Table 6.
Direct medical costs of dengue hospitalization in pediatric patients by disease severity at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Colombo district, Sri Lanka, 2013
| Cost categories | DF | DHF/DSS | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sample size | 170 | 46 | 216 |
| Medical cost per episode, mean (SD) | 36.5 (16.8) | 81.3 (41.8) | 44.3 (29.1) |
| Medical staff costs, mean (SD) | 18.2 (9.1) | 34.5 (18.4) | 21.6 (13.4) |
| Consultant | 4.6 (2.3) | 6.0 (3.2) | 4.9 (2.6) |
| Senior registrar | 2.1 (1.1) | 2.9 (1.5) | 2.3 (1.2) |
| Registrars | 4.7 (2.4) | 13.6 (7.2) | 6.6 (5.3) |
| Senior house officers | 4.7 (2.4) | 6.2 (3.2) | 5.0 (2.6) |
| Intern house officers | 2.0 (1.0) | 5.9 (3.1) | 2.8 (2.3) |
| IV treatment costs, mean (SD) | 0.9 (0.6) | 6.4 (17.3) | 2.1 (8.3) |
| Fluids | 0.5 (0.5) | 5.9 (17.1) | 1.7 (8.3) |
| Canula and drip set | 0.4 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.3) | 0.4 (0.2) |
| Diagnostics costs, mean (SD) | 17.4 (8.7) | 32.5 (17.3) | 20.5 (12.6) |
| Hospital stay cost per episode, mean (SD) | 31.5 (15.8) | 41.4 (22.2) | 33.6 (17.7) |
| Non-medical staff costs, mean (SD) | 27.9 (13.9) | 36.6 (19.6) | 29.7 (15.7) |
| Administrative costs, mean (SD) | 0.5 (0.3) | 0.7 (0.4) | 0.5 (0.3) |
| Operating costs, mean (SD) | 3.1 (1.6) | 4.1 (2.2) | 3.3 (1.7) |
| Direct medical cost per episode, mean (SD) | 68.0 (31.4) | 122.7 (65.2) | 77.9 (45.9) |
All costs are reported in 2013 US$. DF = dengue fever; DHF = dengue hemorrhagic fever; DSS = dengue shock syndrome; IV = intravenous.