Table 4.
Total costs for both pathways
| Weekday (average) case | Weekend case | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients (n) | 522 | 290 |
| Total cost per patient (€) | ||
| PCR pathway | 82.97 | 105.52 |
| RDT pathway | 49.32 | 56.14 |
| Cost Differencea | 33.65 | 49.38 |
| Total cost per season (€)b | ||
| PCR pathway | 43,307.79 | 30,621.25 |
| RDT pathwaya | 25,744.68 | 16,292.72 |
| Cost Differencea | 17,563.11 | 14,328.53 |
| Total cost difference weekday and weekend(€) | 31,891.64 | |
PCR polymerase chain reaction, RDT rapid diagnostic test
aSubtotal of the PCR costs minus the RDT costs
bThe cost of the rapid test itself and the associated personnel cost, which were calculated to be 2.40 € and 1.33 € in total for the average case and the weekend case respectively, were deducted