Table 2.

Average cost per AHP attack treated in hospital

Resource	% receiving	Units used	Unit cost	Total cost	Source
Opioids (morphine)	100	18a	€0.68	€12.29	[23]
Hemin	100	4b	€592.10	€2,368.39	[23]
Hemin side effects	100			€102.45	Additional file 1: Table S1
Albumin	100	4	€29.63	€118.52	[23]
Hospital admission, ER	100	1	€43.69	€43.69	[23]
Hospital admission, ICU	20	2	€179.69	€69.08	[23]
Hospitalization days	100	7	€492.27	€3,440.42	[23, 25]
Blood test	100	1	€26.00	€26.00	[23]
Total				€6,180.83

^aExample, morphine 5 mg hourly as required for 36 h

^b Normosang 3 mg/kg once daily for 3 days