Table 1—

Unit costs for the most important types of resource utilisation

Type of healthcareUnitUnit costs €#
Contacts with care providers
 General practitionerContact21
 Medical specialist, general hospitalContact59
 PhysiotherapistContact24
 DieticianContact31
 Respiratory nurseContact27
 Other therapistsContact24–75
Hospital care
 General hospitalDay356
 University hospitalDay502
 Daycare treatmentDay242
 Emergency DepartmentVisit147
 AmbulanceRide359
Pulmonary rehabilitation centre
 Inpatient dayDay379
Paid and unpaid help
 Home careHour32
 Informal care/unpaid household helpHour8.70
Oxygen therapyDay4.00
Respifor®Unit2.76
Travel expenses, public transport/carKilometre0.17
Productivity costHour46.61
  • #: 2007 values. Respifor® is manufactured by Nutricia BV, Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.