Table 1 |
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Categories, methods and sources for valuation of unit costs [7-10] |
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| Categories |
Unit of resource |
Source of estimate |
Unit cost (€) |
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| PPI (defined daily dose): |
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| Omeprazole, generic: 20 mg |
Monthly costs |
Pharmacotherapeutic Compass 2007 |
11.30 |
| Lansoprazole (Prezal®): 30 mg |
Monthly costs |
Pharmacotherapeutic Compass 2007 |
29.71 |
| Omeprazole (Losec®): 20 mg |
Monthly costs |
Pharmacotherapeutic Compass 2007 |
29.85 |
| Rabeprazole (Pariet®): 20 mg |
Monthly costs |
Pharmacotherapeutic Compass 2007 |
31.75 |
| Pantaprazole (Pantozol®): 40 mg |
Monthly costs |
Pharmacotherapeutic Compass 2007 |
36.41 |
| Esomeprazole (Nexium®):30 mg |
Monthly costs |
Pharmacotherapeutic Compass 2007 |
39.37 |
| Hospital admission: |
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| standard care |
Number of days |
Cost manual of Oostenbrink |
337.00 |
| Intensive care |
Number of days |
Cost manual of Oostenbrink |
1,684.00 |
| Emergency department |
Number of visits |
Cost manual of Oostenbrink |
139.00 |
| Ambulance transportation: |
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| Emergency |
Number of transports |
Cost manual of Oostenbrink |
443.00 |
| Regular |
Number of transports |
Cost manual of Oostenbrink |
212.00 |
| Blood products: |
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| Packed cells |
Number of units |
Cost manual of Oostenbrink |
179.00 |
| Blood platelets |
Number of units |
Cost manual of Oostenbrink |
81.00 |
| Fresh frozen plasma |
Number of units |
Cost manual of Oostenbrink |
154.00 |
| Endoscopy |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
369.71 |
| Surgery: |
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| Suture of perforation |
Number of operations |
Tariff list hospitals |
870.79 |
| Partial stomach resection |
Number of operations |
Tariff list hospitals |
1,945.15 |
| Total stomach resection |
Number of operations |
Tariff list hospitals |
3,414.66 |
| Cholecystectomy |
Number of operations |
Tariff list hospitals |
944.55 |
| Abdominal abscess drainage |
Number of operations |
Tariff list hospitals |
662.00 |
| (Radio)diagnostic procedures: |
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| Plain X-ray |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
134.01 |
| CT scan: abdomen |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
198.85 |
| CT scan: thorax |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
228.85 |
| MRI |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
228.85 |
| Abdominal ultrasound |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
70.30 |
| Cardiac ultrasound |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
73.01 |
| Vascular ultrasound |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
58.54 |
| Radionucleotide: total skeleton |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
151.74 |
| Radionucleotide: embolism |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
359.58 |
| Radionucleotide: abscess |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
651.84 |
| Pulmonary function test |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
61.40 |
| Electrocardiogram |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
34.23 |
| Laboratory tests: |
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| Standard set of laboratory tests |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
13.85 |
| Microbiology culture |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
30.97 |
| Pathology testing |
Number of procedures |
Tariff list hospitals |
49.33 |
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CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging. |
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Vonkeman et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R144 doi:10.1186/ar2577 |
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