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Table 3 Mean component costs and mean total healthcare and societal costs per patient for septoplasty and non-surgical management after 12 and 24 months. The average exchange rate of euro versus pound sterling and euro versus US dollar in 2017 was €1.00 = £0.88 and €1.00 = $1.13, respectively [29]

From: Septoplasty versus non-surgical management for nasal obstruction in adults with a deviated septum: economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial

Resource

Mean costs in € (95%CI)

Septoplasty, 0–12 months (N = 90)

Non-surgical management, 0–12 months (N = 92)

Septoplasty, 0–24 months (N = 68)

Non-surgical management, 0–24 months (N = 65)

Medication use

41 (31 to 53)

103 (87 to 119)

56 (38 to 78)

150 (123 to 179)

Healthcare contacts

387 (355 to 423)

117 (82 to 155)

366 (334 to 400)

219 (143 to 313)

Surgery

1241 (1241 to 1241)

270 (172 to 379)

1241 (1241 to 1241)

358 (227 to 492)

Total healthcare costs

1670 (1634 to 1710)

489 (359 to 622)

1663 (1623 to 1706)

727 (533 to 941)

Travel expenses

37 (31 to 44)

9 (5 to 13)

41 (34 to 50)

15 (7 to 24)

Productivity losses

1680 (1429 to 1947)

714 (475 to 1002)

1707 (1399 to 2019)

999 (648 to 1416)

Residual expenses

18 (3 to 36)

1 (0 to 2)

12 (3 to 26)

11 (2 to 24)

Total societal costs

3404 (3108 to 3702)

1212 (881 to 1575)

3423 (3088 to 3767)

1752 (1234 to 2393)