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. 2013 Apr 3;3:9. doi: 10.1186/2191-1991-3-9

Table 5.

Results of the base case analysis

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total costs (cumulated)*
World without ClosureFast
402,442,098 €
402,227,395 €
402,175,107 €
402,118,493 €
402,118,493 €
(402,442,098 €)
(804,669,493 €)
(1,206,844,600 €)
(1,608,963,093 €)
(2,011,081,587 €)
World with ClosureFast
400,534,663 €
399,367,497 €
398,362,261 €
397,352,918 €
396,399,803 €
(400,534,663 €)
(799,902,160 €)
(1,198,264,421 €)
(1,595,617,339 €)
(1,992,017,142 €)
Difference
−1,907,435 €
−2,859,898 €
−3,812,846 €
−4,765,575 €
−5,718,690 €
(−1,907,435 €)
(−4,767,333 €)
(−8,580,179 €)
(−13,345,754 €)
(−19,064,445 €)
Inpatient costs (cumulated)
World without ClosureFast
274,282,077 €
274,162,435 €
274,137,354 €
274,109,746 €
274,109,746 €
(274,282,077 €)
(548,444,512 €)
(822,581,865 €)
(1,096,691,611 €)
(1,370,801,358 €)
World with ClosureFast
252,637,930 €
241,709,792 €
230,870,333 €
220,030,426 €
209,213,366 €
(252,637,930 €)
(494,347,722 €)
(725,218,054 €)
(945,248,480 €)
(1,154,461,846 €)
Difference
−21,644,147 €
−32,452,643 €
−43,267,021 €
−54,079,320 €
−64,896,380 €
(−21,644,147 €)
(−54,096,790 €)
(−97,363,811 €)
(−151,443,131 €)
(−216,339,512 €)
Outpatient costs (cumulated)**
World without ClosureFast
119,530,604 €
119,478,465 €
119,467,534 €
119,455,503 €
119,455,503 €
(119,530,604 €)
(239,009,068 €)
(358,476,603 €)
(477,932,106 €)
(597,387,609 €)
World with ClosureFast
139,267,316 €
149,071,210 €
158,921,709 €
168,769,248 €
178,633,193 €
(139,267,316 €)
(288,338,526 €)
(447,260,235 €)
(616,029,483 €)
(794,662,676 €)
Difference
19,736,712 €
29,592,745 €
39,454,175 €
49,313,744.85 €
59,177,690 €
(19,736,712 €)
(49,329,458 €)
(88,783,632 €)
(138,097,377 €)
(197,275,067 €)
Inpatient costs/outpatient costs ratio (of cumulated costs)
World without ClosureFast
2.29
2.29
2.29
2.29
2.29
(2.29)
(2.29)
(2.29)
(2.29)
(2.29)
World with ClosureFast
1.81
1.62
1.45
1.30
1.17
  (1.81) (1.71) (1.62) (1.53) (1.45)

* Including costs of conservative treatment.

** Excluding costs of conservative treatment.