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. 2018 Sep 3;55:0046958018794993. doi: 10.1177/0046958018794993

Table 6.

Per-Patient IS Implementation Cost Estimates Using National Survey Data.

IS
($)		 + $RT
($/min)		 × tRT
(minutes)
(95% CI)		 + $RN
($/min)		 × tRN
(min/h)
(95% CI)		 × 16 h/d × LOS
(days)		 Cost
($)
(95% CI)
12.92 0.49 16.4 (14.7-18.4) 0.60 2.0 (1.8-2.2) 4.5 107.36 (97.88-116.98)

Note. IS = incentive spirometry; $RT = RT’s mean per-minute wage ($); RT = respiratory therapist; tRT = RTs’ spent initially educating a patient to use their IS; CI = confidence interval; $RN = nurses’ mean per-minute wage ($); tRN = minutes per hour nurses spend doing IS-related activities per patient; LOS = mean hospital length of stay (days).