Table 3 Average cost per episode for patients who stayed at the palliative care ward (n = 30) in Euro
Cost category | Mean | SD | Min | Max | IQR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient attributable (PAT) cost | PAT labour cost total | 1541.7 | 1185.8 | 259.1 | 5462.4 | 1176.2 |
Physician | 518.3 | 317.9 | 167.1 | 1546.4 | 254.8 | |
Nursing | 827.0 | 698.7 | 74.5 | 3078.9 | 824.6 | |
Other health professions total | 196.5 | 193.5 | 0 | 837.1 | 226.3 | |
Pharmacist | 44.1 | 41.1 | 0 | 180.2 | 29.5 | |
Breathing therapist | 15.9 | 23.3 | 0 | 79.5 | 26.5 | |
Physiotherapist | 70.0 | 104.0 | 0 | 533.9 | 91.7 | |
Psychologist | 29.3 | 30.6 | 0 | 111.4 | 32.8 | |
Social worker | 37.2 | 46.8 | 0 | 147.4 | 78.6 | |
In-house diagnostic services | 92.0 | 174.2 | 0 | 919.1 | 75.3 | |
Overhead (OH) cost | Unattributable labour cost total | 1670.9 | 0 | 1670.9 | 1670.9 | 0 |
Physician | 257.3 | 0 | 257.3 | 257.3 | 0 | |
Other health professions | 177.7 | 0 | 177.7 | 177.7 | 0 | |
Nursing cost | 1235.9 | 0 | 1235.9 | 1235.9 | 0 | |
Medication | 133.3 | 115.3 | 28.3 | 452.3 | 113.1 | |
Other overhead cost | 3104.0 | 2683.9 | 658.1 | 10,529.6 | 2632.4 | |
Per episode total | 6542.1 | 4033.5 | 2654.2 | 18,449 | 3579.9 |