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Table 1 Cost Analysis: Base-case Input Variables

From: Unsedated peroral wireless pH capsule placement vs. standard pH testing: A randomized study and cost analysis

Failure rates (1st attempt)

Value (%)

EGD + WC

5

ESM + WC

12

ESM + SC

7

Failure rates (2 nd attempt)*

 

EGD + WC

0%

ESM + WC

20%

ESM + SC

67%

Costs (Direct)

Value ($ CAN)

EGD non-physician

587.95

EGD physician

124.86

ESM non-physician

408.56

ESM physician

103.22

WC non-physician

292.29

WC physician

125.62

SC non-physician

87.89

SC physician

125.62

Costs (Indirect)

 

EGD + WC

315.00

ESM + WC

45.00

ESM + SC

180.00

  1. EGD, esophagoduodenoscopy; ESM, esophageal manometry; SC, standard pH catheter; WC, wireless pH capsule.
  2. * 2nd attempt failures due to patients not wanting the test repeated.
  3. Total cost EGD + WC = $1,445.72
  4. Total cost ESM + WC = $974.69
  5. Total cost ESM + SC = $905.29