Table 5. Intervention costs per treatment of proximal humerus fractures in a Swedish setting.
Estimation performed within the context of a HTA analysis performed by the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU).
| Intervention cost (USD 2016) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resources | Sling | Plate fixation | Intramedullary (IM) nail fixation | Hemiarthroplasty (HA) | Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) |
| Material (consumables and implants) | 2 | 489 | 489 | 1363 | 3518 |
| Time in the operating theatre including fixed equipment + overhead costs |
890 | 762 | 953 | 953 | |
| Orthopaedic surgeon | 24 | 286 | 191 | 333 | 333 |
| Assisting orthopaedic surgeon | 238 | 143 | 286 | 286 | |
| Anaesthesist | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | |
| Anaesthetic nurse | 318 | 272 | 340 | 340 | |
| Surgical nurse | 318 | 272 | 340 | 340 | |
| Operation assistant | 222 | 191 | 238 | 238 | |
| Out-patient clinic nurse | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inpatient care due to operation | 0 | 1043 | 1043 | 1565 | 1565 |
| Total | 40 | 3959 | 3518 | 5573 | 7728 |