Table 2.
Summary statistics for resource use per patient.
| Category | Median cost (IQR) | Mean cost | % of total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bed days | £1911.00 (£1365.00–£2457.00) | £2504.85 | 68.0% |
| Human resource | £644.70 (£426.30–£857.50) | £747.43 | 20.3% |
| Interventions | £0.00 (£0.00–£0.00) | £113.90 | 3.1% |
| Investigations | £35.00 (£28.00–£42.00) | £56.22 | 1.5% |
| Total drug costs | £243.78 (£147.68–£336.10) | £258.80 | 7.0% |
| Topical antimicrobials | £167.32 (£83.66–£236.77) | £185.90 | 5.1% |
| Systemic antimicrobials | £0.54 (£0.00–£11.20) | £3.68 | 0.1% |
| Topical glucocorticoids | £0.59 (£0.00–£2.36) | £1.68 | 0.0% |
| Medicines at discharge | £63.40 (£48.34–£92.62) | £67.54 | 1.8% |
| Total Cost | £2855.47 (£2018.38–£4057.02) | £3681.19 | 100.0% |
Results are based on the n = 97 patients for whom hospital coding data were available.
IQR interquartile range.