i.v. | Oral | Mean difference (95% CI#) | |
Subjects n | 101 | 97 | |
Cost pre-admission | 80.70±78.12 | 91.42±88.59 | -10.72 (-33.87–12.42) |
Cost of investigations | 71.90±14.69 | 73.36±13.87 | -1.46 (-5.40–2.48) |
Cost of treatment | 1256.30±1235.61 | 769.73±487.06 | 487.57 (233.21–749.93) |
Cost post-discharge | 1.14±7.93 | 2.42±10.92 | -1.28 (-3.93–1.37) |
Cost to health service | 1410.04±1244.18 | 936.94±509.74 | 473.10 (217.80–728.41) |
Cost to families | 187.07±220.72 | 142.39±224.79 | 44.68 (-17.37–106.73) |
Total societal cost | 1597.11±1353.43 | 1079.32±647.04 | 517.78 (222.57–813.00) |
Data are presented as mean±sd £ sterling (2002 prices), unless otherwise stated. #: bootstrap estimation using 1,000 replications, bias corrected.