Table 1 Annual healthcare resources utilization and cost/patient, general administration of hepatitis viruses control Egypt
Item | Unit cost (L.E/Unit) | Annual cost of utilization/clinical stage (L.E./year) | Average/median of annual cost for all clinical stages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chronic Hepatitis | Compensated cirrhosis | Decompensated cirrhosis | Hepatocellular carcinoma | Liver Transplantation | |||
I. Outpatient visit | 20 | 40 | 80 | 240 | 360 | 600 | 264 L.E. |
II. Investigations | 14,388 L.E. | ||||||
II.1. Liver function | 150 | 300 | 600 | 1800 | 2700 | 4500 | |
II.2. CBC | 40 | 80 | 160 | 480 | 720 | 1200 | |
II.3. AFP | 100 | 200 | 400 | 1200 | 1800 | 3000 | |
II.4. PCR | 800 | 1600 | 3200 | 9600 | 14,400 | 24,000 | |
III. Treatment | Median annual cost: 13,200 | ||||||
IV. Treatment of side effects | NA | NA | 3250 | 13,000 | 325,000 | Median annual cost: 13,000 L.E. | |
V. Hospitalization | NA | NA | 25,200 | 25,200 | 8400 | 19,600 L.E. | |
VI. Liver Transplantation operation | |||||||
VI.1. Preoperative diagnosis and laboratory investigations | 20,000–40,000 | Median annual cost: 186,500 L.E. | |||||
VI.2. Operation cost | 150,000 | ||||||
VI.3. Postoperative care | 3000–10,000 | ||||||