1. Costs Associated With Ventricular Assist Device Use in Children
William T. Mahle, MD, Glenn Ianucci, MD, Robert N. Vincent, MD, Kirk R. Kanter, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 86, Issue 5, Pages (November 2008)
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2. Fig 1
Sensitivity analysis of cost-effectiveness ratio varying the health utility of patients after transplantation and varying the cost-to-charge ratios (■, baseline; ▴, −10%; *, +10%) of institutions in the Pediatric Health Information System database. (QALY = quality-adjusted life year.)
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3. Fig 2
Sensitivity analysis of cost-effectiveness ratio varying the health utility of patients after transplantation and varying the probability of successful ventricular assist device explantation (■, baseline; □, 0%; ●, 5%; *, 10%) and discharge to home. (QALY = quality-adjusted life year.)
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