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. 2020 May 13;15(5):e0232873. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232873

Table 2. Time required for data collection (days) per input resource.

Input resource Data type Time required for collection
Negotiation& waiting (Days) (Median, Interquartile Range) Actual Collection (Person-days) (Median, Interquartile Range)
Human resource HR Salary & Incentives 12.5 (8.13–30) 12 (5–18)
Leave 9.75 (4.75–28.75) 8 (5–11)
Time allocation 7 (4.88–10) 12 (9–26)
Physical area/ building Building area measurement 14.50 (3.25–27.5) 17 (5–30)
Determination of rental price 2 (1–7) 3 (1–6)
Consumables Consumables used 13.75 (4.25–23.25) 15 (6–27)
Prices of consumables 13 (6.25–26) 15 (5–25)
Furniture / Non-consumables Furniture items used 6.5 (3.25–14.75) 28 (10–30)
Prices of non-consumable items 8 (5–19.38) 15 (6–25)
Information on average life of furniture items 4 (2.13–7) 12 (4–16)
Equipment Equipment used 7 (5.50–11.63) 16 (9–26)
Equipment procurement prices 8.50 (4.25–22.5) 15 (8–25)
Average life of equipment 4.50 (2–7) 12 (5–16)
Usage of equipment in different procedures 6 (4–9.25) 15 (9–18)
Overheads Electricity 3 (2.25–8.88) 6 (3–14)
Building Maintenance 3 (2.50–7) 4 (2–8)
Equipment Maintenance 3 (2–7) 4 (2–10)
Laundry 6 (2–21) 8 (5–10)
Dietetics 7.25 (3.50–20.13) 8 (6–9)
Biomedical waste management 5 (2.50–11.25) 4 (2–10)
Service provision data Annual patient load data (OPD/IPD/ Surgeries) 7.25 (6–14) 20 (12–25)
Average time of each procedure 5.50(2–13) 4 (3–13)
Average length of stay in ICU and IPD 4.50 (2–13.75) 4 (2–11)
Diagnostics used in each procedure 3.50 (2–7) 6 (4–15)
Average OPD visits (pre and post procedure) 2 (2–7) 6 (3–11)
List of drugs and consumables purchased by patient before procedure 2 (1–7) 4 (2–6)