Table 2 Antenatal outpatient costs by mother’s euglycemic status
From: The short-term economic burden of gestational diabetes mellitus in Italy
Category | Resource | Consumption | Code | Unit cost (€) | Total costs per case (€) | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GDM (Diet) | GDM (Insulin) | Euglycemia | GDM (Diet) | GDM (Insulin) | Euglycemia | |||||
Screening | OGTT 75 g | 2 | 2 | 1 | 90.26.4 | 2.38 | 4.76 | 4.76 | 2.38 | [6] |
Self-monitoring blood glucose kit | Glucometer | Yes | Yes | No | – | Free of charge | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Expert opinion |
Test strip | 2/day | 4/day | No | – | 0.55 | 99.0 | 198.0 | 0.0 | ||
Finger stick | 2/day | 4/day | No | – | 0.10 | 18.0 | 36.0 | 0.0 | [24] | |
Insulin therapy | Insulin (shot) | No | 1–2 shots/day | No | – | 6.34 | 0.0 | 570.6 | 0.0 | |
Needle | No | No | – | 0.14 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 0.0 | [24] | ||
Syringe | No | No | – | 0.11 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 0.0 | [24] | ||
Visits and exams | Obstetric visit | Every 3–4 weeks | Every 1–2 weeks | Every 5–6 weeks | 89.26 | 20.66 | 62.0 | 124.0 | 41.3 | Expert opinion; [26] |
Obstetric ultrasound | 2 (at 32th week and 36th week) | No | 88.78.2 | 30.99 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 0.0 | Expert opinion; [17] | ||
Visual field test | 1 | No | 95.05 | 16.78 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 0.0 | [17] | ||
Total costs | 262.5 | 1034.6 | 43.7 | |||||||