COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS OF CONTINUOUS INFUSION PUMP WITH INTEGRATED MONITORING COMPARED WITH MULTIPLE DAILY INJECTION TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS 15-YEARS OR OLDER WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS IN COLOMBIA
Author(s)
Quitian H1, Gomez AM1, Garcia Peña AA1, Arciniegas J1, Iragorri N1, Mantilla B1, Gomez-Restrepo C1, Rosselli D2
1Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Medical School, Bogota, Colombia, 2Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Medical School, Bogota, Colombia
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the incremental cost-utility ratio (ICUR) for the use of a continuous infusion pump with integrated monitoring (SAP) compared with the application of multiple daily injections (MDI) in adult (>15 year-old) patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) in Colombia. METHODS: We designed an annual cycle Markov model, with transition probabilities obtained from a systematic review of the literature. Outcomes included in the search were ketoacidosis, severe hypoglycemia, microvascular complications (retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy), quality of life (expressed in quality-adjusted life years, QALYs, and obtained from Tufts database), as well as mortality. Other features of the model were: discount rate 3.5% for costs and QALYs, third party payer perspective (only direct medical costs), and a lifespan time horizon (up to 55 years). Threshold used was three times per capita gross domestic product (GDP), equivalent to € 17,547. Costs were estimated in 2014 Colombian pesos (1 euro = 2,660 COP), from base case scenarios (built by expert panels) and official tariff manuals. Univariate and probabilistic sensitivity analysis were performed. RESULTS: For the average patient, continuous infusion pump has a total expected cost of € 199,296, and generates 16.40 QALYs, while multiple daily injections would cost € 104737, and generate 14.48 QALYs (ICER € 49,302 per additional QALY gained). Sensitivity analysis shows that the only critical variable is the annual cost of continuous infusion pump treatment, which would have to be reduced by 40% to reach the cost-utility threshold. CONCLUSIONS: Under the assumptions of the model, treatment with continuous infusion pumps would not be cost-effective for the average adult DM1 patient in Colombia. Further analysis would be required, addressed to certain selected subgroups of patients.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-11, ISPOR Europe 2015, Milan, Italy
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 7 (November 2015)
Code
PMD91
Topic
Economic Evaluation
Topic Subcategory
Cost-comparison, Effectiveness, Utility, Benefit Analysis
Disease
Diabetes/Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders