Tertiary Unit (n=407) Secondary Unit (n=407)
P value
Personnel (\euro)
Mean ± SD 68.75 ± 14.90 36.90 ± 3.276 0.0011
Percentage contribution to mean total cost/patient, mean [95% CI]
12.58 [10.64-14.51]
9.746 [8.029-11.46]
0.0373
Laboratory & Pathology (\euro)
Mean ± SD 197.6 ± 111.6 96.63 ± 34.44 0.0729
Percentage contribution to mean total cost/patient, mean [95% CI]
32.60 [22.63-42.56]
25.78 [18.22-33.33]
0.2098
Imaging & Endoscopy (\euro)
Mean ± SD 169.5 ± 81.80 157.4 ± 73.94 0.5956
Percentage contribution to mean total cost/patient, mean [95% CI]
29.36 [23.44-35.28]
38.36 [30.73-45.99]
0.0060
Biopsy & cytology techniques (\euro)
Mean ± SD 19.67 ± 10.48 23.34 ± 26.54 0.6042
Percentage contribution to mean total cost/patient, mean [95% CI]
3.678 [2.152-5.203]
5.478 [1.551-9.404]
0.3524
Specialist consultation & referral (\euro)
Mean ± SD 4.273 ± 2.780 7.503 ± 4.854 0.2227
Percentage contribution to mean total cost/patient, mean [95% CI]
0.9188 [0.3693-1.468]
1.789 [1.148-2.430]
0.0804