Table 5.
Costs of care with lowest and highest price for PCT-test (2015€)
| PCT-guided decision making (n = 754) | Standard care (n = 735) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min. price | Max. price | Min. price | Max. price | Min. price | Max. price | |
| All patients (in total) | 3630 [1479, 4073] | 3695 [1533, 4137] | 3616 [1639, 4372] | 3616 [1639, 4372] | 0.154 | 0.534 |
| Per risk category | ||||||
| Infection possible (medium risk) | 4226 [1964, 4798] | 4296 [2033, 4916] | 4238 [2023, 5021] | 4238 [2023, 5021] | 0.648 | 0.938 |
| Infection unlikely (low risk) | 2942 [1281, 3370] | 3001 [1330, 3441] | 2962 [1424, 3591] | 2962 [1424, 3591] | 0.023* | 0.112 |
| Per country | ||||||
| Netherlands | 2731 [1296, 3292] | 2793 [1352, 3372] | 2710 [1456, 3272] | 2710 [1456, 3272] | 0.048* | 0.288 |
| Switzerland | 5783 [3044, 7388] | 5884 [3137, 7485] | 6091 [3579, 6965] | 6091 [3579, 6965] | 0.190 | 0.330 |
| Canada | 4809 [2259, 5051] | 4855 [2299, 5119] | 4844 [2366, 5867] | 4844 [2366, 5867] | 0.102 | 0.151 |
| Czech Republic | 2312 [1343, 3146] | 2366 [1401, 3193] | 1242 [780, 1618] | 1242 [780, 1618] | < 0.001* | < 0.001* |
Data are expressed as mean + IQR (interquartile range).
Min minimum, Max maximum, IQR interquartile range
*Significant at 5% level (P < 0.05)
Costs are expressed in € corrected for inflation for the year 2015