Table 3 Mean (SE) inpatient resource use and costs per patient
Resource | Frequency (%) or mean (SE) n = 441 | Per patient cost mean (SE) n = 441 |
|---|---|---|
Pre-hospital transporta | ||
Ambulance transport to hospital | 272/441 (62 %) | -- |
Helicopter transport to hospital | 139/441 (31 %) | -- |
Ambulance and helicopter transport | 26/441 (6 %) | -- |
Total cost of emergency transport | -- | £842.76 (£39.52) |
Emergency Department | ||
ED admission | 1.00 (0.00) | £319.00 (£0.00) |
Time in ED (hours) | 2.96 (0.11) | £72.02 (£3.02) |
Seen by A&E Consultant | 354/441 (80 %) | £97.10 (£2.30) |
Attended by trauma team | 349/441 (79 %) | £339.76 (£9.40) |
Theatre admissions | ||
Theatre admission recorded | ||
0 theatre admissions | 205/441 (47 %) | -- |
1 theatre admission | 158/441 (36 %) | -- |
2 theatre admissions | 37/441 (8 %) | -- |
3+ theatre admissions | 41/441 (9 %) | -- |
Total time in theatre (hours) | 3.58 (0.24) | £3,154.53 (£214.02) |
Intensive care | ||
Time in intensive care (days)b | 7.93 (0.54) | £4,895.20 (£333.31) |
Ward stay | ||
Time in non-ICU wards (days)b | 19.58 (1.21) | £4,619.05 (£286.19) |
Ventilated inpatient days | ||
Time on ventilation (days)b | 3.23 (0.41) | £2,779.80 (£355.37) |
Haematology and clotting tests | ||
Full blood count | 1.76 (0.07) | £5.95 (£0.23) |
Fibrinogen | 0.81 (0.08) | £3.94 (£0.41) |
APTT | 1.05 (0.09) | £3.55 (£0.30) |
PT | 1.32 (0.08) | £4.48 (£0.27) |
INR | 0.51 (0.07) | £1.72 (£0.23) |
APTTR | 0.29 (0.06) | £0.99 (£0.19) |
Imaging investigations | ||
CT scan | 1.51 (0.07) | £101.94 (£4.79) |
X-ray | 1.72 (0.11) | £68.71 (£4.59) |
Ultrasound | 0.08 (0.01) | £4.85 (£0.86) |
MRI | 0.06 (0.01) | £5.03 (£1.08) |
Blood components transfused in the first 24 hours | ||
PRBCs | 9.87 (0.38) | £1,237.19 (£48.07) |
FFP | 4.92 (0.28) | £145.03 (£8.24) |
Platelets | 0.96 (0.08) | £204.59 (£16.47) |
Cryoprecipitate | 0.74 (0.08) | £143.07 (£15.86) |
Beriplex | 0 (0) | £0.00 (£0.00) |
Blood components transfused after 24 hours | ||
PRBCs | 2.61 (0.24) | £326.77 (£29.99) |
FFP | 0.74 (0.14) | £21.84 (£4.24) |
Platelets | 0.24 (0.04) | £50.79 (£8.83) |
Cryoprecipitate | 0.12 (0.05) | £23.84 (£8.85) |
Beriplex | 0.01 (0.01) | £2.29 (£2.29) |
Blood components issued then wasted | ||
PRBCs | 0.74 (0.14) | £92.35 (£17.75) |
FFP | 0.84 (0.11) | £24.75 (£3.19) |
Platelets | 0.11 (0.03) | £23.93 (£5.89) |
Cryoprecipitate | 0.34 (0.06) | £65.18 (£11.99) |
Fluids (mLs) given in the first 24 hours | ||
Dextrose | 47.74 (13.07) | £0.10 (£0.03) |
Colloids | 564.05 (61.49) | £3.02 (£0.33) |
Crystalloids | 1595.74 (108.33) | £2.33 (£0.15) |
Polygelatine | 80.50 (19.97) | £0.34 (£0.09) |
Starch | 4.17 (2.87) | £0.12 (£0.06) |
Hypertonic saline | 381.29 (51.37) | £2.82 (£0.38) |
Albumin | 8.62 (6.12) | £0.71 (£0.44) |
Hartmann’s | 1141.43 (95.80) | £2.05 (£0.17) |
Consultant contacts | ||
Neurologist | 17/441 (4 %) | £6.94 (£1.65) |
Cardiologist | 12/441 (3 %) | £3.96 (£1.13) |
General surgeon | 42/441 (10 %) | £12.71 (£1.87) |
Pro-coagulants | ||
Factor VIIa | 6/441 (1 %) | £13.54 (£5.49) |
Vitamin K | 1/441 (<1 %) | £0.01 (£0.01) |
Ambulance for patients transferred/discharged to another acute hospital/institution | 76/441 (17 %) | £39.64 (£4.14) |
Total inpatient healthcare costs | -- | £19,770.29 (£810.44) (95 % CI: £18,176.83 to £21,363.74) |