Fig. 4: Effect of baseline success rate on cost effectiveness of intraprocedural cortisol testing. | Journal of Human Hypertension

Fig. 4: Effect of baseline success rate on cost effectiveness of intraprocedural cortisol testing.

From: Intraprocedural cortisol testing improves adrenal vein cannulation success and diagnostic accuracy in assessment of primary aldosteronism, in a medium throughput centre

Fig. 4

This a graphical representation of the cost in Australian Dollars of using RCT to prevent a single failed AVS. This analysis takes into account and the cost of the strips—the average number we of samples analysed (eight samples) if using RCT. It assumes an increase to a 100% success rate. It assumes a cost of $40 per strip.

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