Cost-effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective cesarean section

Table 2 Costs for postoperative infections

Patient number	Type of surgical site infection	Doctor visits in primary health care		Doctor visits in specialist care		In-patient care		Nurse visits in primary health care		Nurse visits in specialist care		Costs for antibiotic in out-patient care	Total cost
Patient number	Type of surgical site infection	Number	Cost	Number	Cost	Days	Cost	Number	Cost	Number	Cost	Costs for antibiotic in out-patient care	Total cost
1	Superficial	7	1045	2	509	0	0	17	952	0	0	111	2617
2	Superficial	0	0	2	355	0	0	0	0	1	54	28	437
3	Superficial	0	0	1	182	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	207
4	Superficial	3	784	1	228	0	0	4	224	0	0	63	1299
Sum SSI			1829		1274		0		1176		54	227	4560
5	Deep	0	0	0	0	4	2405	0	0	0	0	13	2418
6	Deep	1	261	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	275
7	Deep	0	0	4	887	3	3280	0	0	1	54	41	4262
8	Deep	0	0	4	887	11	5531	0	0	1	54	36	6508
9	Deep	0	0	1	177	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	225
10	Deep	0	0	4	729	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	779
11	Deep	0	0	1	182	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	219
12	Deep	0	0	0	0	2 + 3	2474	0	0	0	0	48	2522
13	Deep	0	0	0	0	2	594	0	0	4	144	24	762
14	Deep	0	0	0	0	2 + 3	3137	0	0	0	0	48	3185
15	Deep	0	0	0	0	3	1574	0	0	0	0	18	1592
Sum DSI			261		2862		18995		0		252	377	22747
Sum SI			2090		4136		18995		1176		306	604	27307

All costs are in Euros
DSI deep surgical site infection, SI surgical site infection, SSI superficial surgical site infection

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