Table 1.
Major resources and their allocated costs
| Units costs (€) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. Operating rooms costs | ||
| Basic costs (cleaning,electricity,sterilization,etc.) | 197.72 | |
| Total operating room time for LC (1 anesthesiologist +3 nurses) | 8.5 | per min |
| Total operating room time for ERCP (3 nurses without anesthesiologist) | 0.82 × 8.5 | per min |
| Operating time for specialist surgeon (LC) | 0.6045 | per min |
| Operating time for resident surgeon (LC) | 0.403 | per min |
| Recovery room time (LC) | 0.50 | per min |
| ERCP time for specialist surgeon | 0.6045 | per min |
| Recovery room time (ERCP) | 0.50 | per min |
| Equipment for LC and ERCPa | ||
| 2. Postprocedural costs | ||
| Surgical ward after LC and ERCPb | 602.00 | per day |
| Intensive care unitb | 1973.00 | per day |
| T-tube cholangiography | 234.00 | |
| CT | 135.00 | |
| MRCP | 258.00 | |
| US | 102.00 | |
| Reoperation pricec | ||
| ReERCP pricec | ||
| Histology analysis (gallbladder) | 350 | |
| 3. Readmission | ||
| Outpatient physician consultation | 176 | |
| Readmission to surgical ward | 602.00 | |
| T-tube cholangiography | 234 | |
| CT | 135.00 | |
| MRCP | 258.00 | |
| US | 102.00 | |
| Reoperation pricec | ||
| ReERCP pricec | ||
ERCP Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, MRCP Magnetic-resonance cholangiopancreatography, CT Computed tomography, US Ultrasound
aDisposable instruments
bPersonnel and overhead costs of surgical ward/ intensive care unit included
cCalculated separately depending on total operating room costs (paragraph 1)