Table 2 Categorized direct costs of DFU
From: Economic burden of diabetic foot ulcer: a case of Iran
Cost sub-category | percent | Mean (SD) | Confidence interval | Median (IQR) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower limit | Upper limit | ||||
Visit and consultation | 8.60 | 221.81(320.91) | 194.71 | 248.92 | 135.41(225.34) |
Bed | 29.54 | 762.70(1056.58) | 673.46 | 851.93 | 453.62(678.02) |
Diagnosis | 16.95 | 437.72(646.44) | 383.12 | 492.31 | 264.81(425.26) |
Consumed drug and tool | 30.41 | 785.22(1141.75) | 688.80 | 881.65 | 455.01(715.76) |
Hoteling | 1.66 | 42.79(60.73) | 37.66 | 47.91 | 25.11(38.97) |
Operation room and surgery | 9.02 | 233.11(372.42) | 201.65 | 264.56 | 146.68(217.88) |
Non-medical direct costs | 3.82 | 98.67(159.18) | 85.22 | 112.11 | 56.19(98.42) |
Total direct cost | 100 | 2582.04(3633.41) | 2275.18 | 2888.90 | 1575.04(2415.01) |