Table 3.

Direct cost estimates (total and means) according to type of care received in patients with gastric cancer at the National Oncology Institute 2012–2015

Type of care	Patients receiving care (%)*	Total cost (US$)	Mean cost per patient (US$)	95% CI
Overall	524/611 (85.8)	2 231 728	4259	(3915 to 4603)
Hospital admission	449/611 (73.5)	1 156 460†	2576†	(2359 to 2792)
Radiotherapy	110/611 (18.0)	206 872	1881	(1729 to 2033)
Chemotherapy	406/611 (66.4)	652 370	1607	(1363 to 1851)
Surgery	185/611 (30.3)	216 026	1168	(1077 to 1259)

*Since a single patient could receive different types of care, calculations were made separately for each category and percentages do not add up to 100%.

†Calculated for occupied bed-days.

US$, US dollars.