43.6 Analysis via Microsimulation

DES models require individual patients, so they must be analyzed via Microsimulation.

To run Microsimulation on the model:

• Select the root node.

• Choose Analysis > Monte Carlo Simulation > Trials (Microsimulation).

• Choose the number of iterations (10000) and click Begin.

The results are displayed below.

The primary output is aggregated data generated from the 10000 individual patient histories. Cost-effectiveness analysis is based on the mean values for cost and effectiveness from each strategy. The CE Rankings report from the Microsimulation results are presented below.

Note the ICER is calculated using the active cost (1) and effectiveness (2) payoff sets.

Many other secondary outputs are described in the Patient Level Simulation section and will not be repeated here.