Table 6 Quantities and cost of adjuvant treatment and materials in USD by treatment alternatives
Adjuvant treatment | Unit cost | ARTES (n = 30) | QLD (n = 28) | QNLD3 (n = 30) | QNLD2 (n = 30) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quantity | Total cost | Quantity | Total cost | Quantity | Total cost | Quantity | Total cost | ||
Dextrose solution (500 ml) | 1.53 | 51 | 78.03 | 69 | 105.57 | 88 | 134.64 | 91 | 139.23 |
Electrolytes (500 ml) | 0.15 | 101 | 15.15 | 102 | 15.53 | 107 | 16.05 | 112 | 16.80 |
Paracetamol injection (2 ml) | 4.18 | 27 | 112.86 | 25 | 104.50 | 28 | 117.04 | 26 | 108.68 |
Diazepam injection (2 ml) | 0.28 | 6 | 1.68 | 6 | 1.68 | 11 | 3.08 | 8 | 2.24 |
Phenobarbital injection (2 ml) | 0.54 | 5 | 2.70 | 2 | 1.08 | 4 | 2.16 | 3 | 1.62 |
Furosemide injection (2 ml) | 0.17 | 15 | 2.55 | 12 | 2.04 | 10 | 1.70 | 8 | 1.36 |
Transfusion set (1 unit) | 0.46 | 15 | 6.90 | 12 | 5.52 | 10 | 4.60 | 8 | 3.68 |
Transfusion fees per pint of blood | 24.91 | 15 | 373.65 | 12 | 298.92 | 10 | 249.10 | 8 | 199.28 |
Nasogastric tube | 3.73 | 2 | 7.46 | 2 | 7.46 | 3 | 11.19 | 2 | 7.46 |
Nasogastric tube positioning fees | 4.15 | 2 | 8.30 | 2 | 8.30 | 3 | 12.45 | 2 | 8.30 |
Syringe 60 cc, mean | 2.49 | 2 | 9.96 | 2 | 9.96 | 3 | 14.94 | 2 | 9.96 |
Total cost per group | 619.24 | 560.56 | 566.95 | 498.61 | |||||
Median cost per patient (IQR) | 26.31 (7.71–33.26) | 9.40 (7.71–33.41) | 9.46 (7.99–33.26) | 9.60 (8.25–29.07) | |||||