Table 3.
Comparative costs associated with taurolidine use
| Study | Associated costs | Control | Taurolidine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyszkowska 36 | Treatment | CRBSI treatment cost €3304/patient ($3621) | Prophylactic taurolidine cost €113/patient |
| Parmar 43 | Hospital admission bed days | 26 CRBSIs, 260 hospital admission bed days | 11 CRBSIs, 110 hospital admission bed days |
| Total: £98,800 (£380/day) ($128,893 total, $496/day) | Total: £41,800 | ||
| Rafferty 44 | Hospital days and treatment | CRBSI cost £367,000 (hospital days, antibiotics) ($478,753) | CRBSI cost £228,240 ($297,746) (£164,000 hospital days ($213,943), £64,240 taurolidine cost ($82,805) |
| Total cost savings/year: £138,760 ($181,023) | |||
| Rodriguez 45 | Hospital admission and catheter removals | €11,635.70/patient, €12.4/day ($12,754/patient, $13.6/day) | €1871.63/patient, €4.6/day ($2052/patient, $5/day) |
| Total: €151,264.14 ($165,787) | Total: €24,331.19 ($26,677) | ||
| Tribler 49 | Treatment | €6743.9/treatment year, €18.4 per day ($7392/year, $20.2/day) | €2347.7/treatment year, €6.4 per day ($2574/year, $7/day) |
| Total: €128,134 ($140,452) | Total: €61,744 total ($67,702) | ||
| Wouters 52 | CRBSI treatment | $4454 per patient | $1865 per patient (P = 0.03) |
| Zamvar 53 | Hospital days and treatment | CRBSIs led to 816 hospital days (£489,108) ($637,994), antibiotics (£14,088) ($18,376) | CRBSIs led to 136 hospital days (£68,000) ($88,696), antibiotics (£2146) ($2799) |
| Total: £503,196 ($656,394) | Total: £94,236 (including taurolidine) ($122,915) | ||
| Total cost saving: £408,960 ($533,419) |
Notes: Where costs presented in euros (€) or Great British pounds (£) these costs are also reported in the equivalent USD ($).
Abbreviation: CRBSI, catheter‐related bloodstream infection.