Cost-effectiveness analysis of oral nutritional supplements with nutritional counselling in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy

Table 1 Unit costs and other parameters for the cost-effectiveness analysis

Variable	Value	Unit Cost (€)	Year	Source
ONS treatment (bottle)		3.23	2017	Local healthcare system, Pavia
Service ONS treatment (day)		2.26	2017	Local healthcare system, Pavia
ONS control (bottle)		1.43	2017	Local healthcare system, Pavia
First medical visit		28.50	2017	Local healthcare system, Pavia
Follow-up medical visits		17.90	2017	Local healthcare system, Pavia
Service EN (day)		6.18	2017	Local healthcare system, Pavia
Mean compound EN (day)		4.20	2017	Local healthcare system, Pavia
Service + bag + nursing PN (day)		43.40	2017	Local healthcare system, Pavia
Severe Mucositis		45.00	2008	Banz [51]
Hospitalization		608.00	2004	Ministero dell’Economia e delle Finanze^a (2007)
Utility values imputed
Hospitalization and artificial nutrition before end of radiotherapy	0.35			Kim [50]^b
Hospitalization and artificial nutrition after end of radiotherapy	0.30			Kim [50]^c

EN Enteral Nutrition, PN Parenteral Nutrition
^aMinistero dell’Economia e delle Finanze Commissione Tecnica per la Finanza Pubblica (2007)-page 43
^bAcute and late toxicities from chemotherapy
^cAcute and late toxicities

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