Table 1.
Costs of treatments, investigations, and support services
| Category | Item | Cost (£) |
|---|---|---|
| Drugs/Blood | BMP 7 (Osigraft) /vial | 3,002.2 |
| Cefuroxime/750 mg | 2.34 | |
| Cefuroxime/1.5 g | 4.7 | |
| Blood transfusion /unit | 140 | |
| Hospitalisation/day | Adult HDU | 900 |
| Adult ITU | 2,000 | |
| Trauma ward | 200 | |
| Outpatient clinic (new) | 50 | |
| Outpatient clinic (follow-up) | 50 | |
| Theatre session | 800 | |
| Support services | Physiotherapy/15 min session | 24 |
| Investigations | Electrocardiogram (ECG) | 60 |
| Echocardiography | 60 | |
| Radiology | X-ray | 59.5 |
| CT scan | 450 | |
| MRI | 550 | |
| Plaster | Plaster of Paris application | 90 |
| Blood tests | Urea/electrolytes | 4 |
| Liver enzymes | 4 | |
| Full blood count | 3 | |
| Coagulation screen | 4 | |
| Calcium (bone profile) | 4 | |
| Microbiology | MRSA screen | 14 |
| Urine microscopy and culture | 8 | |
| Wound swab | 14 | |
| Blood cultures | 17 | |
| Antibiotic assay | 16 | |
| Fluid microbiology | 16 |
HDU high dependency unit, ITU intensive therapy unit, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus