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Table 7 Production costs of the two drug delivery containers (€)

From: Hospital costs of central line-associated bloodstream infections and cost-effectiveness of closed vs. open infusion containers. The case of Intensive Care Units in Italy

Production Function Phases

Open containers

Closed containers

Supplies, preparation and administration costs *

2.98

3.00

Waste management*

0.185

0.0185

Storage management

No difference

Transportation to departments

Flat rate

  1. * the calculation is based on one dose of NaCl solution 100 ml
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Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

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