Table 3.
The distribution of neonatal intensive care costs
Type of intensive care cost | Amount (US Dollars) (%) |
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Establisment cost of NICU | |
Annual NICU expanses (for preterms) | 473 955 US$ |
Running costs of NICU | 409 580 |
Interventional costs | 128 408 (31.4) |
Personnel salary | 85 182(20.8) |
Ancillary costs | 82 382 (20.1) |
Consumable costs | 39 795 (9.7) |
Drugs | 38 180 (9.3) |
Laboratory/investigational costs | 35 633 (8.7) |