Decision modelling for economic evaluation of liver transplantation

Table 1 Summary of types of decision models in liver transplantation

Model type	Model description	Type of scenario most suited for
Decision tree	Clinical outcomes are modelled as a series of decision nodes and follow pathways with probabilities for each respective branch.	Disease without relapse or recurrence.
Markov model	Represents sequences of events that lead to different health states with different probabilities of transitioning from one state to another over a defined period of time.	Chronic conditions involving recurrent events over time.
Microsimulation	Simulates one individual patient proceeding through the model with the chance of multiple parallel events.	Individual level information is important.
Discrete event simulation	Represents the competition for resources and investigates the changes in stochastic systems.	Interactions of resource allocation between individuals are of importance.
System dynamic model	Modeling interactions within a population and with their environment over time.	Spread of infectious diseases.