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Table 1 Total costs of intravenous antibiotic administration using different methods of administration

From: Importance of nondrug costs of intravenous antibiotic therapy

Procedure

Time required (standard deviation) (min:s)

Hourly wages (€)

Time costs (€)

Materials costs (€)

Total costs (€)

Volumetric pump

5:04 (2:29)

21.90

01.85

02.06

03.91

Syringe pump

4:56 (2:03)

21.58

01.78

01.45

03.23

Bolus injection

9:21 (2:16)

74.09

11.59

00.10

11.69

Piggyback infusion

5:51 (3:33)

19.75

01.93

03.47

05.40

Insertion of intravenous catheter

10:15 (6:31)

23.51

04.02

04.30

08.32

Removal of intravenous catheter

02:22 (0:36)

19.41

00.74

01.00

01.74

  1. Data presented are the time expenditure required for each of the procedures considered, the appropriate hourly wage rates (depending on the ward and the type of staff involved), the costs for disposable material and the resulting total costs per procedure. The values quoted refer to the total time for preparation followed by administration of the medication, averaged over medications, wards and indications studied. No medication costs are included.
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