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Table 5 Treatment cost per patient by cost component and care pathway

From: Comparison of COVID-19 hospitalization costs across care pathways: a patient-level time-driven activity-based costing analysis in a Brazilian hospital

Variables

Emerg. + Ward

Emerg. + Ward + ICU

Ward + ICU

Emerg. + ICU

ICU Only

Total

 

N = 118 (57)

N = 43 (21)

N = 27 (13)

N = 8 (4)

N = 12 (6)

N = 208 (100)

Cost components

 Infrastructure

135 (136)

1403 (1161)a

1197 (1080)a

1416 (989)a

1910 (1532)a

687 (1005)

98 (41; 177)

998 (516; 1798).

763 (511; 1654).

1361 (606; 2221).

1490 (706; 2652).

202 (76; 763)

 Meds

202 (290)

1074 (1313)a

1005 (1198)a

953 (681)a

2646 (4452)a

656 (1432)

90 (40; 225)

594 (270; 1398).

463 (249; 1497).

908 (570; 1351).

1189 (332; 2318).

225 (74; 613)

 Exams

198 (192)

719 (589)a

540 (435)a

780 (807)a

1060 (1038)a

422 (521)

155 (114; 222)

514 (296; 988).

362 (230; 762).

455 (399; 880).

752 (463; 1073).

225 (139; 440)

 Labor

1575 (1540)

9838 (7479)a

8310 (7012)a

9069 (6448)a

12,094 (9711)a

5053 (6466)

1157 (547; 1951)

7613 (4253; 12,073).

5672 (3328; 10,771).

8438 (3744; 14,224).

9368 (4322; 17,171).

2243 (891; 6029)

Total cost

2111 (2077)

13,033 (10,163)a

11,052 (9439)a

12,219 (8683)a

17,709 (16,020)a

6818 (9043)

1533 (813; 2649)

10,388 (5450; 16,069).

7276 (4223; 14,512).

11,315 (5289; 18,605)

13,519 (5637; 23,373)

2879 (1215; 8140)

Daily cost

366 (116)

328 (302; 402)

534 (122)a

536 (421; 643).

521 (93)a

524 (451; 596).

739 (50)abc

726 (704; 742)....

758 (87)abc

757 (702; 813). ..

458 (164)

410 (322; 575)

  1. Data expressed as mean cost (SD) and median cost (IQR) in International Dollar. Exchange rate 0.44 to Brazilian Reais. Multiple comparisons using Dunn’s test: a. p < 0.001 vs. Emergency + Ward, b. p < 0.001 vs. Emergency + Ward + ICU, c. p < 0.001 vs. Ward + ICU