Parameters | Baseline estimate | Variation (SEM) | Distribution | Source | Level of evidence | |
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Infection-related events: | ||||||
   Probability of CR-BSI | Modeled in stepwise incrementsa | Beta | Database | 1 | ||
   RR mortality (CR-BSI) | 1.06 | 0.18 | Log normal | [1] | 2 | |
   Extra days in the ICU | 2.41 | 0.83 | Log normal | [22] | 2 | |
   Extra days on hospital ward | 7.54 | 1.81 | Log normal |  |  | |
Effectiveness A-CVCs (RR): | ||||||
   SPC | 0.54 | 0.62 | Log transformed normal | [21] | 1 + | |
   CH/SSD (ext) | 0.66 | 0.17 |  |  |  | |
   CH/SSD (int/ext) | 0.70 | 0.43 |  |  |  | |
   MR | 0.39 | 0.43 |  |  |  | |
Baseline probabilities of mortality: | ||||||
   ICU mortality | 0.098 | 0.002 | Beta | Dataset | 2 | |
   Hospital mortality | 0.069 | 0.001 | Beta | Dataset | 2 | |
   Annual mortality post discharge | Year 1 | 0.050 | 0.002 | Beta | [24] | 2 |
 | Years 2 to 3 | 0.027 | 0.002 |  |  |  |
 | Years 4 to 5 | 0.028 | 0.002 |  |  |  |
 | Years 6 to 10 | 0.037 | 0.003 |  |  |  |
 | Years 11 to 15 | 0.042 | 0.003 |  |  |  |
   Underlying annual mortality | 45 to 64 years | 0.004 | - | NA | [25] | 1 |
 | 65 to 84 years | 0.030 | - |  |  |  |
 | 85 + years | 0.140 | - |  |  |  |
Utilities: | ||||||
   Utility ICU | 0.66 | 0.27 | Beta | [28] | 3 | |
   Utilities population norms | 50 to 59 years | 0.80 | 0.22 | Beta | [27] | 3 |
 | 60 to 69 years | 0.79 | 0.19 |  |  |  |
 | 70 to 79 years | 0.75 | 0.25 |  |  |  |
 | 80 + years | 0.66 | 0.29 |  |  |  |
Costs, 2006 AUD: | ||||||
   ICU bed day | 3,021 | - | NA | [31] | 4 | |
   Hospital bed day | 843 | - | NA | [32] | 3 | |
   Diagnostics CR-BSI | 101.70 | - | NA | Database | 1 | |
   Treatment CR-BSI | 591.30 | - | NA | Database | 1 | |
   Additional cost per catheter | SPC | 22.36 | - | NA | Database | 1 |
 | CH/SSD (ext) | 11.64 | - |  |  |  |
 | CH/SSD (int/ext) | 41.35 | - |  |  |  |
 | MR | 59.36 | - |  |  |  |