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Table 1 Costs taken from hospital accounting

From: Preconditioning with levosimendan reduces postoperative low cardiac output in moderate-severe systolic dysfunction patients who will undergo elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a cost-effective strategy

UNITS

COSTS (€)

PROCEDURES

 

 Surgery

6269.20

 Hemofilter kit

173.82

 Mechanical ventilation at ICU

460.00

SUPPLEMENTAL TESTS

 Laboratory profile*

85.96

 Electrocardiogram

20.37

 Echocardiogram

120.36

MEDICATION

 Amiodarone prophylaxis (tablet)

0.11

 Amiodarone 150 mg (IV ampoule)

0.25

 Furosemide 20 mg (IV ampoule)

0.13

 Atorvastatin 20 mg (tablet)

0.07

 Bisoprolol 5 mg (tablet)

0.08

 Acetylsalicylic acid 100 mg (tablet)

0.03

 Dalteparin 5000 IU (SC, prefilled syringe)

0.31

 Acetaminophen 1 g IV (vial)

0.53

 Norepinephrine 10 mg (1 vial)

0.95

 Dobutamine 250 mg (1 vial)

1.38

 Levosimendan

581.63

 Oral paste/day

5.50

 Decontaminating solution

10.00

 Effluent bag

8.98

STAYS

 Coronary care unit

909.79

 ICU

1266.95

 Hospital ward

234.12

  1. €: euro, ICU: intensive care unit, IV: intravenous