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Table 3 Incremental (Δ) number of working days saved (WDS) thanks to the different recovery assessment strategies (effectiveness), incremental (Δ) cost, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) and incremental net monetary benefit (INMB) between swab-based strategy (SW) and the three different symptoms-based and comparing the competing symptoms-based strategies with swabs scheduled at 10 and 17 days (SY10-17), 14 and 17 days (SY14-17) or only 17 days (SY17)

From: Comparing swab- and different symptoms-based strategies to ascertain COVID-19 recovery in healthcare workers: a cost-effectiveness analysis

 

Δ effectiveness (WDS)

Δ cost (€)

ICER (€/WDS)

INMB (€)

Strategies

    

 SW

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 SY10-17

43.6 (39.7; 47.5)

− 2508 (− 8100; − 666)

Dominates

9480 (7231; 15,349)

 SY14-17

51.1 (47.1; 55.2)

− 2490 (− 8043; − 662

Dominates

10,662 (8408; 16,314)

 SY17

31.0 (27.6; 34.6)

− 2966 (− 9589; − 789)

Dominates

7933 (5420; 14,647)

Strategies

    

 SY10-17

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 SY14-17

7.5 (3.8; 11.2)

18 (4; 55)

2

1182 (590; 1779)

 SY17

− 12.5 (− 15.6; − 9.5)

− 458 (− 1484; − 122)

37

− 1547 (− 2306; − 473)

Strategies

    

 SY14-17

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 SY17

− 20.0 (− 23.3; − 16.8)

− 476 (− 1551; − 126)

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− 2730 (− 3529; − 1612)