Table 1 Categories of costs
From: Implementation of a vascular access specialist team in a tertiary hospital: a cost-benefit analysis
Cost category | Cost (EUR) | Unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
Personnel | Vascular Access Specialist Team | € 53,583 | Annual cost to company per employee |
Personnel burden PICC | € 32 | Per procedure | |
Personnel burden PICC with ultrasound-guided technique | € 21 | Per procedure | |
Personnel burden midline | € 21 | Per procedure | |
Personnel burden midline with ultrasound-guided technique | € 10 | Per procedure | |
Personnel burden PVC | € 12 | Per procedure | |
Material | Material price PICC | € 56 | Per procedure |
Material price midline | € 34 | Per procedure | |
Material price PVC | € 2 | For 3 procedures | |
Radiography | Confirmatory radiography PICC | € 15 | Per procedure |
Possible complications | Increased length of stay due to phlebitis | € 674 | Per day of hospital stay |
Increased resource use due to bacteremia | € 18,078 | Per bacteremia | |