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Table 6 Cost of cardiac surgical theatre care

From: Health system costs of rheumatic heart disease care in South Africa

Cost component

Annual total cost to GSH in 2017 (US$)

Unit cost per encounter in 2017 (US$)

Costs obtained through step-down approach

 Personnel

$ 210,000

$ 2300

 Maintenance

$ 4600

$ 50

 Consumables: general

$ 62,000

$ 680

 Consumables: perfusion

$ 250,000

$ 2800

 Consumables: anaesthesia

$ 19,000

$ 200

 Consumables: prosthetic valves

$ 91,000

$ 1000

 Building

$ 46,000

$ 500

 Equipment & furniture

$ 79,000

$ 3100

 Step-down sub-total

$ 750,100

$ 11,000

Costs obtained through ingredients approach

 Medications

$ 45,000

$ 800

 Ingredients sub-total

$ 45,000

$ 800

Total cost

 Sum of sub-totals

$ 800,000

$ 12,000

  1. Note: totals may differ slightly from individual rows due to rounding