Table 3 |
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Drug and administration costs for enoxaparin and unfractionated heparin |
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Average costs excluding VAT |
Unfractionated |
Enoxaparin |
Difference |
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heparin |
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Daily costs |
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Drug alone |
£0.95 |
£12.16 |
£11.21 |
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Administration (saline, consumables, intra-venous pump; |
£7.52 |
na |
£7.52 |
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monitoring; nursing time) |
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Total cost |
£8.47 |
£12.16 |
£3.69 |
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Loading dose |
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Drug alone |
£0.29 |
na |
£0.29 |
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Administration |
£0.70 |
na |
£0.70 |
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Total cost |
£0.99 |
na |
£0.99 |
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Total treatment costs for base case (2.6 days) |
£23.02 |
£31.62 |
£8.60 |
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Nicholson et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2001 1:2 doi:10.1186/1471-2261-1-2 |
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