/life-year | % |
|---|---|---|
Average cost | 684 | 100 |
Increasing SMR to 1.0 | 780 | 114 |
Increasing SMR to 1.2 | 908 | 133 |
Decreasing SMR to 0.7 | 644 | 94 |
25% increase in all intensive care unit costs | 854 | 125 |
100% increase in cost of medication | 742 | 108 |
Introducing a new treatment for severe sepsis | 720 | 105 |