Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Gordon: Augusta Technical College (about 7 miles; Augusta, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,494) Georgia Regents University (about 11 miles; Augusta, GA; FT enrollment: 6,862)
The researchers applied a value-based analysis approach to implementing a single best practice for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in surgical patients and were able to reduce hospital costs in excess of $1.5 million per year. The study appears in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Therefore, two trials requiring the same exact medical procedures may have differing per-patient trial costs if one incurred higher fixed costs than the other. Total cost for Phase 3 oncology trials fell within a narrower range ($110 million) compared to both Phase 1 ($297 million) and Phase 2 trials ($270 million).