Table 5 Mean cost of health service use (£) over three month follow-up period
NHS Secondary Sector: | Control n = 55 mean (SD) in £ | Steroid n = 54 mean (SD) in £ | Mean difference in £ (95% CI bootstrapped) |
|---|---|---|---|
Injection: | |||
Lignocaine only | 0.25 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | −0.25 (−) |
Lignocaine & steroid | 0.14 (0.71) | 3.74 (0.00) | 3.60 (−) |
Outpatient consultation with ultrasound scan | 145.74 (0.00) | 145.74 (0.00) | 0.00 (−) |
Outpatient follow-up visits: | |||
Return visits | 4.61 (16.60) | 7.04 (20.09) | 2.43 (−4.52, 9.43) |
Inpatient: | |||
Inpatient hospital stay | 2.82 (20.90) | 66.00 (220.39) | 63.19 (11.64, 126.32) * |
Accident and emergency | 2.06 (9.20) | 2.62 (9.93) | 0.56 (−3.05, 4.22) |
Secondary care costs | 155.61 (32.85) | 225.14 (222.19) | 69.53 (18.47, 148.49) * |
NHS Primary Care Sector: | |||
GP consultations | 31.57 (35.77) | 39.95 (56.52) | 8.37 (−8.49, 26.92) |
Other health care practitioner consultations | 14.51 (43.06) | 15.28 (40.55) | 0.77 (−15.10, 16.58) |
Primary care costs | 46.09 (55.89) | 55.23 (72.64) | 9.14 (−14.68, 33.91) |
Total costs | 201.69 (67.74) | 280.37 (246.74) | 78.67 (18.25, 152.34) * |