Table 4 Mean cost of post-operative treatment for resected SCCHN patient per year
Followed year after resection | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 4 yr | 5 yr | Grand total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 11,403 | 9,697 | 8,433 | 7,774 | 7,399 | 44,706 |
Secondary Surgery | 208 | 45 | 27 | 29 | 19 | 328 |
Reconstructive surgery | 2,275 | 85 | 49 | 55 | 38 | 2,502 |
Radiotherapy | 187 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 201 |
Chemotherapy | 67 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 113 |
Chemo related condition | ||||||
Anemia | 33 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 45 |
Neutropenia | 36 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 49 |
Thrombocytopenia | 37 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
Nausea/Emesis | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
Mucositis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Pain | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
144 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 192 | |
Inpatient stay | 16,448 | 1,050 | 536 | 378 | 230 | 18,642 |
Inpatient care cost (£) | 19,330 | 1,224 | 641 | 482 | 302 | 21,978 |
Outpatient visit | ||||||
General surgery | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 73 |
Oral surgery | 244 | 128 | 94 | 75 | 63 | 603 |
Restorative dentistry | 24 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 95 |
Oral and maxillo facial surgery | 27 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 94 |
Plastic surgery | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
Pain management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
General medicine | 27 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 109 |
Palliative medicine | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 48 |
Medical oncology | 50 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 111 |
Radiology | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
414 | 249 | 198 | 163 | 143 | 1,167 | |
Radiotherapy | 34 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 57 |
Chemotherapy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Outpatient care cost (£) | 448 | 254 | 206 | 172 | 153 | 1,233 |
Total cost (£) | 19,778 | 1,477 | 847 | 653 | 455 | 23,212 |