Table 4 Total costs of AGC (US$) in 2013 (n = 82 with complete RU data)
From: The economic burden of advanced gastric cancer in Taiwan
Type of costs | Per patient (US$) a | At nation-level (US$) |
|---|---|---|
Direct medical costs | 26,431 (15,322) | 69,022,360 |
Inpatient costs | 7570 (8671) | 19,769,724 |
Outpatient costs | 3120 (1950) | 8,146,542 |
Chemotherapy related costs | 15,741 (10,963) | 41,106,095 |
- Drug costs | 10,912 (9420) | 28,496,062 |
- Drug administration costs | 3941 (3226) | 10,291,600 |
- Costs of routine examinations | 888 (300) | 2,318,457 |
Direct non-medical costs | 4669 (2462) | 12,193,870 |
Transportation costs | 702 (372) | 1,834,263 |
Caregiver costs | 3967 (2141) | 10,359,607 |
Morbidity costs | 5758 (3053) | 15,035,791 |
Mortality costs | 145,990b | 327,162,561 |
Total costs of AGC | – | 423,414,583 |