Table 3 Costs of therapeutic interventions in the ICU (US Dollars)

ICU bed cost

190.8 (166.4)

230.2 ± 120.2

92.4 (78.6)

113.5 ± 72.2

<0.0001

Antibiotics

589.6 (378.3)

576.7 ± 362.4

98.9 (141.1)

219.2 ± 458.2

<0.002

Laboratory

400.6 (264.5)

435.0 ± 273.4

106.8 (127.3)

112 ± 134.2

<0.0001

Other drugs

218.3 (587.8)

497.4 ± 553.5

135.8 (229.5)

204.3 ± 288.4

0.032

Mechanical ventilation

90.8 (68.5)

108.9 ± 51.2

0.0

11.9 ± 23.6

<0.0001

Respiratory circuit. filters

60.5 (36.6)

59.7 ± 36.4

0.0

10.7 ± 21.5

<0.0001

Tracheal aspiration

298.9 (146.8)

321.9 ± 159.8

0.0

21.7 ± 40.8

<0.0001

IV infusion sets

84.6 (64.1)

97.3 ± 37.9

33.7 (13.5)

40.2 ± 23.7

<0.0001

CVC

26.1 (0.4)

29.9 ± 11.6

26.1 (0.0)

21.3 ± 11.3

0.021

Enteral nutritional products

113.1 (163.7)

137.3 ± 211.5

0.0 (0.0)

13.0 ± 37.4

0.002

Parenteral nutritional products

0.0 (82.2)

76.1 ± 111.5

0.0 (0.0)

12.9 ± 42.2

0.008

Urinary catheters

5.3 (1.4)

6.4 ± 3.4

5.3 (0.0)

5.0 ± 1.5

0.028

Monitorization

114.8 (81.5)

131.3 ± 54.6

32.6 (32.6)

49.9 ± 27.4

<0.0001

Wound dressing

26.6 (23.2)

38.8 ± 17.5

9.3 (7.1)

11.6 ± 8.4

<0.0001

Blood transfusion

0.0 (116.3)

90.3 ± 177.1

0.0 (0.0)

21.3 ± 51.9

0.038

Total

2839.3 (1585.6)

2832.2 ± 1329.0

653.4 (825.2)

868.5 ± 428.0

<0.0001