TY - JOUR
T1 - Cost-effectiveness of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation vs. conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
T2 - A pre-planned, trial-based economic evaluation
AU - Delnoij, Thijs S.R.
AU - Suverein, Martje M.
AU - Essers, Brigitte A.B.
AU - Hermanides, Renicus C.
AU - Otterspoor, Luuk
AU - Elzo Kraemer, Carlos V.
AU - Vlaar, Alexander P.J.
AU - Van Der Heijden, Joris J.
AU - Scholten, Erik
AU - Den Uil, Corstiaan
AU - Akin, Sakir
AU - De Metz, Jesse
AU - Van Der Horst, Iwan C.C.
AU - Maessen, Jos G.
AU - Lorusso, Roberto
AU - Van De Poll, Marcel C.G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024/6/1
Y1 - 2024/6/1
N2 - Aims: When out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) becomes refractory, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is a potential option to restore circulation and improve the patient's outcome. However, ECPR requires specific materials and highly skilled personnel, and it is unclear whether increased survival and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) justify these costs. Methods and results: This cost-effectiveness study was part of the INCEPTION study, a multi-centre, pragmatic randomized trial comparing hospital-based ECPR to conventional CPR (CCPR) in patients with refractory OHCA in 10 cardiosurgical centres in the Netherlands. We analysed healthcare costs in the first year and measured HRQOL using the EQ-5D-5L at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs), cost-effectiveness planes, and acceptability curves were calculated. Sensitivity analyses were performed for per-protocol and as-Treated subgroups as well as imputed productivity loss in deceased patients. In total, 132 patients were enrolled: 62 in the CCPR and 70 in the ECPR group. The difference in mean costs after 1 year was €5109 (95% confidence interval-7264 to 15 764). Mean quality-Adjusted life year (QALY) after 1 year was 0.15 in the ECPR group and 0.11 in the CCPR group, resulting in an ICER of €121 643 per additional QALY gained. The acceptability curve shows that at a willingness-To-pay threshold of €80.000, the probability of ECPR being cost-effective compared with CCPR is 36%. Sensitivity analysis showed increasing ICER in the per-protocol and as-Treated groups and lower probabilities of acceptance. Conclusion: Hospital-based ECPR in refractory OHCA has a low probability of being cost-effective in a trial-based economic evaluation.
AB - Aims: When out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) becomes refractory, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is a potential option to restore circulation and improve the patient's outcome. However, ECPR requires specific materials and highly skilled personnel, and it is unclear whether increased survival and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) justify these costs. Methods and results: This cost-effectiveness study was part of the INCEPTION study, a multi-centre, pragmatic randomized trial comparing hospital-based ECPR to conventional CPR (CCPR) in patients with refractory OHCA in 10 cardiosurgical centres in the Netherlands. We analysed healthcare costs in the first year and measured HRQOL using the EQ-5D-5L at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs), cost-effectiveness planes, and acceptability curves were calculated. Sensitivity analyses were performed for per-protocol and as-Treated subgroups as well as imputed productivity loss in deceased patients. In total, 132 patients were enrolled: 62 in the CCPR and 70 in the ECPR group. The difference in mean costs after 1 year was €5109 (95% confidence interval-7264 to 15 764). Mean quality-Adjusted life year (QALY) after 1 year was 0.15 in the ECPR group and 0.11 in the CCPR group, resulting in an ICER of €121 643 per additional QALY gained. The acceptability curve shows that at a willingness-To-pay threshold of €80.000, the probability of ECPR being cost-effective compared with CCPR is 36%. Sensitivity analysis showed increasing ICER in the per-protocol and as-Treated groups and lower probabilities of acceptance. Conclusion: Hospital-based ECPR in refractory OHCA has a low probability of being cost-effective in a trial-based economic evaluation.
KW - Cost-effectiveness
KW - ECLS
KW - ECMO
KW - ECPR
KW - OHCA
KW - Resuscitation
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U2 - 10.1093/ehjacc/zuae050
DO - 10.1093/ehjacc/zuae050
M3 - Article
C2 - 38652269
AN - SCOPUS:85197313568
SN - 2048-8726
VL - 13
SP - 484
EP - 492
JO - European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care
JF - European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care
IS - 6
ER -