Cost-effectiveness of intensive smoking cessation therapy among patients with small abdominal aortic aneurysms Kevin Mani, MD, PhD, Anders Wanhainen, MD, PhD, Jonas Lundkvist, RPh, PhD, David Lindström, MD, PhD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 54, Issue 3, Pages 628-636 (September 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.02.055 Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Bubble diagram shows the Markov simulation model of a smoking cessation intervention vs nonintervention in a population of 65-year-old male smokers with small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) identified at screening. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 54, 628-636DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.02.055) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Incremental cost-effectiveness of a smoking cessation intervention based on (A) the cost of the intervention and (B) the effect of the intervention in the difference in smoking cessation rates after intervention compared with nonintervention. B, Simulation was performed when assuming a smoking cessation rate of 15% with no intervention and 16% to 50% with intervention. However, the result of the simulation was equal when assuming a lower or higher start rate (eg, 5% smoking cessation with no intervention and 6% to 40% with intervention, or 25% with no intervention and 26%-60% with intervention). LYG, Life-year gained. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 54, 628-636DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.02.055) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Proportion of patients who have (A) undergone elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair or who have (B) experienced rupture after a smoking cessation intervention compared with nonintervention. Proportion of patients who have (C) undergone elective AAA repair or who have (D) experienced rupture after smoking cessation at intervention compared with continued smoking. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2011 54, 628-636DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2011.02.055) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions