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. 2016 Feb 10;9(1):36–43. doi: 10.1159/000442849

Table 4c.

Total costs (£) per outcome-stone size/calculation of cost benefit

Stone size
0–3.99 mm (n = 53) 4–5.99 mm (n= 82) 6–10 mm (n = 57)
Expulsion (n = 169) Σ = 38976.24 (n = 51) Σ = 58082.24 (n = 76) Σ = 32098.08 (n = 42)
Surgery (n = 23) Σ = 2634.78 (n = 2) Σ = 7904.34 (n = 6) Σ = 19760.85 (n = 15)
Total Σ = 41611.02 Σ = 65986.58 Σ = 51858.93
Total if early surgery Σ = 56852.57 Σ = 87960.58 Σ = 61143.33
Cost benefit of conservative treatment 26.8% 25% 15.2%