Table 3: Main results (time horizon = 5 yr)
StrategyAverage total costs ($CAD)Incremental cost ($CAD)QALYQALYs gainedICER* ($CAD)
Base case
IVT124 419-1.273--
MT + IVT126 9392 5201.4840.21011 990
Efficacy based on ESCAPE trial14
IVT122 901-1.265--
MT + IVT132 2249 3231.6130.34826 815
Severe stroke
IVT116 826-0.933--
MT + IVT125 5178 6911.0390.10681 651

Note: Numbers may appear inexact because of rounding. $CAD = Canadian dollars in 2015, ICER = incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, IVT = intravenous thrombolysis, MT = mechanical thrombectomy, QALY = quality-adjusted life-year.

*Incremental cost per QALY gained.