Table 2 Resource use and cost categorised by patient management group
Resource | Methotrexate | Elected Surgery | Required Surgery | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(U = Use) | (n = 48) | (n = 20) | (n = 59) | |||||||
(C = Cost(£)) | Total | Mean | SD | Total | Mean | SD | Total | Mean | SD | |
PSC Appointments | U | 245/32 | 5.77 | 3.40 | 06/01 | 0.35 | 0.82 | 28/05 | 0.56 | 1.29 |
(15 min / 30 min) | C | 1777.75 | 37.02 | 21.61 | 46.00 | 2.30 | 4.72 | 218.50 | 3.70 | 8.59 |
Inpatient care | U | 33.00 | 0.68 | 1.16 | 26.93 | 1.35 | 0.59 | 112.60 | 1.91 | 0.94 |
(Days) | C | 17030.36 | 354.79 | 603.29 | 14003.89 | 700.19 | 305.83 | 58554.52 | 992.45 | 490.03 |
Surgery | U | 13.00 | 0.27 | 0.45 | 20.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 59.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
(Operations) | C | 17524.78 | 365.10 | 605.40 | 26961.20 | 1348.06 | 0.00 | 79535.54 | 1348.06 | 0.00 |
Methotrexate | U | 57.00 | 1.19 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.03 | 0.18 |
(Injections) | C | 225.15 | 4.69 | 1.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.90 | 0.13 | 0.72 |
Serum hCG | U | 255.00 | 5.31 | 3.50 | 3.00 | 0.15 | 0.37 | 35.00 | 0.59 | 1.59 |
(Tests) | C | 2703.00 | 56.31 | 37.12 | 31.80 | 1.59 | 3.89 | 371.00 | 6.29 | 16.83 |
Ultrasound | U | 57.00 | 1.19 | 1.53 | 3.00 | 0.15 | 0.50 | 15.00 | 0.25 | 0.63 |
(Scans) | C | 2816.80 | 58.66 | 75.34 | 148.20 | 7.41 | 24.17 | 741.00 | 12.56 | 31.23 |
Haematology | U | 242.00 | 5.04 | 2.01 | 46.00 | 2.25 | 1.08 | 167.00 | 2.83 | 1.53 |
(Tests) | C | 719.74 | 14.97 | 5.97 | 136.62 | 6.83 | 3.21 | 495.99 | 8.41 | 4.55 |
Biochemistry | U | 339.00 | 7.06 | 3.94 | 34.00 | 1.70 | 1.92 | 105.00 | 1.78 | 1.51 |
(Tests) | C | 207.79 | 4.31 | 2.40 | 20.74 | 1.04 | 1.17 | 64.05 | 1.09 | 0.92 |
Microbiology | U | 75.00 | 1.56 | 1.50 | 33.00 | 1.65 | 2.01 | 104.00 | 1.76 | 1.69 |
(Tests) | C | 853.75 | 17.77 | 17.06 | 375.21 | 18.76 | 22.82 | 1182.48 | 20.04 | 19.16 |
A&E | U | 1.00 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 1.00 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
(Attendances) | C | 124.00 | 2.58 | 17.90 | 124.00 | 6.20 | 27.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
GP | U | 1.00 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 1.00 | 0.05 | 0.22 | 7.00 | 0.12 | 0.56 |
(Appointments) | C | 53.00 | 1.10 | 7.65 | 53.00 | 2.65 | 11.85 | 371.00 | 6.29 | 29.67 |
Total Cost (£) | 43991.47 | 41909.81 | 141568.83 | |||||||
Cost per patient (£) | ||||||||||
mean ± SD | 916.49 ±1157.70 | 2095.49 ±353.01 | 2399.47 ±505.10 | |||||||
median (range) | 270.00 (68.88-3948.58) | 1922.30 (1738.80-3011.59) | 2403.38 (1822.59-4460.59) | |||||||