Table 4 Average costs for each phase of sarcoma management by group (in €, 2009)
Phases of treatment | All patients | CPG (+) | CPG (-) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnosis | overall | 3,701 (7420) | 4,536 (8,908) | 2,728 (5,095) | 0.07 |
hospitalization | 3,275 (7,376) | 4,097 (8,791) | 2,317 (4,701) | 0.07 | |
imaging | 259 (198) | 274 (210) | 241 (182) | 0.21 | |
biopsy | 93 (57) | 88 (45) | 99 (69) | 0.15 | |
consultation | 74 (96) | 77 (88) | 71 (105) | 0.64 | |
Surgery | overall | 8,170 (7,364) | 7,397 (6,034) | 9,075 (8,639) | 0.09 |
hospitalization | 7,927 (7,101) | 7,163 (5,773) | 8,821 (8,363) | 0.09 | |
imaging | 95 (163) | 108 (179) | 80 (141) | 0.21 | |
transfusion | 148 (384) | 126 (384) | 174 (386) | 0.36 | |
Chemo-therapy | overall | 6,107 (11,988) | 5,164 (11,197) | 7,207 (13,123) | 0.22 |
hospitalization | 3,913 (8,568) | 2,938 (7,176) | 5,050 (9,905) | 0.07 | |
consultation | 59 (405) | 81 (545) | 35 (98) | 0.39 | |
transfusion | 56 (223) | 53 (228) | 60 (220) | 0.20 | |
drugs | 1,956 (5,171) | 1,982 (5,964) | 1,925 (4,115) | 0.94 | |
imaging | 123 (279) | 110 (277) | 137 (284) | 0.48 | |
Radio-therapy | overall | 2,270 (5,850) | 2,078 (5,599) | 2,493 (6,173) | 0.60 |
hospitalization | 1,544 (5,223) | 1,449 (4,867) | 1,656 (5,658) | 0.77 | |
sessions | 726 (1,266) | 629 (1,269) | 837 (1,262) | 0.23 | |
Initial treatment | 20,248 (18,474) | 19,175 (17,555) | 21,502 (19,778) | 0.36 | |
Follow Up | 5,048 (11,760) | 4,396 (12,343) | 5,811 (11,116) | 0.38 | |
Overall management | 25,296 (22,919) | 23,571 (21,913) | 27,313 (24,403) | 0.23 | |