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Table 4 Cost savings compared with bed day costs around the world

From: Value of hospital antimicrobial stewardship programs [ASPs]: a systematic review

 

United States

European Union

United Kingdom

Annual Per Patient Cost Savings with ASP

$732.00

€198.00

£304.00

Average Hospital Bed Day Cost, 2015

$2271 [2]

€328.64 [154, 155]a

£375.86 [154, 155]a

Estimated Cost Offset as a Bed Day Saved Annually

32%

60%

80%

  1. aOriginal WHO 2008 costs in I$ were inflated to 2015 costs and converted to Euro or Pound Sterling