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Re:The cost of two weeks in an pediatric/infant ICU by tyingq on Thursday July 29, 2021 @09:53AM (#27996557)
>Maybe, just maybe it also includes the cost of actually administering it by a professional

Nope. That's a separate line item. Appreciate the weird sarcasm though, as if I thought it would be magically administered for free?

>resp tx initial or subsequent qty 33@$318 total $ 10,494 (note: "tx" == therapy)

Also, 3ml takes 5 to 15 minutes to administer. So, even if I'm generous, that respiratory therapist costs $1272/hour.

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Re:The cost of two weeks in an pediatric/infant ICU by whocares2345 on Thursday July 29, 2021 @10:47AM (#27997177)
No it’s not a separate line item.

The administration part includes getting the instruction to do so, retrieving medicine from storage, going to the patient, administering the drug, going back to nursing station and filling in the paper work for the action (there are actually several forms to be filled out). So in reality it takes more like 40 min per IV.

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Re:The cost of two weeks in an pediatric/infant ICU by tyingq on Thursday July 29, 2021 @11:03AM (#27997366)
You seem confused. This is saline for a nebulizer. It would be pretty weird to do that with an IV :)

The line item is for the saline ampoule only, NHRIC item 0487-9003-60. It's in the "Pharmacy" category on the page. The respiratory therapist charges, I already mentioned, are separate.

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Re:The cost of two weeks in an pediatric/infant ICU by kingsloi on Friday July 30, 2021 @09:27AM (#28007721)
Yeah, it was like 1-5 minute prep, leave the room as it's being administered, and then check back later
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