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Table 2 Costs per strategy

From: Economic analysis including long-term risks and costs of alternative diagnostic strategies to evaluate patients with chest pain

Strategy

Costs per strategy($)

Costs per patient correctly identified ($)

Costs per radiation exposure($)

Total Costs per strategy($)

Costs per patient correctly identified ($)

1. cTnI

1.704.161

2.051

0

1.704.161

2.051

cTnT

1.814.482

2.086

0

1.814.482

2.086

2. ex-ECG

1.608.327

1890

0

1.608.327

1.890

3. ex-Echo

750.282

803

0

750.282

803

4. PhSE

525.495

533

0

525.495

533

5. ex-SPECT-TcS

1.359.953

1521

100.552*

1.460.505

1.634

6. CA

5.548.794

29.673

60.939**

5.609.733

29.999

  1. Costs are expressed in US dollars
  2. * per 1000 patients ($101 per patient)
  3. ** per 1000 patients ($61 per patient)