Table 4.
Resource consumption and costs (€) of post-discharge VTE events after THR and TKR from the social health insurance perspective (costs in 2010 euros)
| Resources | DVT² (units) | Non-fatal PE² (units) | Fatal PE³(units) | Unit prices(€) | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In hospital |
Diagnosis, treatment and hospitalization (€) |
1,838.33 |
3,543.48 |
1,256.43 |
|
[16] |
| Outpatient |
Treatment |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Outpatient visit1 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
53.16 |
[19,27,28,30] |
| |
Phenprocoumon (days) |
83.4 |
79.7 |
0.0 |
0.17 |
[19,27,28,30] |
| |
INR measurement |
10.0 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
1.68 |
[19,27,28,30] |
| |
Compression stockings |
2.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
36.90 |
[19,27,28,30] |
| Total costs for health insurance (€) | 1,995.89 | 3,700.43 | 1,256.43 | |||
VTE = venous thromboembolism, THR = total hip replacement, TKR = total knee replacement, DVT = deep vein thrombosis, PE = pulmonary embolism.
1Flat rate including all outpatient visits and blood samples every quarter (3 months).
²It was assumed that every post-discharge DVT and PE leads to hospital admission.
³In the case of a fatal PE, it was assumed that death would occur on the day of re-admission.