Cost categories, measurement method and prices used in this economic evaluation
| Cost category | Measurement method | Price (€, 2007) |
| Direct costs | ||
| Diagnostic interventions | Hospital financial administration | Depending on type |
| Therapeutic interventions | Hospital financial administration | Depending on type |
| Treatment time | Times of start and end of treatment | |
| Resident (hour) | 80% treatment time | 53.14 |
| Specialist (hour) | 20% treatment time | 103.64 |
| GP registrar (hour) | 50% treatment time, 30 min debriefing per day | 53.15 |
| GP (hour) | 50% treatment time, 5 min supervision per consultation GP registrar, 30 min debriefing per day | 87.06 |
| Treatment after discharge | AED medical record | |
| GP (visit) | 21.36 | |
| Outpatient clinic (visit) | 105.76 | |
| Municipal Health Services (visit) | 23.49 | |
| Dentist (visit) | 18.26 | |
| Midwife (visit) | 21.79 | |
| AED (visit) | 147.01 | |
| Hospital admission (day) | 503.42 | |
| Indirect costs | ||
| Process time (hour) | Times of entrance and departure from AED | 8.73 |
AED, accident and emergency department; GP, general practitioner.