Use of resources by patients with recent clinical manifestation of vascular disease and their unit costs (€)
| Resource | Unit costs (€) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Consultations | ||
| General practitioner | 28 | Costing manual19 |
| Complementary medicine practitioner | 28 | Assumed to be equal to costs of a general practitioner |
| Paramedic healthcare professional* | 30 | Costing manual |
| Specialist | 72 | Costing manual |
| Pharmacy compensation per drug per period | 5.5 | Costing manual |
| Medication costs per month† | ||
| Platelet aggregation inhibitor | 4.6 | |
| Lipid-lowering medication | 10.5 | |
| Blood pressure-lowering medication | 7.3 | |
| Glucose-lowering medication | 9.3 | |
| Inpatient hospital days | ||
| University hospital | 575 | Costing manual |
| General hospital | 435 | Costing manual |
| 1-year internet-based vascular risk factor management programme | 220 | Own costing research based on time assessment |
| Travelling costs (per km) | 0.20 | Costing manual |
| Parking costs, per consultation | 3 | Costing manual |
| Reduced productivity (absence from paid work, per hour) | Individualised‡ | Costing manual |
| Absence from unpaid work (per hour) | 12.5 | Costing manual |
All unit costs are based on 2009 prices.
*Weighted mean price of different paramedic healthcare professionals.
†Weighted mean prices based on medication use (Genees- en hulpmiddelen Informatie Project (GIP) database)20 and medication prices (Z-index taxe November 2009).21
‡Depending on sex and age.