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. 2021 Jul 3;21:1303. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11314-6

Table 4.

Cost of cardiac medical and intensive care unit care

Cost component Annual total cost to GSH in 2017 (US$) Unit cost per encounter in 2017 (US$)
Costs obtained through step-down approach
Personnel $ 93,000 $ 50
Overheads $ 31,300 $ 17
Maintenance $ 3700 $ 2.0
Consumables $ 23,400 $ 13
Building $ 36,000 $ 20
Equipment & furniture $ 3000 $ 7.2
Step-down sub-total $ 190,000 $ 110
Costs obtained through ingredients approach
Medications $ 9700 $ 32
Blood transfusions $ 14,000 $ 45
Laboratory tests $ 26,000 $ 80
Ingredients sub-total $ 49,000 $ 160
Total cost
Sum of sub-totals $ 240,000 $ 270

Note: totals may differ slightly from individual rows due to rounding