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Table 5 Assessment of the financial impacts for TCAB1 exams

From: Business intelligence applied to the consumption of iodinated contrast agents in computed tomography scans

Information about the measurement

07/01/2017 to 06/30/2018

07/01/2018 to 06/30/2019

Annual mean

Sum

(24 months)

Total volume used

719,898 mL

705,699 mL

712,799 mL

1,425,597 mL

Volume that could have been used considering the new ICA injection protocol

602,638 mL

599,850 mL

601,244 mL

1,202,488 mL

Excessive volume used

117,260 mL

105,849 mL

111,555 mL

223,109 mL

Value of the excess

US$ 10,553.40

US$ 9,526.41

US$ 10,039.95

US$ 20,079.81

  1. The value used to calculate the projection is based on the last public notice in the electronic bidding model carried out by the HCPA to acquire ICA. The cost of each mL of 300 mg iodine/mL concentration ICA is of US$ 0.09