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. 2020 May 27;20:257. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02160-3

Table 2.

Summary of resource consumption

Resource Measure Source of data Valuation
Blood transfusion
- Staff Time spent Accounting department Salary
- Transfusion consumables Number and types of transfusion

Patient records

Pharmacy department

Blood bank

Price per item
Drug therapy
- ICT Dose and frequency Patient records Price per item
- Concomitant medication Pharmacy department
Clinic and outpatient
- Staff Number of type Patient records Salary
- Equipment Clinician interviews Cost per test
Overheads Number of items of shared services Accounting department Price per item
Household costs
- Transport and food Expenditure per visit Structured interviews Self-reported