I don’t think there’s a substantive difference. It’s just counterfactual reasoning. If I give you penicillin that saves your life so you live to age 70 instead of dying at 25, did I just save or create 45 years of extra life for you? I think that is just a matter of word choice.
Hm, are QALYs saved or more like created?
I don’t think there’s a substantive difference. It’s just counterfactual reasoning. If I give you penicillin that saves your life so you live to age 70 instead of dying at 25, did I just save or create 45 years of extra life for you? I think that is just a matter of word choice.