Table 4.
Standardized cost calculation treating 100 patients with pe and resulting CPH.
Value description | CDT | Heparin | |
---|---|---|---|
Patients | 100 | 100 | |
Approximate difference in the cost to treat
for initial hospitalization per patient |
$31k | - | |
Difference in the initial cost to treat (hospitalization) | $3.1 M | - | |
Rate of pulmonary HTN | 63% | 15.9% | |
Cost per year to treat CPH | $100k | $100k | |
Cost to treat 100 patients with CPH per year | $630k | $1.59M | |
Cost to treat 100 patients with CPH over 5 years | $3.15M | $7.95M | |
Difference in the 5-year total cost to treat | $6.25M | $7.95M |
(Costs recorded are USD, k=1,000 USD and M=1,000,000 USD)