Table 2. . Consumption of resources associated with the management of patients with versus without metastasis in the CNS and unit costs.
| Rescources | Patients ‘without’ CNS metastasis | Patients ‘with’ CNS metastasis | Unit cost (€, 2018) [16] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients (%) | Tests/year (n) | Patients (%) | Tests/year (n) | ||
| Specific procedures for the treatment of metastasis | |||||
| Holocranial brain radiotherapy | NA | NA | 15 | 5 | €4714.59 |
| Radiosurgery or stereotactic radiotherapy | NA | NA | 35 | 3 | €9954.17 |
| Surgical resection | NA | NA | 2 | 3 | €769.87 |
| None | NA | NA | 48 | 0 | €0 |
| Hospitalizations | |||||
| Medical oncology | 10 | 1 (5 days) | 20 | 1 (5 days) | €448.38 |
| Radiation oncology | 2 | 3 (5 days) | €1452.90 | ||
| Visitors | |||||
| Medical oncology | 100 | 12 | 100 | 15 | €141.28 (first visit) €84.76 (successive visits) |
| Emergencies | 100 | 3 | 100 | 5 | €88.58 |
| Radiation oncology | 15 15 |
5 3 |
€173.46 (first visit) €104.08 (successive visits) |
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| Laboratory tests | |||||
| Blood count | 100 | 12 | 100 | 12 | €4.68 |
| Biochemistry | 100 | 12 | 100 | 12 | €3.72 |
| Thoracentesis | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | €104.43 |
| Imaging techniques | |||||
| Bone scan | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | €129.80 |
| Cerebral MRI | 0 | 0 | 50 | 4 | €280.31 |
| Thorax/abdomen computed tomography | 100 | 4 | 100 | 4 | €356.00 |
| Brain computed tomography | 70 | 4 | 100 | 4 | €135.75 |
NA: Not applicable.