Table 2 Unit costs and costs sources
Unit cost | Sources | |
|---|---|---|
Nurse hourly cost | € 31 | Federico II University Hospital accounting office |
Nephrologist hourly cost | € 52 | |
Materials | € 0.73 | Referral prices 2016 [15] |
IV iron (1 pack. 312,5 mg) | € 4.36 | Ex-Factory Price, AIFA 2014 [16] |
Sucrosomial Iron (1 pack. 600 mg) | € 24.90 | Public purchase price |
Transportation cost/km | € 0.30 | ACI GU 2018 [17] |
Productivity loss/hour | € 28 | Eurostat 2016 [18] |
Hospitalization cost | € 260 | DRG 316 [21] |