Table 1 Unit costs used associated with the burden of prematurity in Canada
Item | Unit cost ($CAD) | Source/comments |
|---|---|---|
Prenatal unit costs for women at risk of preterm labor* | ||
Inpatient days | 809.87 | Canadian Institute of Health Information [7] |
Additional midwife visits | 23.20 | Working in Canada [32] |
Additional obstetrician visits | 101.70 | OHIP Schedule of benefits [30] |
Cervical cerclage | 145.10 | OHIP Schedule of benefits [30] |
Beta agonists | 6.00 | Ontario Drug Benefit formulary [33] |
Oxytocin receptor antagonists | 67.75 | OHIP Schedule of benefits [30] |
Unit costs for different modes of delivery* | ||
Spontaneous delivery | 498.70*** | OHIP Schedule of benefits [30] |
Instrumental delivery | 625.66*** | OHIP Schedule of benefits [30] |
Elective caesarean | 757.11*** | OHIP Schedule of benefits [30] |
Emergency caesarean | 786.51*** | OHIP Schedule of benefits [30] |
Unit costs associated with neonatal intensive care unit for preterm infants* | ||
Neonatal intensive care | 1,628.60 | OCCI [34] |
Neonatal normal care | 388.00 | OCCI [34] |
Parameters associated with neonatal intensive care unit infrastructure | ||
Cost of building a facility | 2,500,000 | Assumption |
Number of infants cared for simultaneously | 25 | Assumption |
Lifetime of facility (years) | 30 | Assumption |
Resulting cost per infant per day | 9.13 | Function of above parameters |
Unit costs between hospital discharge and age 2 years for preterm infants | ||
Inpatient stay (per day) | 628.49 | Harris 2011 [35] |
Outpatient visits | NA | Physician billings per visit used directly from RAMQ |
Unit costs incurred between age 2 and 10 years for preterm infants* | ||
Pediatric ICU stay (per day) | 2,002.86*** | Harris 2011 [35] |
Pediatric procedures | 111.88* | RAMQ and OCCI [34] |
Other pediatric inpatient stay (per day) | 628.49 | Harris 2011 [35] |
Outpatient visits | NA | Physician billings per visit used directly from RAMQ |
Mainstream primary school | 7,720.05* | Learning Disabilities in Canada Report [12] |
Special school | 15,666.45* | Learning Disabilities in Canada Report [12] |
Indirect costs incurred by families of preterm infants | ||
Gross pay per hour (male, full-time) | 26.33 | Statistics Canada (June 2012) [36] |
Gross pay per hour (female, full-time) | 23.18 | Statistics Canada (June 2012) [36] |
Gross pay per hour (male, part-time) | 15.62 | Statistics Canada (June 2012) [36] |
Gross pay per hour (female, part-time) | 17.36 | Statistics Canada (June 2012) [36] |