Table 3 Direct medical and nonmedical expenditure for the three procedures in USD
From: Financial risk of emergency abdominal surgery: a cross sectional study from Ethiopia
Mean Costs in USD (SD) | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All patients | Appendectomy | Laparotomy | Cholecystectomy | |||
Direct medical expenditures | Procedure fee | 4.5(1.7) | 3.9(1.3) | 6.4(1.3) | 4.8(1.4) | 0.601 |
Laboratory | 10.0(18) | 6.4(7.4) | 20.2(31.2) | 7.3(3.9) | < 0.001 | |
Imaging | 21.8(31.7) | 14.6(8.1) | 41.2(56.7) | 20.3(9.9) | < 0.001 | |
Medications | 95.7(46.3) | 80.2(18.0) | 1296(47.1) | 180.2(125.4) | < 0.001 | |
Bed and Ward Services | 8.4(4.9) | 6.7(3.0) | 12.3(6.4) | 12.1(3.9) | < 0.001 | |
Total | 140.5(78.2) | 111.7(26.3) | 200.7(107) | 224.6(141) | < 0.001 | |
Direct Nonmedical expenditures | 16.9(11.5) | 12.8(6.9) | 25.6(13.7) | 27.9(17.4) | < 0.001 | |
Total cost (Mean, SD) | 157.4 (86.6) | 124.5 (27.6) | 226.3 (116.6) | 252.4 (158.0) | 0.001 | |