Table 1

Costs used per unit

CategoryPrices per unit
Length of stay
 Day in ICU€218311
 Day in hospital ward€50511
 Mechanical ventilation, additional costs€327.4515–17
Topical antibiotics
 Cost of SOD per day€0.873 42
 Cost of SDD per day€10.483 42
Microbiology
 Blood culture€11.89 per culture+€12.90 order rate*
 Throat culture€7.78 per culture+€12.90 order rate*
 Sputum culture€7.78 per culture+€12.90 order rate*
 Bronchoalveolar lavage€7.78 per sample+€12.90 order rate*
 Rectum culture€7.78 per sample+€12.90 order rate*
 Species determinationExtra €13.00 per isolate+€18.52*
 Resistance profile determination8.96 per isolate
AntibioticsAccording to GIP database18

  • *UMCU costs.

  • SC, standard care; SDD selective decontamination of the Digestive tract; SOD, selective oropharyngeal decontamination.