Table 1. Unit cost ($HKD) for each health service component associated with conventional microsurgical decompression and full-endoscopic interlaminar decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis.
| Unit cost ($HKD) | Reference | |
|---|---|---|
| Surgical treatment | ||
| Operating theatre for MIS | ||
| Staffing | 25,758 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Drugs | 1,796 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Endoscope accessories | 2,500 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Consumables | 3,026 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Dressing | 224 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Operating theatre for CD | ||
| Staffing | 25,568 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Drugs | 1,796 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Consumables | 3,026 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Dressing | 224 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| General ward length of stay | 4,680 | Government gazette 2013 |
| Radiology | ||
| X-ray of lumbosacral spine | 560 | HKU Radiology Department |
| Plain MRI of lumbosacral spine | 4,000 | Government gazette 2013 |
| Preoperative clinic | ||
| Staffing | 1,859.34 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Consultation | 1,110 | Government gazette 2013 |
| Routine follow-up visit | ||
| Outpatient visits | ||
| Staffing | 464.83 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Consultation | 1,110 | Government gazette 2013 |
| Physiotherapy visit | 1,050 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Complication due to CD | ||
| Infection | 23,845.2 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Dural tear | 609 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Reoperation | ||
| Epidural hematoma | 48,654 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Inadequate decompression | 48,654 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Iatrogenic instability requiring fusion | 65,311 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Complication due to MIS | ||
| Dural tear | 609 | Department of O&T, HKU |
| Re-operation | ||
| Iatrogenic instability requiring fusion | 65,311 | Department of O&T, HKU |
HKD, Hong Kong Dollars; CD, conventional microsurgical decompression; MIS, full-endoscopic interlaminar decompression; O&T, Orthopaedics and Traumatology; HKU, The University of Hong Kong.