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Incorporating ex-vivo lung perfusion into the UK adult lung transplant service: an economic evaluation and decision analytic model

Lookup NU author(s): Alexandros Chrysos, Professor Luke ValeORCiD, Professor Andrew FisherORCiD

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: An estimated 20-30% of end-stage lung disease patients awaiting lung transplant die whilst on the waiting list due to a shortage of suitable donor lungs. Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion is a technique that reconditions donor lungs initially not deemed usable in order to make them suitable for transplantation, thereby increasing the donor pool. In this study, an economic evaluation was conducted as part of DEVELOP-UK, a multi-centre study assessing the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion technique in the United Kingdom. METHODS: We estimated the cost-effectiveness of a UK adult lung transplant service combining both standard and Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion transplants compared to a service including only standard lung transplants. A Markov model was developed and populated with a combination of DEVELOP-UK, published and clinical routine data, and extrapolated to a lifetime horizon. Probabilistic sensitivity and scenario analyses were used to explore uncertainty in the final outcomes. RESULTS: Base-case model results estimated life years gained of 0.040, quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained of 0.045 and an incremental cost per QALY of £90,000 for Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion. Scenario analyses carried out suggest that an improved rate of converting unusable donor lungs using Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion, similar resource use post-transplant for both standard and EVLP lung transplant and applying increased waiting list costs would reduce ICERs to approximately £30,000 or below. CONCLUSION: DEVELOP-UK base-case results suggest that incorporating Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion into the UK adult lung transplant service is more effective, increasing the number of donor lungs available for transplant, but would not currently be considered cost-effective in the UK using the present NICE threshold. However, results were sensitive to change in some model parameters and in several plausible scenario analyses results indicate that a service incorporating Ex-vivo lung perfusion would be considered cost-effective . TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN registry number: ISRCTN44922411 . Date of registration: 06/02/2012. Retrospectively registered.


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Author(s): McMeekin N, Chrysos AE, Vale L, Fisher AJ

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: BMC Health Services Research

Year: 2019

Volume: 19

Online publication date: 22/05/2019

Acceptance date: 08/05/2019

Date deposited: 19/06/2019

ISSN (electronic): 1472-6963

Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd

URL: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4154-6

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4154-6

PubMed id: 31117992


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10/82/01National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)

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