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Table 2 Average cost per patient by cost categories

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

 

Treatment

Control

p-value

ONS (+ service)

673.19

50.69*

 < 0.001

Medical visit

7.04

10.05

0.32

Enteral Nutrition

75.99

87.01

0.80

Parenteral Nutrition

105.16

352.56

0.06

Hospitalization

112.81

479.78

0.18

Mucositis

13.41

15.99

0.48

Total

987.60

996.09

0.98

  1. *ONS were also prescribed to 8 patients allocated to control group in order to improve their protein-calorie intake
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Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

ISSN: 1478-7547

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