Cost analysis and outcomes of simple elbow dislocations

Table 1 Costs of treatment, investigations and support services

Category	Item	Cost (£)
Hospital Services	A and E attendance leading to admission	95
	A and E attendance not leading to admission	76
	Minor Injuries leading to admission	34
	Minor Injuries not leading to admission	42
	Walk in centre leading to admission	31
	Walk in centre not leading to admission	34
	Theatre session (including recovery)	880
Hospitalisation/day	Acute Care Adult wards admission per day	269
Follow-up	Outpatient clinic (new)	116
	Outpatient clinic (follow-up)	93
Support Services	Physiotherapy/session in clinic	34
Radiology	X-ray	59.5
	Computed tomography scan	225
	Magnetic resonance imagingscan	280
	Radiographer per twenty minutes clinic visit (includes A and E)	13