From: Societal costs of non-cardiac chest pain compared with ischemic heart disease - a longitudinal study
Cost per patient of non-cardiac chest pain (n = 99) | ||||||
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Primary care and out-patient clinics | Hospital care | Total annual direct costs | ||||
Cost per patient | Cost per patient | Cost per patient | Cost per patient | Cost per patient | Cost per patient | |
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 1 | Year 2 | |
Hospital care including nursing/caring staff and premises costs* | 0 | 0 | 1203 | 1117 | 1203 | 1117 |
Staff and treatment□ | 1356 | 1530 | 572 | 418 | 1928 | 1948 |
Medical service‡ | 477 | 591 | 1280 | 850 | 1757 | 1441 |
Drugs, materials and medical devices | 955 | 1002 | 408 | 308 | 1363 | 1310 |
Administrative contacts† | 104 | 141 | 2 | 8 | 106 | 149 |
Overhead costs and other | 321 | 351 | 339 | 262 | 660 | 613 |
Total cost | 3212 | 3616 | 3803 | 2963 | 7016 | 6578 |