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Table 3 Cost of DVTa direct-access pathway (the yes/no and follow-up strategy combined) and previous pathway

From: Direct-access to sonographic diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis in general practice: a descriptive cohort study

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Previous pathway

Direct-access pathway

Time (min)b

%c

n

Costs (€)d

Time (min)b

%c

n

Costs (€)d

Before CUSa

Medical Outpatient Clinic

 

100

449

     

 Secretary

2

80

359

342

   

0

 Nurse

30

100

449

7056

  

0

 D-Dimer

x

100

449

3920

  

0

Radiology Department

 

75

337

  

100

449

 

 Secretary

2

80

270

273

3

80

359

545

 Radiologist

15

100

337

6280

15

20

90

1677

 Radiographer

15

100

337

2535

15

20

90

677

 Sonographer

   

15

80

359

2821

 Re-scanning

 

69e

232

  

14

63

 

 Secretary

2

69

232

235

  

0

 Radiologist

15

69

232

4324

  

0

 Radiographer

15

69

232

1745

  

0

 Sonographer

   

15

14

63

495

After CUS

Medical Outpatient Clinic

 

100

337

  

41

184

 

 Secretary

2

100

337

321

2

100

184

176

 Nurse

30

100

337

5296

30

100

184

2892

 D-Dimer

   

x

100

184

1606

 Medical doctor

15

50

169

1907

15

50

92

1038

Total

   

34,234

   

11,927

  1. aDVT Deep vein thrombosis, CUS Compression Ultrasound (Previous: proximal leg, Direct-access: whole-leg)
  2. bEstimated time used per patient by the different health care professionals
  3. cPercent of the population in contact with the health professional or who had D-Dimer taken
  4. dCosts (salary and blood sample costs) €
  5. eAll patients without DVT are re-scanned in previous pathway (DVT n = 105)