Table 3.

Annual direct cost per patient of non-cardiac chest pain in Euros (€)

	Cost per patient of non-cardiac chest pain (n = 99)
	Primary care and out-patient clinics		Hospital care		Total annual direct costs
	Cost per patient	Cost per patient	Cost per patient	Cost per patient	Cost per patient	Cost per patient
	Year 1	Year 2	Year 1	Year 2	Year 1	Year 2
Hospital care including nursing/caring staff and premises costs*	0	0	1203	1117	1203	1117
Staff and treatment□	1356	1530	572	418	1928	1948
Medical service‡	477	591	1280	850	1757	1441
Drugs, materials and medical devices	955	1002	408	308	1363	1310
Administrative contacts†	104	141	2	8	106	149
Overhead costs and other	321	351	339	262	660	613
Total cost	3212	3616	3803	2963	7016	6578

* = Not relevant for primary care and out-patient clinics.

^□ = In hospital care, the costs for nursing/caring staff are not included.

‡ = Medical service includes anaesthesia, surgery, postoperative care, intensive care, radiology, and laboratory services.

† = Administrative contacts mainly within primary care and out-patient clinics.