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. 2018 Dec 14;12(12):e0006938. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006938

Table 4. Total cost (direct medical costs and the cost to the patient and caregiver) of DF by year and care setting.

Year Care setting Direct Medical Costs to the Healthcare System*
US$ Average cost
Costs of dengue from the patient’s perspective (direct medical costs + direct nonmedical costs + productivity loss)
US$ Average cost (95%CI)
Totals
US$ Average cost
2012 Outpatients $6,064,041 $103,767
($45,597–$163,834)
$6,167,807
Hospitalized patients $29,249,167 $4,599,711
($2,229,167–$8,576,544)
$33,848,878
Patients in ICU $8,774,710 $228,898
($148,052–$373,229)
$9,003,608
Patients managed in all three settings $44,087,918 $4,932,375
($2,422,817–$9,113,607)
$49,020,293
2013 Outpatients $10,346,634 $177,050
($77,799–$279,538)
$10,523,684
Hospitalized patients $32,857,126 $5,167,097
($2,504,141–$9,634,482)
$38,024,223
Patients in ICU $9,857,093 $257,133
($166,314–$419,268)
$10,114,226
Patients managed in all three settings $53,060,853 $5,601,279 $58,662,133
2014 Outpatients $4,635,180 $79,316
($34,853–$125,230)
$4,714,497
Hospitalized patients $15,120,179 $2,377,793
($1,152,355–$4,433,592)
$17,497,972
Patients in ICU $4,536,033 $118,327
($76,534–$192,939)
$4,654,360
Patients managed in all three settings $24,291,393 $2,575,436 $26,866,829
2015 Outpatients $6,391,957 $109,378
($48,063–$172,693)
$6,501,335
Hospitalized patients $9,893,644 $1,555,870
($754,024–$2,901,049)
$11,449,514
Patients in ICU $2,968,080 $77,426
($50,079–$126,246)
$3,045,505
Patients managed in all three settings $19,253,681 $1,742,674 $20,996,355
2016 Outpatients $4,470,974 $76,506
($33,619–$120,794)
$4,547,480
Hospitalized patients $38,375,956 $1,058,774
($513,116–$1,974,173)
$39,434,730
Patients in ICU $2,019,787 $52,688
($34,079–$85,911)
$2,072,476
Patients managed in all three settings $44,866,717 $1,187,969 $46,054,686

* PAATI methodology;

costs reported by the patients, a bootstrap analysis was performed to assess variability