Real costs per procedure (US$)
| Cost item | EUS-FNA | Mediastinoscopy | Exploratory thoracotomy |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Calculated as 35% of the costs of personnel, equipment, materials, and medication. | |||
| †One overnight stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) was assumed after 10% of the exploratory thoracotomies. | |||
| Personnel | 92 | 308 | 517 |
| Equipment and materials | 498 | 143 | 400 |
| Medication | 2 | 28 | 91 |
| Overheads* | 208 | 168 | 352 |
| Other costs | 0 | 43 | 65 |
| Mean hospitalisation (days) | (0) | (3) | (12) |
| Hospitalisation ($356/day) | 0 | 1068 | 4272 |
| ICU stay (days)† | (0) | (0) | (0.1) |
| ICU stay ($1252/day)† | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| Total costs | 798 | 1758 | 5822 |