Table 1

Costs associated with observed resource use

	Resource use per patient		Unit cost (€)	Cost (€)
	Sirolimus stent (n = 120)	Bare stent (n = 118)	Unit cost (€)	Sirolimus stent (n = 120)	Bare stent (n = 118)	Difference
CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CCU, coronary care unit; ICU, intensive care unit; IVUS, intravascular ultrasound; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
Index procedure
Procedure time (min)	70.8	70.6	18	1288	1285	3
Study stent	1.03	1.02	2000/672	2050	683	1367
Other stent type	0.02	0.03	712	12	24	−12
Guiding catheter	1.10	1.07	98	107	104	3
Guidewire	1.08	1.04	115	124	120	4
Balloon	1.32	1.37	491	646	674	−28
Doppler	0.03	0.06	523	13	31	−18
IVUS catheter	0.23	0.29	614	143	177	−34
Contrast medium	192.08	200.18	1	98	102	−4
Procedure related medication				67	63	−4
CCU stay (days)	0.30	0.26	963	289	252	37
ICU stay (days)	0.29	0.29	1058	307	305	2
Non-CCU/ICU stay (days)	2.12	2.24	343	727	768	−41
Total procedure costs				5872	4588	1284
Follow up
Repeat revascularisation
Repeat PTCA (target and non-target)	0.03	0.31		107	908	−800
CABG (target and non-target)	0.01	0.01	7448	62	126	−64
Coronary angiography
Non-scheduled angiographies	0.08	0.10	2160	180	220	−40
Protocol angiographies	0.90	0.74	2160	1944	1592	351
Transfusion	0.01	0.01	60	1	1	0
Vascular surgery	0.01	0.02	4341	36	74	−37
Emergency room visit	0.15	0.12	44	7	5	1
Observation unit <24 h after admission	0.02	0.20	193	3	39	−36
Outpatient rehabilitation	0.08	0.18	23	2	4	−2
CCU stay (days)	0.17	0.64	963	161	612	−452
ICU stay (days)	0.14	0.11	1058	151	117	35
Non-CCU/ICU stay (days)	2.15	2.50	343	737	858	−121
Rehabilitation	0.24	0.37	343	83	128	−45
Total follow up costs				3473	4683	−1210
Total direct medical cost (excluding medication)				9345	9271	74
Medication				624	644	−20
Total direct medical cost (including medication)				9969	9915	54