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Table 2 Costs of Tier 4 Pathways classified as low medium and high intensity

From: Variations in bariatric surgical care pathways: a national costing study on the variability of services and impact on costs

Health Board

Pre-op (Base Case)

Pre-op (SA)

Post-op (Base Case)

Post-op (SA)

Intensity

1

£681

£1071

£458

£526

High

2

£212

£423

£259

£259

Low

3

£185

£231

£452

£458

Medium

4

£340

£359

£225

£261

Low

5

£138

£226

£414

£483

Medium

6

£408

£798

£209

£356

Medium

7

£498

£544

£339

£339

Medium

8

£472

£472

£339

£339

Medium

9

£425

£539

£248

£896

High

10

£478

£478

£398

£398

Medium

Tier 4 summary costs

Mean

SE

95% CI

Min/Max

 

Pre-op (Base Case)

£384

£53

£264, £503

£138, £681

 

Pre-op (SA)

£514

£81

£331, £697

£226, £1071

 

Post-op (Base Case)

£334

£30

£266, £402

£209, £458

 

Post-op (SA)

£432

£59

£299, £564

£259, £896

 
  1. Base case = average number of appointments
  2. Sensitivity analysis = maximum number of consultations
  3. Assumed surgical assessment of 20–40 min where not stated by 4 boards