Direct costs for procedures and treatments
| Variable | Mean baseline cost (US$) |
|---|---|
| OLT, orthotopic liver transplantation; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma. | |
| Direct cost of procedures | |
| Analytical data and imaging techniques | |
| Analytical data (including AFP) | 80 |
| Doppler ultrasound | 113 |
| Spiral computed tomography scan | 266 |
| Bone scintigraphy | 100 |
| Treatments | |
| Surgical resection | 13 330 |
| Percutaneous ethanol injection | 3990 |
| Orthotopic liver transplantation | 73 330 |
| Follow up while on waiting list | |
| After resection | |
| First year | 1000 |
| Second year | 4000 |
| After percutaneous ethanol injection | |
| First year | 4830 |
| Second year | 9330 |
| After dropout | |
| First year | 8130 |
| Second year | 13 065 |
| Follow up after OLT | |
| First year | 26 660 |
| Second year and thereafter | 13 330 |
| Outcomes | |
| HCC related terminal care | 6660 |
| Death after OLT | 13 330 |