Cost analysis of blood transfusion in ENT
Cost analysis was conducted using the 2015 NICE cost analysis for blood
transfusion. The total cost of administering the first unit was shown to
be £170.14, whilst each subsequent unit cost £162.01. This included
staffing, procedural and consumable costs of £48.30 and £40.17
associated with first and subsequent units,
respectively.11 The cost incurred by the department
has fallen by over £2000 over the 5-year period (Table 3).