Table 8 Micro-costing of NF procedure
Needle fasciotomy (18-minute procedure) | |
Resource | £ |
Staffing costs | |
Procedure room nurse—band 5 | £4.65 |
Consultant surgeon | £39.38 |
Registrar (in 45% of cases) | £4.00 |
Sub-total | £48.02 |
Consumable costs | |
2-ml syringe | £0.63 |
23-gauge (blue)hypodermic needle | £0.56 |
25-gauge (orange) hypodermic needle | £0.56 |
21-gauge (green) hypodermic needle | £0.56 |
Dressing pack | £0.31 |
Sterile drapes | £0.32 |
Dressings | £3.90 |
Alcoholic chlorhexidine | £14.10 |
5 ml 1% lidocaine | £16.10 |
Non-sterile clinic room blue gloves | £0.06 |
Sub-total | £37.10 |
Overhead cost (@30%) | £25.54 |
Total cost | £110.66 |