Table 5.
Estimated cost for blood, blood components, factors and point-of-care tests over the two periods (2011 versus 2013)
| Estimated cost for 1 U | 2011 | 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Units (N) | Overall | Units (N) | Overall | |||
| PRBC | €186 | 1,048 | €194,928 | 625 | €116,250 | |
| Plasma | €60 | 1,167 | €70,020 | 405 | €24,300 | |
| PTL | €115 | 538 | €61,870 | 258 | €29,670 | |
| Overall | €326,818 | €170,220 | ||||
| Balance | −€156,598 | |||||
| Fibrinogen | €400 (1 g) | 0 | 0 | 134 g | €53,600 | |
| POC tests | 0 | 0 | €26,663 | |||
| Overall | 0 | 0 | +€80,263 | |||
| Balance | −€76,335 | |||||
aPOC, Point of care; PRBC, Packed red blood cells; PTL, Platelets.