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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

From: Health care costs, long-term survival, and quality of life following intensive care unit admission after cardiac arrest

 

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 €)

  1. 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.
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