Resource use and unit costs of resource items (UK£ sterling, 2001 prices)
| Resource use variable | Resource use value | Unit cost or range* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECMO (n = 93) | CM (n = 92) | ||
| Resource use values are given as mean (SD). | |||
| ECMO, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; CM, conventional management. | |||
| *Ranges of unit costs are specified where unit costs varied according to type or intensity of care provided. | |||
| †Roberts et al.11 | |||
| ‡Netten et al.19 | |||
| §Primary research. | |||
| ¶Inclusive of £104.0 per paediatric visit, £57.0 per surgical visit, £75.0 per cardiology visit, £57.0 per dermatology visit, and £61.0 per accident and emergency visit. | |||
| **Inclusive of £85.0 per community paediatrician contact hour, £11.6 per community nurse contact hour, £38.0–£49.0 per physiotherapist contact hour, £41.0 per occupational therapist contact hour, £41.0 per speech therapist contact hour, £36.0 per psychologist contact hour, £28.5 per counsellor contact hour, £85.0 per ophthalmologist contact hour, £49.0 per optometrist contact hour, £39.0 per orthoptist contact hour, and £37.0 per audiologist contact hour. | |||
| Initial hospital stay | |||
| Days on ECMO | 5.67 (5.49) | 0.24 (2.29) | 2179.2 per day† |
| Days on >90% oxygen | 1.48 (3.07) | 3.56 (4.40) | 237.4–264.6 per day† |
| Days on ventilator | 6.25 (13.72) | 3.95 (8.55) | 237.4–264.6 per day† |
| Days on supplemental oxygen at any concentration | 15.91 (39.84) | 8.87 (37.65) | 237.4–264.6 per day† |
| Days on normal care | 10.32 (19.29) | 4.23 (7.99) | 237.4–264.6 per day† |
| Total days in hospital | 39.62 (58.43) | 20.85 (45.10) | – |
| Number of ambulance journeys | 1.90 (1.30) | 0.43 (0.65) | 199.3–10150.1 per journey† |
| After initial hospital stay | |||
| Number of days of inpatient hospital readmissions | 4.02 (12.24) | 3.03 (8.18) | 353.0 per day‡ |
| Number of outpatient hospital visits | 4.60 (6.03) | 2.35 (3.58) | 57.0–104.0 per visit‡¶ |
| Number of visits to general practitioner | 16.44 (24.59) | 10.47 (19.80) | 26.0–59.0 per contact hour‡ |
| Number of health visitor visits | 10.51 (11.28) | 7.18 (11.34) | 30.0–72.0 per contact hour‡ |
| Number of visits to other community carers | 6.35 (21.25) | 17.86 (83.51) | 11.6–85.0 per contact hour‡§** |
| Death | – | – | 1304.0 per death† |