Table 2 Pre- and postoperative differences in direct costs per patient randomised to the integrated programme, which included prehabilitation and early rehabilitation, and to the standard care program (in Euros)

Preoperative introduction

I) Physiotherapist: 1 h × 28 patients × 27€* = 756€

I) Physician support: 0.16 h × 5 patients × 34€* = 27€

R) Nurse: 0.25 h × 32 patients × 28€* = 224€

Training

I) Physiotherapist: 1/2 h × 28 patients × 27€* × 2 times = 27€

Smoking intervention

I) Nurse: 2.8 h × 3 smokers × 28€* = 235€

i) Equipments/medication: 65 € × 3 patients = 195€

Alcohol intervention

I) Nurse: 2.8 h × 0 smokers × 28€* = 0€

I) Equipments/medication: 27 € × 0 patients = 0€

Optimised pain treatment

I) Physician: 0.25h × 28 patients × 34€* = 238€

Preoperative costs

Postoperative hospital training

I) Physiotherapist: 1 h × 28 patients × 5 times × 27€* = 3,880€

R) Physiotherapist: 1/2 h × 32 patients × 7 times × 27€*= 3,024€

Pain treatment

I) Senior nurse: 0.16 h × 3 times × 28 patients × 30*€ =403€

I) Specialist: 0.16 h × 3 times × 28 patients × 61€* = 820€

R) Senior nurse: 0.16 h × 3 times × 32 patients × 30*€ =460€

R) Specialist: 0.08 h × 3 times × 32 patients × 61€* = 468€

Hospital stay

I) Bed-price: 164 € per day × 5 days × 28 patients = 22,960€

R) Bed-price: 164 € per day × 7 days × 32 patients = 36,736€

Second surgery

R) Stop bleeding: 8,247€

Postoperative hospital costs per patient

Postoperative primary care GP

I) Contact: 43 contacts × 14€ per contact = 623€

R) Contact: 61 contacts × 14€ per contact = 854€

Emergency contacts

I) Contact: 3 contacts × 24€ per contact = 72€

R) Contact: 10 contacts × 24€ per contact=240€

Physiotherapy

I) Private physiotherapist: 20 h × 45€*= 900€

R) Private physiotherapist: 67 h × 45€*= 3,015€

Medical treatment

I) Medical treatment: 1120€

R) Medical treatment: 32€

Postoperative primary care costs per patients

Balance for direct costs per patient