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Table 4 National estimates

From: Pancreatic stone protein point-of-care testing can reduce healthcare expenditure in sepsis

 

Cost of Care per Patient (USD)

Estimated National Cost of Care (USD)a

Overall

 True Sepsisb

  Standard of Care

24,023

40.8 billion

  PSP

22,177

37.7 billion

  Potential Savings

1847

3.1 billion

 Monitoring Non-Septic Patientsc

  Standard of Care

7907

19.4 billion

  PSP

6329

15.5 billion

  Potential Savings

1578

3.9 billion

  Total Potential Savings (National level)

 

7.0 billion

ED and General Ward

 True Sepsisb

  Standard of Care

22,149

37.7 billion

  PSP

20,445

34.8 billion

  Potential Savings

1704

2.9 billion

 Monitoring Non-Septic Patientsc

  Standard of Care

6781

16.6 billion

  PSP

5234

12.8 billion

  Potential Savings

1547

3.8 billion

  Total Potential Savings (National level)

 

6.7 billion

ICU

 True Sepsisb

  Standard of Care

25,775

3.5 billion

  PSP

24,243

3.3 billion

  Potential Savings

1532

208.3 million

  Monitoring Non-Septic Patientsc

  Standard of Care

15,331

623 million

  PSP

15,118

614 million

  Potential Savings

213

8.7 million

  Total Potential Savings (National level)

 

217.0 million

  1. a1.7 million * cost of care per septic patient for ED model; 2.4 million * cost of monitoring per non-septic patient for ED model; 136,000 * cost of care per septic patient for ICU model; 40,623* cost of monitoring per non-septic patient for ICU model
  2. bTrue positive, false negative
  3. cFalse positive, true negative