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

Table 6.

Cost of cardiac surgical theatre 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 $ 210,000 $ 2300
Maintenance $ 4600 $ 50
Consumables: general $ 62,000 $ 680
Consumables: perfusion $ 250,000 $ 2800
Consumables: anaesthesia $ 19,000 $ 200
Consumables: prosthetic valves $ 91,000 $ 1000
Building $ 46,000 $ 500
Equipment & furniture $ 79,000 $ 3100
Step-down sub-total $ 750,100 $ 11,000
Costs obtained through ingredients approach
Medications $ 45,000 $ 800
Ingredients sub-total $ 45,000 $ 800
Total cost
Sum of sub-totals $ 800,000 $ 12,000

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