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The Gаuteng Phаrmаceutical and Therapeutics Cоmmittee (PTC) is cоnsidering adding a new antibiоtic, Pneumo-Away, for use in ICU patients with treatment-resistant nosocomial pneumonia. Patients who do not respond to treatment are left with scarring in the lungs, ongoing susceptibility to infection and respiratory problems. A recent randomised controlled trial showed that Pneumo-Away has an 80% response rate compared to Pneumo-Gone, which has a 75% response rate. In each treatment group, 15% of patients do not respond to treatment and remain ill. Healthy life expectancy is 35 years, and sick life expectancy is 10 years. 3.1 Assuming you have 8,500 patients with treatment-resistant nosocomial pneumonia in the ICU annually, calculate the number of lives saved (healthy and sick) in each arm and draw a simple decision tree for the treatment arms with all the relevant nodes and paths between them, including the probabilities, life expectancy and an outcome for each arm. (6)3.2 Calculate the number of Life Years Gained for each arm. (2)3.3 What are the incremental LYG for Pneumo-Away vs Pneumo-Gone? (1)3.4 Calculate the QALYs gained for each arm, assuming the following utilities:a) Healthy patients = 0.9 (1)b) Sick patients = 0.68 (1)3.5 What are the incremental QALYs for Pneumo-Away vs Pneumo-Gone? (1)3.6 Treatment with Pneumo-Away costs R63 285 per patient, and Pneumo-Gone costs R36 178. Patients who do not respond and continue to be ill will have lifetime costs of R185 621. What are the total costs for each treatment arm? (2)3.7 Calculate the QALY ICER. (1)Note: Provide your final answers rounded to two decimal points