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. 2012 Aug 8;22(1):87–91. doi: 10.1159/000341154

Table 5.

Estimated total direct cost of asthma treatment in Kuwait

Total treatment costs Adults (≥16 years) Children (5 to <16 years) Total
Cost of outpatient visits KD 7,192,183 (USD 25,717,441) KD 4,909,310 (USD 17,554,460) KD 12,101,494 (USD 43,271,906)
Cost of emergency visits KD 9,865,780 (USD 35,277,553) KD 7,109,374 (USD 25,421,337) KD 16,975,153 (USD 60,698,887)
Cost of inpatient visits KD 12,888,813 (USD 46,078,161) KD 12,276,755 (USD 43,898,595) KD 25,165,568 (USD 89,985,756)
Subtotals KD 29,946,776 (USD 107,082,157) KD 24,295,439 (USD 86,874,393) KD 54,242,215 (USD 193,956,550)
Cost of medicines KD 3,995,810 (USD 14,288,013)
Total direct cost of treatment KD 58,238,025 (USD 208,244,564)