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Table 3 Costs of a treatment in CRRT in CVVHDF mode with citrate QNa3 = 2250 and QNa3 = 200 mL/h

From: Cost analysis of blood purification: a tool for decision-making and supply chain optimization

 

Replacement fluids

Medical devices

Equipment

Process

Level 1

 
 

Replacement bags 5 L

Dialysate bags without Ca 5 L

Citrate bags

Effluent bags 10 L

Filter/equipment

Dressing

Double lumen catheter

Machine utilization

Disinfectants

Priming solution

Electricity

Nursing staff

Laboratori tests

Liquid waste

Solid waste

Level 0

CRRT with anticoagulation citrate QNa3 = 2250 ml/h

Unitary costs

€ 0.17

€ 0.38

€ 2.46

€ 1.00

€ 1.00

Total costs raw material

€ 5.76

€ 294.50

€ 34.44

€ 412.92

€ 10.43

 

total costs replacement fluids

total costs medical devices

total costs equipment

total process costs

€ 758.05

total cost €

Level 0

CRRT with anticoagulation citrate QNa3 = 200 ml/h

Unitary costs

€ 0.17

€ 0.38

€ 2.46

€ 1.00

€ 1.00

Total costs raw material

€ 5.76

€ 209.00

€ 34.44

€ 263.70

€ 7.00

 

Total costs replacement fliuds

Total costs medical devices

Total costs equipment

Total process costs

€ 519.90

Total cost €

  1. aMedical personnel cost is not considered a process cost, as medical personnel is not involved in the process itself. Costs of support service are already included in the leasing of the machine or accounted for in consumables costs