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Table 7 Summary costs: Aggregate costs to GSH in 2017 and estimated annual costs per-patient

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

Clinical unit

Aggregate cost to GSH in 2017 (US$)

% share of aggregate total cost

Estimated per-patient annual cost (US$)

% share of per-patient annual cost

Outpatient clinic

$ 400,000

21%

$ 930

25%

Cardiac medical intensive care unit and ward

$ 240,000

13%

$ 82

2.1%

Cardiac catheterisation lab

$ 490,000

26%

$ 360

9.4%

Surgical theatre

$ 800,000

41%

$ 2500

65%

Total

$ 1,900,000

 

$ 3900

 
  1. Note: percentages and sums may differ from totals due to rounding