Table 2 |
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Unit cost estimates for selected items used in the cost analysis (2005 US$) |
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Investigation/Procedure |
Unit cost (2005 US$) |
Source |
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Inter costal drainage |
21.91 |
Kilifi District hospital |
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Blood transfusion |
34.60 |
National blood transfusion centre |
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Resuscitation |
3.78 |
Tenwek Mission Hospital |
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Chest X-ray |
1.94 |
Kilifi costing, KNH |
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Blood count |
8.26 |
Kilifi District hospital |
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Lumbar puncture laboratory supplies |
1.40 |
NetSPEAR* |
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CSF Kenyatta procedures |
37.80 |
Kenyatta National Hospital |
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CSF Kilifi procedures |
14.69 |
Kilifi District hospital |
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Blood culture |
18.36 |
Kilifi District hospital |
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HIV test |
3.68 |
Kilifi District hospital |
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Ultrasound |
6.05 |
Kenyatta National Hospital |
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Electrolytes |
4.04 |
Kilifi District hospital |
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Glucose |
3.68 |
Kilifi District hospital |
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Blood slide for malaria parasites |
3.50 |
Kenyatta National Hospital |
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Other microbiology |
14.69 |
Kilifi District hospital |
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Day in Kenyatta National Hospital |
17.46 |
Guinness et al (2002)[16] |
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8.85 |
WHO CHOICE 2005 |
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Day in provincial hospital |
13.52 |
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6.48 |
WHO CHOICE 2005 |
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Day in primary referral hospital |
9.57 |
Nganda et al (2003)[17] |
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4.97 |
WHO CHOICE 2005 |
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*NetSPEAR – The Network for Surveillance of Pneumococcal Disease in the East African Region CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid |
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Ayieko et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2009 7:3 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-7-3 |
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