Table 63Mean cost of resources/participant over 1 year (all participants, n=116) for respiratory exacerbations

ResourceCost
IV antibiotics and disposables£8,974
Home kits£25
Laboratory testing£101
Clinic appointments£546
Hospital stay£8,856
Total mean cost/patient, 2002 prices£18,513
Total mean cost/patient, 2015 pricesa£26,626
Total mean cost per exacerbationb £6,827
(a)

Inflator to 2015/16 prices 1.438, based on the hospital & community health services (HCHS) index (297.0 [2015/16 PPI] / 206.5 [2001/2 PPI])

(b)

3.9 courses per patient

From: Appendix K, Health Economics

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