Conclusion
VTE
Cost-effectiveness analyses primarily aim to provide complementary information that can help a decision-maker to choose one strategy over another. In this context, the present study provides crucial information about the cost and cost-effectiveness of intervention strategy. Given the observed cost decrease of borderline significance, and according to the 95% confidence ellipses, the intervention strategy has a potential to lead to cost savings as a result of a reduction in the use of chest imaging and of the number of undetected VTE averted. Policy-makers should investigate how these monetary benefits can be distributed across stakeholders.