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Table 5 Cost Analysis ($ CAN)

From: Unsedated peroral wireless pH capsule placement vs. standard pH testing: A randomized study and cost analysis

Base-case

Cost

EGD + WC

1474.80

ESM + WC

1014.40

ESM + SC

906.00

Sensitivity analyses

 

ESM + WC with 2% failure

981.32

ESM + WC with 5% failure

991.26

ESM + WC with 15% failure

1024.39

ESM + SC with 90% absenteeism

887.97

Threshold cost of WC

192.91

Time costs excluded

 

EGD + WC

1155.80

ESM + WC

968.60

ESM + SC

726.00

  1. EGD, esophagoduodenoscopy; ESM, esophageal manometry; SC, standard pH catheter; WC, wireless pH capsule.
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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