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Table. 1 Estimated resources used and unit costs for treating a patient with opioid overdose

From: Treating patients with opioid overdose at a primary care emergency outpatient clinic: a cost-minimization analysis

Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic Drammen Hospital
Personnel Cost per hour EUR Minutes spent Personnel Cost per hour EUR Minutes spent
Triage nurse 34 (31–37) 6 (3–12) Nurse 1 32 (30–34) 90 (75–105)
Observation nurse 34 (31–37) 90 (75–105) Nurse 2 32 (30–34) 90 (75–105)
Registrar 49 (45–53) 45 (30–60) Intern 40 (37–43) 60 (45–75)
Senior registrar 56 (53–58) 6 (3–12) Senior registrar 50 (47–52) 60 (45–75)
Test/treatment Unit cost EUR Probability of use Test/treatment Unit cost EUR Probability of use
Glucose 16 0.98 (0.96–1.00) Blood testsa 67 0.99 (0.98–1.00)
CRP 9 0.10 (0.05–0.20) Arterial blood gas 30 0.90 (0.80–1.00)
ECG 44 0.03 (0.01–0.05) ECG 44 0.90 (0.85–0.95)
CT head scan 86 0.06 (0.04–0.08) CT head scan 86 0.40 (0.30–0.55)
Naloxone 6 0.10 (0.05–0.15) Naloxone 6 0.80 (0.70–0.90)
    Flumazenil 15 0.50 (0.40–0.60)
    Ringer acetate 5 0.50 (0.40–0.60)
    Intensive care unit   
    Price per 24 h EUR Hours of stay Probability of use
    1042 (834–1250) 8 (6–10) 0.70 (0.60–0.80)
  1. Brackets display range of uncertainty
  2. CRP: C-reactive protein; CT: computed tomography; ECG: electrocardiogram, EUR: European euro
  3. aBattery of blood tests shown in Additional file 1: Table S1