Categories of resource use and unit cost estimates in 2009 (€) prices
| Resource item | Activity | Unit cost €'s | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare resources | |||
| General practitioner visit | Per consultation | 50 | ORC |
| Practice nurse visit | Per consultation | 12 | DOHC |
| Hospital admission visit | Per inpatient day | 832 | DOHC |
| Outpatient clinic visit | Per visit | 169 | DOHC |
| Accident and emergency clinic visit | Per visit | 289 | DOHC |
| Physiotherapist visit | Per consultation | 24 | HSE |
| Dietician visit | Per consultation | 24 | HSE |
| Public health nurse visit | Per consultation | 27 | HSE |
| Home help visit | Per consultation | 16 | HSE |
| Social worker visit | Per consultation | 24 | HSE |
| Spiriva (tiotropium bromide) | Per day | 1.42 | MIMS |
| Seretide (salmeterol, fluticasone propionate) | Per day | 2.22 | MIMS |
| Serevent (salmeterol xinafoate) | Per day | 0.94 | MIMS |
| Ventolin (salbutamol sulfate, salamol) | Per day | 0.24 | MIMS |
| Combivent (ipratropium bromide-salbutamol sulfate) | Per day | 0.83 | MIMS |
| Singulair (montelukast) | Per day | 1.18 | MIMS |
| Becotide (beclometasone, beclazone) | Per day | 0.27 | MIMS |
| Symbicort (cortisone inhalers) | Per day | 1.55 | MIMS |
| Pulmicort (budesonide) | Per day | 0.82 | MIMS |
| Bricanyl (terbutaline sulfate) | Per day | 0.21 | MIMS |
| Oral prednisone (prednesol, deltacortril) | Per day | 0.47 | MIMS |
| Oral phyollocntin (aminophylline) | Per day | 0.28 | MIMS |
| Uniphyl (theophylline) | Per day | 0.19 | MIMS |
| Atrovent (ipratropium bromide) | Per day | 0.20 | MIMS |
| Oxygen cylinder | Per day | 4.91 | Britton39 |
| Oxygen concentrator | Per day | 2.19 | Britton39 |
| Patient resources | |||
| Travel expenses | |||
| Car | Per Mile | 1.06 | DOF |
| Bus | Per Mile | 1.64 | Dublin Bus |
| Taxi | Per Fare/Add. Mile | 3.71/1.56 | http://www.taxi.ie |
| Time input | |||
| Economically active | Per Hour | 19 | CSO |
| Economically inactive | Per Hour | 9 | CSO |
CSO, Central Statistics Office, Dublin, Ireland; DOF, Department of Finance, Dublin, Ireland; DOHC, Casemix Unit, Department of Health and Children, Dublin, Ireland; HSE, Salary Scales, Health Service Executive, Dublin, Ireland; MIMS, Monthly Index of Medical Specialties Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; ORC, Office of the Revenue Commissioner, Dublin, Ireland.