Table. 1 Estimated resources used and unit costs for treating a patient with opioid overdose

Personnel

Cost per hour EUR

Minutes spent

Personnel

Cost per hour EUR

Minutes spent

Triage nurse

34 (31–37)

6 (3–12)

Nurse 1

32 (30–34)

90 (75–105)

Observation nurse

34 (31–37)

90 (75–105)

Nurse 2

32 (30–34)

90 (75–105)

Registrar

49 (45–53)

45 (30–60)

Intern

40 (37–43)

60 (45–75)

Senior registrar

56 (53–58)

6 (3–12)

Senior registrar

50 (47–52)

60 (45–75)

Test/treatment

Unit cost EUR

Probability of use

Test/treatment

Unit cost EUR

Probability of use

Glucose

16

0.98 (0.96–1.00)

Blood tests^a

67

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

CRP

9

0.10 (0.05–0.20)

Arterial blood gas

30

0.90 (0.80–1.00)

ECG

44

0.03 (0.01–0.05)

ECG

44

0.90 (0.85–0.95)

CT head scan

86

0.06 (0.04–0.08)

CT head scan

86

0.40 (0.30–0.55)

Naloxone

6

0.10 (0.05–0.15)

Naloxone

6

0.80 (0.70–0.90)

Flumazenil

15

0.50 (0.40–0.60)

Ringer acetate

5

0.50 (0.40–0.60)

Intensive care unit

Price per 24 h EUR

Hours of stay

Probability of use

1042 (834–1250)

8 (6–10)

0.70 (0.60–0.80)