Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Follow-Up Schedule for Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Radiofrequency Ablation

Table 3

Summary of cost and effectiveness results in scenario.

Strategy	Effect, QALY	Incremental effect	Cost, $	Incremental cost	ICER, $/QALY
Three- to four-month group	1.029	0	1268.92	0	0
Two- to three-month group	1.196	0.167	2212.66	943.74	5651.14

ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; QALY, quality-adjusted life-years.