Table 3

Base case results.

CostIncremental Cost*QALYs GainedIncremental QALYs*ICER*
CC Strategy$10,540NA0.06NANA
Spacer Strategy$13,947$3,4080.270.21$16,302
DS Strategy$13,958$3,4180.290.22$15,231

  • CC: Conservative Care; DS: Decompressive Surgery; Spacer: Interspinous spacer.

  • ↵* Compared to CC Strategy