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. 2014 Aug 1;19(3):e19219. doi: 10.5812/traumamon.19219

Table 1. Financial Cost Estimates and Probabilities per Patient a,b.

Rush CT Algorithm Routine CT Algorithm Selective CT Algorithm
Disposables 215 215 215
Laboratory Investigations 84 84 84
Staff 1422 1557 1498
Housing 352 309 290
Overhead 620 683 713
Diagnostic Equipment (FAST, CR, and CT) and Contrast Drugs 50 96 90
Total 2743 2945 2890

aCosts were derived from a micro-cost analysis and are represented in Euros (2011).

bAbbreviations: CR, conventional radiography; CT, computed tomography; and FAST, focused abdominal sonography in trauma.