Table 3.

Costs (personnel + drugs + duration of hospitalization) of trained personnel

	Costs/prevalent delirium patient (n = 20)	Costs/incidental delirium patient (n = 62)	Average values
Care (32 €/h)	128 € (64 %) 260 min or 4 h)	112 € (54 %) (215 min or 3.5 h)	Approx.  60 %
Physicians (43 €/h)	56 € (30 %) (66 min or 1 h)	56v€ (30 %) (66 min or 1 h)	Approx.  30 %
Medication	18.28 € (6 %)	24.10 € (16 %)	Approx. 10 %
Total	202.28 €	192.10 €	Approx.  194 €
DH extension	–	1118 € + 4.3 days
Individual case	Approx. 180 €	Approx. 1300 €	Approx. 1000 €/delirium patient
Total cost			Approx. 1200 €/delirium patient