Skip to main content
. 2018 Apr 4;91(4):331–335. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.03.013

Table 4.

Average reimbursement charge, and drug cost and laboratory test cost savings by type of patient for period 2 compared to period 1a.

Patients with influenza and/or RSV
Patients without influenza and RSV
All patients
Savings
[95% CI]
P-value Savings
[95% CI]
P-value Savings
[95% CI]
P-value
Reimbursement for total admission (£) 50 [-204, 304] 0.70 165 [-2, 332] 0.05 134 [4, 265] 0.04
Reimbursement for stay on the acute pediatric ward (£) 74 [-162, 311] 0.53 148 [1, 295] 0.05 126 [10, 242] 0.03
Cost of drugs (£) -12b [-21, -3] <0.01 0 [-11, 10] 0.94 -3 [-11, 5] 0.47
Modeled costs of lab tests (£) (with assumed POCT cost of £30) 105 [93, 117] <0.01 13 [1, 24] 0.03 44 [34, 53] <0.01
a

Controlling for age, sex, having at least one relevant condition, having a complication, and requiring hospitalization in the high-dependency unit.

b

Negative savings imply an additional cost in the second period with regard to the first period.