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. 2018 Nov 27;9:1370. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01370

Table 11.

Cost breakdown for each prophylaxis strategy per person–eTKR population.

Intervention Prophylaxis costs VTE costs (95% CI) All Bleeding costs (95% CI) CTEPH costs (95% CI) PTS costs (95% CI) Post-amputation costs (95% CI) Total costs (a) (95% CI)
LMWH (std,std) + AES £142 £6
(£5 to £6)
£93
(£32 to £260)
£13
(£10 to £15)
£67
(£52 to £99)
£101
(£69 to £142)
£448
(£364 to £613)
Fondaparinux+ AES £128 £11
(£3 to £26)
£671
(£140 to £2,769)
£27
(£7 to £72)
£67
(£25 to £139)
£0.00
(£0.00 to £0.00)
£904
(£358 to £3,016)
Foot pump + AES £91 £8
(£4 to £13)
£109
(£30 to £371)
£17
(£8 to £33)
£91
(£46 to £165)
£0.00
(£0.00 to £0.00)
£315
(£208 to £590)
IPCD £42 £21
(£0.9 to £177)
£109
(£30 to £371)
£45
(£0.001 to £448)
£116
(£31 to £337)
£0.00
(£0.00 to £0.00)
£333
(£133 to £1,246)
Foot pump £60 £4
(£0.8 to £10)
£109
(£30 to £371)
£8
(£1.0 to £25)
£40
(£7 to £118)
£0.00
(£0.00 to £0.00)
£219
(£119 to £473)
AES £31 £27
(£2 to £203)
£109
(£30 to £371)
£59
(£0.2 to £485)
£161
(£66 to £401)
£0.00
(£0.00 to £0.00)
£387
(£167 to £1,397)
LMWH (std,std) £111 £21
(£0.4 to £231)
£93
(£32 to £260)
£49
(£0.001 to £572)
£67
(£14.5 to £328)
£101
(£69 to £142)
£468
(£287 to £1,563)
LMWH (std,extd) £356 £9
(£0.2 to £50)
£107
(£21 to £511)
£19
(£0.00 to £130)
£46
(£8 to £137)
£103
(£68 to £150)
£666
(£508 to £1,302)
Aspirin £0.49 £6
(£2 to £14)
£92
(£70 to £130)
£14
(£3 to £36)
£74
(£21 to £178)
£0.00
(£0.00 to £0.00)
£187
(£118 to £304)
Dabigatran £34 £51
(£0.4 to £640)
£106
(£32 to £34)
£111
(£0.002 to £1,322)
£104
(£14 to £867)
£0.00
(£0.00 to £0.00)
£406
(£100 to £2,987)
Apixaban £23 £44
(£0.2 to £564)
£80
(£23 to £254)
£97
(£0.002 to £1,157)
£79
(£8 to £753)
£0.00
(£0.00 to £0.00)
£322
(£69 to £2,624)
Rivaroxaban £25 £16
(£0.16 to £162)
£139
(£38 to £470)
£37
(£0.00 to £388)
£39
(£6 to £214)
£0.00
(£0.00 to £0.00)
£256
(£82 to £1,206)
No prophylaxis £0 £44
(£2 to £429)
£109
(£30 to £371)
£97
(£0.05 to £962)
£203
(£64 to £701)
£0.00
(£0.00 to £0.00)
£453
(£137 to £2,281)

AES, anti-embolism stockings; eTKR, elective total hip replacement; extd, extended; IPCD, intermittent pneumatic compression devices; LMWH, low molecular weight heparin; std, standard; VTE, venous thromboembolism; CTEPH, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; PTS, post thrombotic syndrome. (a) May not exactly equal the sum of the components due to rounding.