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. 2012 Jan 27;7(1):e30362. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030362

Table 3. Specialty-wise disease burden and recurrent cost (diagnostic and medicines) incurred to hospital for treatment on OPD and IPD basis.

Recurrent Monthly Treatment Expenditure using Branded Drugs Recurrent Monthly Treatment Expenditure using Generic Drugs
Department OPD patients visits (per month) IPD Bed-Days OPD IPD Total OPD IPD Total Relative Contribution (%)
ENT 735 (6.8) 97 (8) 463360 107519 570879 272963 59386 332349 4
Dental 554 (5.1) 2 (0.2) 346745 3658 350402 300278 3658 303936 3.6
Skin 1290 (11.9) 170 (8.3) 292776 64107 356882 168410 51121 219531 2.6
Ophthalmology 727 (6.7) 78 (9.3) 951991 588683 1540674 867041 568222 1435262 17.2
Psychiatry 168 (1.6) 17 (0.3) 200055 14338 214393 141003 9302 150305 1.8
Medicine 2400 (22.2) 343 (15.3) 4119882 716528 4836410 2332485 413427 2745912 33
Orthopaedics 974 (9) 488 (14.9) 0.0*
OBG 1540 (14.3) 214 (14.7) 1132900 293062 1425962 812763 221684 1034447 12.4
Paediatrics 1263 (11.7) 253 (11.3) 771727 164589 936316 566264 100540 666804 8
Surgery 1148 (10.6) 321 (17.6) 0.0*
Sub-Total 10800 1984 8279436 1952484 10231920 5461208 1427340 6888547 82.7
Surgical Costs 1441994 1441994 17.3
Total 8279436 1952484 11673914 5461208 1427340 8330541 100

*Contributions of orthopaedics and surgery are clubbed in surgical costs.