Table 2.
Semi-variable costs per month per patient
| Haemodialysis | Peritoneal dialysis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost for maintenance (R) | Cost for access (R) | Cost (US$) | Contribution to total semi-variable costs (%) | Cost for maintenance (R) | Cost for access (R) | Cost (US$) | Contribution to total semi-variable costs (%) | |
| Nursing assistant | 924.00 | 0.00 | 70.68 | 10.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Dialysis nurse | 2,700.00 | 0.00 | 206.52 | 30.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Registrar | 4,200.00 | 0.00 | 321.25 | 47.70 | 350.00 | 0.00 | 26.77 | 35.30 |
| Nurse | 0.00 | 28.25 | 2.16 | 0.32 | 28.25 | 28.50 | 4.34 | 5.72 |
| Social worker | 243.48 | 20.29 | 20.18 | 3.00 | 20.29 | 20.29 | 3.10 | 4.09 |
| Phlebotomist | 157.44 | 0.00 | 12.04 | 1.79 | 13.12 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.32 |
| Anaesthesiology per hour | 0.00 | 450.00 | 34.42 | 5.11 | 0.00 | 450.00 | 34.42 | 45.39 |
| Dieticians | 0.00 | 81.00 | 6.20 | 0.92 | 0.00 | 81.00 | 6.20 | 8.17 |
Currency conversion rate: 1 US Dollar (US$) = 13.07380 Rand (R)