Table 1 Unit costs.
Unit cost for estimation | Reference/comment | |
|---|---|---|
Day of inpatient care (neonatal department) | €1524 | Administrative sources |
Day of inpatient care (maternity care department) | €725 | Administrative sources |
Outpatient visit | €70 | Administrative sources (assuming 15 min doctor/45 min nurse time) |
Blood sampling | Administrative sources | |
Blood gas | €2.4 | |
Laboratory | €1.1 | |
Materials (cover, Bilisoft) | €4.2 | Actual costs reported in the study |
Transportation | €0.2 per km | Marginal cost for travel by car, based on subsidy offered by health care |
