Table 1 Categories, methods and sources for valuation of unit costs [7–10]
Categories | Unit of resource | Source of estimate | Unit cost (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
PPI (defined daily dose): | |||
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: | |||
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: | |||
Emergency | Number of transports | Cost manual of Oostenbrink | 443.00 |
Regular | Number of transports | Cost manual of Oostenbrink | 212.00 |
Blood products: | |||
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: | |||
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: | |||
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: | |||
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 |