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Table 1 UK-specific unit costs of FN-related care

From: Economic costs of chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia among patients with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in European and Australian clinical practice

Healthcare Resource

  

Unit Cost (£)

Source

FN Inpatient Care

 

Long-Stay (per admission)

 

5361

NHS Reference Costs, 2008–2009 and 2009-2010

  

Excess Bed Days (per day)

502

 
 

Short-Stay

 

772

 
 

Day Case

 

577

 

FN Outpatient/Home/Other/Unknown Care

 

Outpatient Encounter

  

Initial Consultation

177

NHS Reference Costs, 2009-2010

  

Follow-Up Consultation

116

 
 

Home Encounter

 

84

 
 

Other/Unknown Encounter

 

26

 
 

Drug*

  

Filgrastm (per 600 mcg)

59

BNF, 60th Edition

  

Pegflgrastim (per 6 mg)

686

  

Other CSF (per day)

63

  

IV Antimicrobial Agents (per day)

38

 
  1. *Units and corresponding costs based on recommended dosing of agents.