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Table 2 Cost used in base case and sensitivity analyses

From: The cost-utility of early use of high-flow nasal cannula in bronchiolitis

Model input

Base case value

SA range for one-way sensitivity analyses

Distribution γ(SD)

Intervention cost

 HFNC per patient day

58.19

50.2–61.5

(58.19)

Hospitalization cost

 Daily cost in pediatric ward

48.82

47,64 50.00

(3, 20)

 Hospital length of stay (days)

5,8

4,00-6,01

(2,03)

PICU related cost

 Daily cost in PICU

327,35

326,26–328-43

(5,49)

 PICU lenght of stay (days)

10

9,01-15,05

(3,08)

Emergency visit prior hospitalization cost

 Daily cost of emergency ward

12,83

12,19-13,46

(3, 20)

Direct medical cost per patient-day

 Specialist referrals

10,67

10,31-11,01

(1,72)

 Chest physiotherapy

5,15

4,90-5,39

(1, 23)

 Chest radiography

2,84

2,70-2,98

(0,73)

 Others diagnostic imaging

0,01

0,0-0,022

(0,08)

 Complete blood cell counts

1,12

1,05-1,17

(0,28)

 RSV test

2,71

2,83-3,03

(2,72)

 Other laboratory tests

4,40

4,23-4,47

(0,37)

 Oxygen

1,37

1,28-1,45

(0,41)

 Nebulization

16,23

1,28-1,45

(4,52)

 LEV

1,10

1,07-1,13

(0,16)

 Antibiotics systemic

1,21

1,11-1,30

(0,49)

 Systemic o Inhaled Corticosteroids

0,08

0,0-0,90

(4, 18)

 Bronchodilators

0,04

0,03-0,04

(0,02)

 Other drugs

0,65

0,60–0,68

(0,04)

 Medical devices

10,24

9,71-10,76

(2,66)

Indirect cost patient-day

9,24

6.38–18,07

(4, 30)