Overview
- The study estimated a mean total cost of $60,466 with pantoprazole versus $65,423 without it, a savings of $4,957 per patient.
- Patients given the drug had shorter stays, averaging 12.4 vs 13.3 days in the ICU and 14.8 vs 16.5 days in the hospital.
- Probabilistic modeling showed pantoprazole was more effective and less costly in 99% of simulations.
- Applying U.S. unit costs in sensitivity analysis increased estimated savings to $10,591 per patient.
- At 50 cents to $2 per dose, the low price and savings that persisted after excluding the highest-cost decile support routine ICU use.