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Calculated ICU and hospital costs and estimated post-hospital costs incurred for the seven patients with a Glasgow Coma Scale score below 6 points |
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| Mean |
SD |
Median (interquartile range) |
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| 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 €) |
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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 |
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