Table 4 Unit cost of materials and of care staff for treatment with NCPAP (%)
Unit costs | First day | First day cost | Subsequent days | Subsequent days cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Consumable materials | (n) | (n) | |||
Ventilator* | € 1.37 | 1 | € 1.37 | 1 | € 1.37 |
Patient ventilator circuit | € 95.83 | 1 | € 95.83 | 0.17 | € 15.97 |
Canopy for gas humidification | € 12.71 | 1 | € 12.71 | 0.17 | € 2.12 |
Hood for generator | € 20.32 | 1 | € 20.32 | - | - |
Nasal mask for generator | € 17.90 | 1 | € 17.90 | - | - |
500 ml H2O humidifier | € 0.85 | 1 | € 0.85 | 1 | € 0.85 |
Gold/nasal disposable aspiration tube | € 0.32 | 8 | € 2.56 | 8 | € 2.56 |
Anti-decubitus nasal hydrocolloid plaques | € 0.60 | 1 | € 0.60 | - | - |
Consumable materials total | € 152.13(66) | € 22.87(21) | |||
Staff | (minutes) | (minutes) | |||
Mounting of ventilator and circuit | € 0.43 | 15 | € 6.50 | - | - |
Positioning (5 minutes x 8 times) | € 0.43 | 40 | € 17.33 | 40 | € 17.33 |
Gold pharyngeal aspiration (8 asp.) | € 0.43 | 15 | € 6.50 | 15 | € 6.50 |
Direct care and equipment monitoring | € 0.43 | 100 | € 43.33 | 100 | € 43.33 |
Radiography (1 die) | € 0.43 | 10 | € 4.33 | 10 | € 4.33 |
Substitution of respiratory circuit | € 0.43 | - | - | 35 | € 15.08 |
Staff care total | € 78.00(34) | € 86.58(79) | |||
Total | € 230.13 | € 109.45 |