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Table 3 Cost (US$) used in base case and sensitivity analyses

From: Budget impact analysis of surfactant therapy for bronchiolitis in critically ill infants: the Colombian National Health System perspective

Model input

Base case value

SA range for one-way sensitivity analyses

Distribution

Intervention cost

 ST per patient day

203

43–352

γ (SD:197)

Hospitalization cost

 Daily cost in pediatric ward

48.82

47,64 50.00

γ (SD:3,20)

 Hospital length of stay (days)

5,8

4,00-6,01

γ (SD:2,03)

PICU related cost

 Daily cost in PICU

327,35

326,26–328-43

γ (SD:5,49)

 Reduction in PICU lenght of stay (days) by ST

3.31

0.25–6.38

γ (SD:1.8)

Emergency visit prior hospitalization cost

 Daily cost of emergency ward

12,83

12,19-13,46

γ (SD:3,20)

Direct medical cost per patient-day

 Specialist referrals

10,67

10,31-11,01

γ (SD:1,72)

 Chest physiotherapy

5,15

4,90-5,39

γ (SD:1,23)

 Chest radiography

2,84

2,70-2,98

γ (SD:0,73)

 Others diagnostic imaging

0,01

0,0-0,022

γ (SD:0,08)

 Complete blood cell counts

1,12

1,05-1,17

γ (SD:0,28)

 RSV test

2,71

2,83-3,03

γ (SD:2,72)

 Other laboratory tests

4,40

4,23-4,47

γ (SD:0,37)

 Oxygen

1,37

1,28-1,45

γ (SD:0,41)

 Nebulization

16,23

1,28-1,45

γ (SD:4,52)

 LEV

1,10

1,07-1,13

γ (SD:0,16)

 Antibiotics systemics

1,21

1,11-1,30

γ (SD:0,49)

 Systemic o Inhaled Corticosteroids

0,08

0,0-0,90

γ (SD:4,18)

 Bronchodilators

0,04

0,03-0,04

γ (SD:0,02)

 Other drugs

0,65

0,60–0,68

γ (SD:0,04)

 Medical devices

10,24

9,71-10,76

γ (SD:2,66)

Indirect cost patient-day

17,24

16.38–18,07

γ (SD:4,30)