Table 4 Costs of a treatment in CRRT in CVVHDF mode with heparin-protamine hydrochloride, and epoprostenol
From: Cost analysis of blood purification: a tool for decision-making and supply chain optimization
| level 0 | CRRT with HPE anticoagulation | ||||||||||||||||
| level 1 | Replacement fluids | Anticoagulant | Medical devices | Equipment | Process | ||||||||||||
| Replacement bags 5 L | Dialysate bags 5 L | Effluent bags 10 L | Heparin vial 25,000 U.I. | Protamine vial 50 mg/5 ml | Epoprostenol 0,5 mg plus 50 ml diluent | Filter/ equipment | Dressing | Double lumen catheter | Machine utilization | Disinfectants | Priming solution | Electricity | Nursing staff | Laboratory tests | Liquid waste | Solid waste | |
| Unitary costs | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € 0.17 | € 0.38 | € 2.46 | € 1.00 | € 1.00 |
| total costs raw material | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € | € 5.76 | € 163.40 | € 9.84 | € 248.07 | € 6.95 |
| Total costs replacement fluids | Total anticoagulant costs | Total costs medical devices | Total costs equipment | Total process costs | |||||||||||||
| € | € | € | € | € 434,02 | |||||||||||||