Table 1

Model parameter descriptions and values

Parameter
Description
Source
Distributions







Beta Distribution







Mean
Alpha (Beta)

pSTEMI
Probability of chest pain patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Trial data: audited patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction/all patients with chest pain
0.036
4800 (130000)
pACSdisc
Probability of being discharged with ACS at a hospital with no CPU
External data [8]
0.012
7.55 (621.82)
Incmort
Probability of inadvertent discharge upon ACS mortality, compared to admission
External data [9]
0.03
10.92 (353.1)




Normal Distribution







Mean
Standard Error

mortSTEMI
Mortality of ST-elevation myocardial infarction at hospitals with no CPU
Modelled from trial onset to needle time data using Boersma equation [7]
0.1003
0.0004
CPUdisc
Effect of CPU availability upon probability of being discharged with ACS
Trial data: effect of CPU upon (re)admission of initially discharged chest pain patients
1.256
0.1962
cpu_STEMI
CPU availability impact upon mortality from ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Modelled from trial onset to needle time data using Boersma equation
0.0007
0.0013
routQALY
QALYs accrued up to six months after initial attendance at a hospital with no CPU
Trial data: Area under the curve for health utility for all patients attending a hospital with no active CPU
0.318
0.0038
cpuQALY
Effect of CPU availability upon QALYs accrued up to six months after initial attendance
Trial data: Effect of CPU availability upon area under the curve for health utility
0.0084
0.0129
ltQALY
Lifetime QALYs accrued by a typical patient with coronary heart disease
External data: Vergel et al [6]
6.829
0.3401
routCOST
Costs up to six months after initial attendance at a hospital with no CPU
Trial data: Mean cost per patient for all attending a hospital with no CPU
2405
63.5216
cpuCOST
Effect of CPU availability upon costs up to six months after initial attendance
Trial data: Effect of CPU availability upon mean cost per patient
-31
219.647
ltCOST
Lifetime costs of care for a typical patient with coronary heart disease
External data: Vergel et al [6]
10,079
2200

Oluboyede et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:174   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-174