Table 1.
Unit costs used to value TARN resource use data
| Resource | Unit Cost UK £ 2012 to 2013 | Source |
|---|---|---|
| ED, theatre, and ward stays | ||
| Ambulance transfer to hospital | £230.00 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - code ASS02 [15] |
| Helicopter transfer to hospital | £1,844.00 | http://www.yorkshireairambulance.org.uk/files/file/content/YAAreportaccounts_endmarch2012.pdf |
| ED attendance | £319.00 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - weighted average code VB01Z (AE worksheet) [15] |
| A&E Consultant contact | £121.00 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - code 180 (Total Outpatient Attendances worksheet) [15] |
| Trauma team (per hour) | £477.54 | Expert opinion on staffing/Unit Costs of Health and Social Care 2013, PSSRU [17] |
| Theatre time (per hour) | £881.00 | ISD Scotland Theatre 2013 - Costs - Detailed Tables (Theatres). Sheet R142X, A&E [26] |
| Intensive care bed day | £619.00 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - code XC07Z (CC worksheet) [15] |
| Non-intensive care bed day | £236.00 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - weighted average code HA96Z (NEI_L_XS worksheet) [15] |
| Incremental daily cost of ventilation | £861.84 | Dasta et al. 2005 inflated using Unit Costs of Health and Social Care 2013, PSSRU [16, 17] |
| Haematology and clotting tests | ||
| Full blood count | £3.38 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| Fibrinogen | £4.85 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| APTT | £3.38 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| PT | £3.38 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| INR | £3.38 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| APTTR | £3.38 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| Imaging investigations | ||
| CT scan | £67.57 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - codes RA08A, RA09A, RA10Z-RA14Z (service code 110) (DIAGIM worksheet) [15] |
| X-ray | £40.00 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| Ultrasound | £60.95 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - codes RA23Z, RA24Z, RA26Z (service code 110) (DIAGIM worksheet) [15] |
| MRI | £78.73 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - codes RA01A, RA04Z (service code 110) (DIAGIM worksheet) [15] |
| Blood components (per unit) | ||
| PRBCs | £123.31 | NHS Blood and Transplant Price List 2012 to 2013 |
| FFP | £27.46 | NHS Blood and Transplant Price List 2012 to 2013 |
| Platelets | £209.30 | NHS Blood and Transplant Price List 2012 to 2013 |
| Cryoprecipitate | £189.19 | NHS Blood and Transplant Price List 2012 to 2013 |
| Beriplex | £200.00 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| Transfusion laboratory issue cost | £2.00 | Details available from the authors upon request |
| Fluids (500 mL) | ||
| Dextrose | £1.07 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| Colloids | £2.64 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| Crystalloids | £0.71 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| Polygelatine | £2.14 | World Health Organisation Technical Report [27] |
| Starch | £8.00 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| Hypertonic saline | £3.56 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| Albumin | £35.00 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| Hartmann’s | £0.89 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| Consultant contacts | ||
| Neurologist | £178.00 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - code 400 [15] |
| Cardiologist | £143.00 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - code 320 [15] |
| General surgeon | £133.00 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - code 100 [15] |
| Pro-coagulants | ||
| Factor VIIa | £994.94 | Finance Department, TARN participating hospital |
| Vitamin K | £0.38 | British National Formulary 2012 [28] |
| Post-hospital discharge | ||
| Rehabilitation (per episode) | £2,758.00 | Unit Costs of Health and Social Care 2013, PSSRU, Section 1.6 [17] |
| Nursing home (per day) | £143.14 | Unit Costs of Health and Social Care 2013, PSSRU, Section 1.3 [17] |
| Re-admissions to original hospital | ||
| Intensive care bed day | £619.00 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - code XC07Z (CC worksheet) [15] |
| Non-intensive care bed day | £236.00 | NHS Reference Costs 2012 to 2013 - weighted average code HA96Z (NEI_L_XS worksheet) [15] |
AE Accident and Emergency Services, A&E Accident and Emergency, APTT Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time, APTTR Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time Ratio, CC Critical Care, CT Computed Tomography, DIAGIM Diagnostic Imaging, ED Emergency Department, FFP Fresh Frozen Plasma, INR International Normalised Ratio, ISD Information Services Division, mL Millilitres, MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging, NEI_L_XS Non-Elective Inpatient (Long Stay) Excess Bed Days, PRBCs Packed Red Blood Cells, PSSRU Personal Social Services Research Unit, PT Prothrombin Time, TARN Trauma Audit Research Network