In Table 4 we provide some evidence of the expected mean cost for each category of resource used in the analysis.
Main Outcome Measures: Average daily charges for specific categories of resource use (eg, room and board, rehabilitation therapies, functional labs).
To evaluate the economic effects of the prescribed treatments, we identified relevant cost categories of resource use by measuring utilization in each resource category (direct and indirect) and identifying the unit costs (prices) of the corresponding category.
34 In a full trial, resources used should be captured prospectively 37 and this pilot study has established that categories of resource use are also important to consider to establish accurate mainstream programme costs.
There were three categories of resource use that could be potential targets for conservation interventions: collection of NTFPs for medicinal use, hunting of galliform species, and collection of NTFPs to cook as vegetables.
The categories of resource use that are included in the study will be determined by the perspective of the analysis whether it is confined to the healthcare system (sometimes referred to as the payer) or includes broader societal costs.
Briefly, data on the units of each category of resources used and valued were gathered by mean of a questionnaire sent to each hospital participating in the study.
Switching to the standard care plus temperature monitoring strategy adds additional cost to the sub-optimal strategy of approximately US$22 million.> Figure 2 shows the COI results by category of resources used.
Therefore, in addition to a disease-specific module, the instrument includes a generic module collecting data on a broad range of resource use categories.
