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Table 3 Cost of acute RSV-ARLTI detailed by cost categories

From: Cost of illness due to respiratory syncytial virus acute lower respiratory tract infection among infants hospitalized in Argentina

Costs (mean, SD)

RSV-ARLTI (N = 256)

Total (n = 256)

Ward (n = 248)

PICU (n = 8)

p

Laboratory test

 Median

5.75

4.87

86.26

 

 IQR

3.50–15.02

3.50–10.25

53.49–128.76

0.000

 Mean

13.24

9.17

93.85

 

 CI 95%

10.53–15.95

7.54–10.79

53.81–133.88

 

Labor costs

 Median

358.23

307.06

562.94

 

 IQR

204.71–511.76

204.71–460.59

255.88–1731.18

0.106

 Mean

383.15

363.39

995.51

 

 CI 95%

345.60–420.70

336.18–390.61

50.85–1940.17

 

Drugs

 Median

5.36

5.36

116.40

 

 IQR

4.99–11.35

4.99–10.78

32.61–178.89

0.0013

 Mean

12.71

9.68

106.68

 

 CI 95%

9.82–15.60

8.53–15.60

38.57–174.79

 

Feedinga

 Median

12.60

12.60

67.83

 

 IQR

7.20–21.00

7.20–19.80

37.60–79.23

0.0001

 Mean

22.26

20.96

62.38

 

 CI 95%

19.03–25.48

17.81–24.11

40.15–84.60

 

Imaging diagnosis

 Median

12

12

36

 
 

12.00–12.00

12.00–12.00

12.00–36.00

0.000

 Mean

12.44

11.80

32.5

 

 CI 95%

11.74–13.15

11.50–12.09

13.63–51.37

 

Supplies

 Median

1.56

1.56

16.46

 

 IQR

1.56–3.12

1.56–3.12

8.58–18.02

0.001

 Mean

4.60

4.32

13.30

 

 CI95%

3.90–5.30

3.64–5.00

7.18–19.42

 

Oxygen supply

 Median

40.38

40.38

102.62

 

 IQR

20.19–60.56

20.19–59.72

54.68–144.68

0.0014

 Mean

49.52

47.73

104.94

 

 CI95%

44.52–54.52

42.87–52.59

56.59–153.29

 

Overheadb

 Median

85.4

73.20

128.10

 

 IQR

48.80–122.00

48.80–109.80

79.30–134.20

0.047

 Mean

87.40

86.63

111.32

 

 CI95%

81.06–93.74

80.14–93.12

83.83–138.82

 

Equipment depreciationc

 Median

1.1

1.1

34.99

 

 IQR

1.10–1.91

1.10–1.64

26.22–46.86

0.000

 Mean

2.47

1.38

36.32

 

 CI95%

1.67–3.28

1.30–1.46

24.40–48.25

 

Total cost

 Median

514.44

497.79

1293.31

 

 IQR

304.23–739.66

304.04–737.04

622.60–2386.02

0.0058

 Mean

587.79

556.53

1556.81

 

 CI95%

535.25–640.33

514.59–598.48

512.21–2601.40

 
  1. RVS-ALRTI respiratory syncytial virus acute lower respiratory tract infection, PICU pediatric intensive care unit, CI Confidence interval
  2. aPatient and one parent (either food or milk for patients under 6 months old)
  3. bBedding and linens, maintenance, and administrative expenses
  4. cIncludes equipment for mechanical ventilation, vital signs monitor, saturometer, infusion pump, and imaging
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