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Table 2 Average cost per AHP attack treated in hospital

From: Estimating the broader fiscal consequences of acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) with recurrent attacks in Belgium using a public economic analytic framework

Resource

% receiving

Units used

Unit cost

Total cost

Source

Opioids (morphine)

100

18a

€0.68

€12.29

[23]

Hemin

100

4b

€592.10

€2,368.39

[23]

Hemin side effects

100

  

€102.45

Additional file 1: Table S1

Albumin

100

4

€29.63

€118.52

[23]

Hospital admission, ER

100

1

€43.69

€43.69

[23]

Hospital admission, ICU

20

2

€179.69

€69.08

[23]

Hospitalization days

100

7

€492.27

€3,440.42

[23, 25]

Blood test

100

1

€26.00

€26.00

[23]

Total

   

€6,180.83

 
  1. aExample, morphine 5 mg hourly as required for 36 h
  2. b Normosang 3 mg/kg once daily for 3 days