Table 3.
Total costs of processing the maximum amounts of DHM by the HTST method or the Holder method during the first two years in our human milk bank
| Method | HTST method | Holder method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costs (€) | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 1 + 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 1 + 2 |
| Health care professionals | 94,880.00 | 94,880.00 | 189,760.00 | 94,880.00 | 94,880.00 | 189,760.00 |
| Equipment and software | 126,407.00 | 0 | 126,407.00 | 53,462.00 | 0 | 53,462.00 |
| Maintenance services | 4120.00 | 4120.00 | 8240.00 | 2330.00 | 2330.00 | 4660.00 |
| Inventoriable material | 2689.00 | 0 | 2689.00 | 3232.00 | 0 | 3232.00 |
| Total fixed costs (€) | 228,096.00 | 99,000.00 | 327,096.00 | 153,904.00 | 97,210.00 | 251,114.00 |
| Maximum amount pasteurized (L) | 3960.00 | 3960.00 | 7920.00 | 2200.00 | 2200.00 | 4400.00 |
| Total fixed costs per liter (€ / L) | 57.60 | 25.00 | 41.20 | 69.96 | 44.20 | 57.07 |
| Total variable costs per liter (€ / L) | 17.33 | 17.33 | 17.33 | 15.90 | 15.90 | 15.90 |
| Unit cost (€ / L) | 74.93 | 42.33 | 58.53 | 85.86 | 60.10 | 72.97 |
Abbreviations: DHM Donor human milk, HTST High-Temperature Short-Time