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Table 2 Unit costs. Identification, quantification, and valuation of the unit costs used in the calculations

From: Cost consequences of task-shifting intravitreal injections from physicians to nurses in a tertiary hospital in Norway

Cost categories

Unit

Valuation

Unit price

Hospital costsa

 Consultant

Hour

Wage

€ 84

 Physician

Hour

Wage

€ 61

 Certified injection nurse

Hour

Wage

€ 47

 Nurse in training

Hour

Wage

€ 45

 Secretary

Hour

Wage

€ 36

 Injection medicine

Injection

Real cost

€ 198

 Disposable equipment

Injection

Real cost

€ 8

 Reusable equipment

Injection

Real cost

€ 11

 Cleaning per m2

Month

Real cost

€ 6

 Renting location per m2

Month

Real cost

€ 83

 Electricity per m2

Month

Real cost

€ 2

Other healthcare costs

 Eyecareb

Visits

Estimated cost

€ 148

 Homecare nursec

Hour

Charge

€ 90

 Homecare other personnelc

Hour

Charge

€ 87

Transport costsd

 Self-owned car

Km

Real cost

€ 0.2

 Taxi

Km

Real cost

€ 1

 Public transport (bus)

One-way ticket

Estimated cost

€ 8

 Caregivers use of time

Hour

Real cost

€ 23

  1. a Source of information: St. Olavs Hospital
  2. b Source of information: The tariff booklet for consultation prizes
  3. c Source of information: Trondheim municipality
  4. d Source of information: Patient travel Norway, Singel Ticket fares (AtB) and Statistics Norway