Table 3 Annual health system costs and unit costs of treatment of patients in Level III PICU
From: Cost analysis of pediatric intensive care: a low-middle income country perspective
Health system costs | US$ (₹) | Percentages | |
|---|---|---|---|
Annual costs | |||
Human Resources | 924,482 | (64316004) | 58.6% |
Physical Space | 253,182 | (17613871) | 16% |
Equipment | 245,519 | (17080756) | 15.6% |
Diagnostics | 101,710 | (7075964) | 6.4% |
Drugs and consumables | 34,826 | (2422844) | 2.2% |
Overheads | 16,965 | (1180255) | 1.1% |
Non- consumable items | 2216 | (154167) | 0.1% |
Total annual health system cost | 1,578,900 | (109844073) | |
Unit costs | |||
Average total cost per patient | 2078 | (144566) | |
Average total cost per bed - day | 415 | (28871) | |
Average health system cost per patient | 1731 | (120425) | |
Average health system cost per bed day | 346 | (24071) | |