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Cost-Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy Table 4

Cost-Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Liver Biopsy

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table  4.   Results Per 1,000 Patients


“Blind” Liver Biopsy US-Guided Liver Biopsy

Total number of major complications 20 8
Total number of minor complications 500 370
Cost of major complications $100,000 $40,000
Cost of minor complications $28,900 $21,675
Total cost per strategy $500,900 $533,675
Incremental effectiveness 12
Incremental cost $32,775
Incremental cost to prevent one major complication $2,731

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