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Table 1 Unit prices used to value resources consumed (2009–2010 Canadian dollar)

From: Cost-effectiveness of compression technologies for evidence-informed leg ulcer care: results from the Canadian Bandaging Trial

Item of resource

Unit

Unit cost ($)

Source

High compression bandages

   

Four-layer bandage (4LB) system

Kit

29.55

Site data*

Short-stretch bandage (SSB) system

   

6 cm bandage

Each

11.69

Site data*

8 cm bandage

Each

13.90

Site data*

10 cm bandage

Each

14.89

Site data*

12 cm bandage

Each

17.27

Site data*

Padding

Each

2.91

Site data*

Typically used SSB system

   

6 cm + 8 cm + padding

System

28.50

Site data*

8 cm + 10 cm + padding

System

31.70

Site data*

10 cm + 12 cm + padding

System

35.07

Site data*

Hourly nursing wage

Hour

35.15

ONA

Health services utilization

   

Family doctor visit

Visit

34.70

OHIP

Specialist visit

Visit

68.31

OHIP

Emergency room visit

Visit

252.00

OHIP

Outpatient hospital visit

Visit

426.00

OCCI§

Time cost of lost work due to leg ulcer

Hour

9.41

HRSD

  1. Abbreviations: ONA: Ontario Nursing Association. OCCI: Ontario Case Costing Initiative. OHIP: Ontario Health Insurance Plan database. HRSD: Department of Human Resources and Skills Development. Notes: *Unit prices are for illustration purposes only; the analysis uses site-specific prices (see Methods). Average full-time hourly rate of an RN [22]. Mean costs of physician services from OHIP database (see Methods). §Average direct (and overhead) cost of ambulatory care visits [25]. Average minimum hourly wages across provinces [26].