...and about a third less expensive than admission for observation

doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7566.0-a

BMJ 2006;333 (2 September), doi:10.1136/bmj.333.7566.0-a

...and about a third less expensive than admission for observation

In a related prospective cost effectiveness analysis, Norlundand colleagues (p 469) compared the costs of immediate computedtomography during triage of patients with mild head injury withthose of observation in hospital, and they found computed tomographyto be more cost effective. The costs per patient for the acutestage of management and complications were ${euro}$ 461 (£314,$582) in the computed tomography group and ${euro}$ 677 (£462,$854) in the observation group. After three months, total costsper patient were ${euro}$ 718 and ${euro}$ 914 respectively.

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