Table 4.

Average cost of health services, working day, and insulin UNITS, calculated on the basis of official sources

Acronym	Description	Cost (€)	References N
PHV	Physician home visit	25.82	[20]
ER	Emergency room visit and treatment	241.00	[21]
EMS	Emergency medical services utilization per hour	128.50	[22]
FMWD/CWD	Working day of family member or caregiver (mean)	78.60	[23, 24]
DHC	Average daily hospitalization cost	750	[25]
HC	Mean duration (6.6 days) of hospitalization	5.025	[25]
IUC	Cost/single unit	0.02426	[7]

In particular, it should be noted that the costs of health services are calculated at the minimum expenditure; as for the regionalization of the National Health System, there are also considerable cost differences between the various regions