Table 7 Micro-costing of LF procedure
Limited fasciectomy (88-minute procedure) | |
Resource | £ |
Staffing costs | |
Consultant anaesthesiologist | £192.50 |
Operating Department Assistant | £24.13 |
Theatre (scrub) nurses (×2) | £45.46 |
Theatre (runner) nurse | £26.82 |
Theatre auxiliary | £14.58 |
Consultant surgeon | £192.50 |
Registrar (in 45% of cases) | £19.56 |
Sub-total | £515.55 |
Consumable costs | |
Tourniquet (disposable cuff) | £9.90 |
Eschmark exsanguination bandage | £1.68 |
Disposable light handles | £0.42 |
Scalpel blades | £2.32 |
4-0 vicryl rapide suture (2 packets) | £3.80 |
Gelanite | £0.37 |
Melanite | £0.33 |
3-inch plaster wool | £3.54 |
50 cm 3-inch plaster | £1.94 |
Elastoplast 15 cm | £1.09 |
Bradford sling | £14.53 |
Reusable equipment* | |
Lead hand and 5 elastic bands (reusable) | £4.43 |
Black handled scissors | £4.43 |
Orthopaedic tray | £33.24 |
Sub-total | £82.02 |
Overhead cost (@30%) | £179.27 |
Total cost | £776.85 |