From: Societal costs of non-cardiac chest pain compared with ischemic heart disease - a longitudinal study
Cost per patient of angina pectoris (n = 49) | ||||||
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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 | 2722 | 1454 | 2722 | 1454 |
Staff and treatment□ | 1342 | 1651 | 1576 | 545 | 2918 | 2196 |
Medical service‡ | 455 | 447 | 4609 | 1003 | 5064 | 1450 |
Drugs, materials and medical devices | 869 | 784 | 890 | 683 | 1760 | 1467 |
Administrative contacts† | 109 | 119 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 120 |
Overhead costs and other | 314 | 346 | 984 | 400 | 1297 | 746 |
Total cost | 3089 | 3348 | 10,785 | 4084 | 13,875 | 7432 |