Table 1 Costs associated with TAVI and SAVR
Unit cost components | TAVI | SAVR | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
Procedure | |||
 Total cost of initial procedure including rehabilitation | €35,342 | €27,902 | Huygens et al. 2018 |
Acute post-operative complications | |||
 Re-intervention | €35,342 | €35,342 | Huygens et al. 2018 |
Associated to health states | |||
 Treated AF - month 1 | €108 | €108 | Verhoef et al. 2014 GIP data bank |
 Treated AF ≥ month 2 | €85 | €85 | Verhoef et al. 2014 GIP data bank |
 DS - month 1 | €15,784 | €15,784 | Van Eeden et al. 2015 |
 DS ≥ month 2 | €699 | €699 | |
 Caregiver for DS - month 1 | €244 | €244 | |
 Caregiver for DS ≥ month 2 | €376 | €376 | |
 Alive and well– year 1 | €24 | €24 | Assumed follow up consultation required at months 1, 6 and 12. Cost of outpatient appointment based on OLVG tariff 2014 |
 Alive and well– year 2+ | €8 | €8 | Assumed follow up consultation required once per year. Cost of outpatient appointment based on OLVG tariff 2014 |
Other costs considered | |||
 Pacemaker complications (monthly) | €37 | €37 | Van Eck et al. 2004 and Udo et al. 2012 |
 Rehospitalization | €2600 | €2600 | Standaard prijslijst dbc-zorgproducten 2019 |