Table 3

Calculated ICU and hospital costs and estimated post-hospital costs incurred for the seven patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale score below 6 points


Mean
SD
Median (interquartile range)

Daily ICU costs per patient
2,285 €
638 €
2,012 € (1,887 €/2,934 €)
Total hospital costs per patient
35,910 €
37,579 €
18,297 € (14,648 €/33,253 €)
Post-hospital costs per patient
132,565 €
59,878 €
122,945 € (91,094 €/186,888 €)
Nursing home costs per patient
654,480 €
362,880 €
534,600 € (405,000 €/988,200 €)

Costs are based on a projected mean of 20 life years gained per patient (median 16.5 years [12.5/30.5]) and a cumulative survival of 141.3 years. ICU, intensive care unit; SD, standard deviation.

Graf et al. Critical Care 2008 12:R92   doi:10.1186/cc6963