Table 3.
Resource utilization and costs in euros.
| Estimation of resources utilization and costs | Volumes | Total cost (€) | Patients Cost (€) | NHS Cost (€) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Mean (±SD) | Total Cost | Mean (±SD) | Total Cost | Mean (±SD) | Total Cost(%) | Mean (±SD) | |
| Diagnostic tests | 315 | 7.88 (6.07) | 41,500 | 1,037 (840) | 12,013 | 301 (475) | 29,499 | 737 (705) |
| Specialist visits | ||||||||
| Total | 310 | 7.75 (6.8) | 29,059 | 726 (840) | 25,820 | 645 (588) | 3,239 | 81 (111) |
| General Neurologist | 152 | 3.8 (3.5) | 14,237 | 356 (348) | ||||
| Neurosurgeon | 14 | 0.35 (0.86) | 1,206 | 31 (95) | ||||
| Psychiatrist and Psychologist | 40 | 1 (1.72) | 3,495 | 88 (133) | ||||
| Orthopedist | 24 | 0.6 (1.4) | 2,248 | 56 (133) | ||||
| Pain specialist | 19 | 0.48 (1.29) | 1,952 | 49 (125) | ||||
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 15 | 0.38 (1.10) | 1,301 | 33 (92) | ||||
| Rheumatologist | 18 | 0.45 (1.63) | 1,732 | 44 (168) | ||||
| Other | 28 | 0.7 (1.55) | 2,888 | 72 (153) | ||||
| ERs | 73 | 1.83 (3.02) | 19,140 | 478 (766) | 19,140 | 478 (766) | ||
| Hospitalization | 30 | 0.75 (0.78) | 98,041 | 2,451 (2,468) | 98,041 | 2,451 (2,468) | ||
| Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| Total | 817 | 20.45 (31.9) | 52,792 | 1,319 (2.360) | 44,182 (54) | 1,104 (2,185) | 8,610 | 215 (839) |
| Motor/neuromotor | 302 | 7.55 (24.7) | 19,182 | 479 (1,670) | ||||
| Psychotherapy | 260 | 6.50 (13.9) | 18,551 | 463 (1,109) | ||||
| Pain management | 22 | 0.55 (1.65) | 1,810 | 46 (123) | ||||
| Physical therapy | 230 | 5.75 (11.2) | 12,550 | 313 (551) | ||||
| Other | 3 | – | – | – | ||||
| Total | 240,544 (100) | 5,987 (4,270) | 82,015 | 2,050 (2,862) | 158,529 | 3,963 (2,847) | ||
No., number; ERs, emergency room services % share of cost category on total cost; NHS, National Health Service; SD, standard deviation; €, euros.