[yellow_lead]

> added one cup of coffee caffeine equivalent to his IV.

> The IV was much more than the cup of coffee

To be clear you mean about same concentration i.e 100mg but higher absorption?

[akiselev]

Starbucks is like $5 per 100-200mg. IV caffeine is like $500 per 100-200mg.

[firstlink]

And pills are like $0 per 100-200mg, so we know why the hospital didn't just use those.

[xyzzy123]

If he's being administered IV caffeine instead of given a cup it's possible that he couldn't take pills either.

[OJFord]

> [cup of coffee] which he couldn't have

Probably 'nil by mouth' (pre-op or something) not just no fluids/coffee.

[chimeracoder]

> To be clear you mean about same concentration i.e 100mg but higher absorption?

I think he means that the IV caffeine cost much more than a cup of Starbucks would have.

[shagie]

The price that the hospital billed was much more than the cup of coffee.