Table 3

Cumulative costs per patient in Dutch guilders (Dfl) during 24 months follow up

		Resource utilisation		Unit cost (Dfl)		Average cost/patient		p Value
		Stent (n=112)	Balloon (n=115)	Unit cost (Dfl)		Stent (n=112)	Balloon (n=115)	p Value
In hospital costs
PTCA procedure	1	1	8535	8535	8535	1
Stent	1.17	0.24	2200	2573	535	0.0001
IABP	0.16	0.13	1300	221	170	0.5
Angiography	0.02	0.03	3882	69	135	0.43
CABG	0.02	0.01	26052	465	227	0.55
Repeat PTCA	0.01	0.04	8535	76	371	0.11
CCU (days)	2.42	2.2	2200	5323	4840	0.82
Ward (days)	5.28	4.77	800	4221	3812	0.18
Total cost				21484	18625	0.0001

Follow up costs
Angiography	0.88	0.85	3882	3397	3308	0.53
CABG	0.04	0.14	26052	930	3624	0.006
Repeat PTCA	0.10	0.14	8535	836	1187	0.15
Stent	0.03	0.12	2200	59	268	0.012
IABP	0.01	0	1300	12	0	0.31
CCU (days)	0.29	0.59	2200	648	1301	0.018
Ward (days)	3.94	4.62	800	3150	3694	0.34
Follow up visits	4.10	3.91	125	512	489	0.58
Echo	0.19	0.22	128	24	28	0.29
Stress test	0.71	0.84	115	81	97	0.26
EF	0.88	0.96	325	287	311	0.56
Total cost		9939	14308	0.028
Total cost per patient		31423	32933	0.83

CABG, bypass surgery; CCU, coronary or intensive care; echo, echocardiography; EF, radionuclide ejection fraction; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pumping; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.