Table 2 Resources used with their corresponding cost price for 2017. The average exchange rate of euro versus pound sterling and euro versus US dollar in 2017 was €1.00 = £0.88 and €1.00 = $1.13, respectively [29]
Resource | Cost price in € | Source |
|---|---|---|
Medication use (per day) | ||
 Local corticosteroids | 0.38 | Formulary |
 Oral corticosteroids | 0.14 | Formulary |
 Decongestants | 0.33 | Formulary |
 Analgesics | 0.85 | Formulary |
 Antibiotics | 1.87 | Formulary |
 Antihistamines | 0.23 | Formulary |
 Saline solution | 0.07 | Formulary |
 Nasal ointment | 0.67 | Formulary |
Healthcare contacts | ||
 General practitioner visit during office hours | 34.00 | Guideline |
 General practitioner visit after office hours | 109.11 | Guideline |
 General practitioner telephone consultation during office hours | 17.00 | Guideline |
 General practitioner telephone consultation after office hours | 25.00 | Guideline |
 Medical specialist visit during office hours | 93.00 | Guideline |
 Medical specialist visit after office hours | 265.00 | Guideline |
 Medical specialist telephone consultation during office hours | 19.79 | Guideline |
 Medical specialist telephone consultation after office hours | 29.03 | Guideline |
 Medical assistant/therapist visit during office hours | 33.00 | Guideline |
Surgery | ||
 Septoplasty (with or without concurrent turbinate surgery) | 1241 | Guideline and Radboudumc |
Travel expenses | ||
 Taxi kilometer fare | 2.72 | Guideline |
 Taxi start rate | 3.02 | Guideline |
 Car/motor/public transport kilometer fare | 0.19 | Guideline |
 Parking | NA | Cost diary |
Productivity losses | ||
 Hour of work lost (due to healthcare visits) | 34.36 | Guideline |
 Hour of household work lost (due to healthcare visits) | 14.32 | Guideline |
 Hour of work or household work lost (due to illness or postoperative recovery) | 32.64 | Guideline |
Residual expenses | ||
 Paid help | NA | Cost diary |
 Others | NA | Cost diary |