Cost-effectiveness-analysis of ultrasound guidance for central venous catheterization compared with landmark method: a decision-analytic model

Table 3 Incremental cost-effectiveness of ultrasound guidance versus landmark method (base-case)

Strategy	Costs (€)	Incremental costs (€)	Complications per person	Incremental effect (averted complications per person)	ICER (€ per averted complication)
Ultrasound guidance	51	−179	0.036	0.138	Dominates^a
Landmark method	230		0.175

ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
^aUltrasound guidance is less costly and more effective in averting complications compared with landmark method

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