Туберкулез и болезни лёгких (Mar 2016)
TREATMENT COSTS EVALUATION FOR DRUG SUSCEPTIBLE AND DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN THE UNITS OF TOMSK REGIONAL TB SERVICES
Abstract
Basing on the data of capital expenses and current costs of Tomsk TB Service in 2011, prime costs of 1 month of treatment of a tuberculosis case in various units of TB Service were evaluated. The prime costs of treatment in the in-patient department as per the 1st, 2nd and 3rd regimens made 23,837 RUR per month and it was 89% higher than the cost of treatment in the day hospital (12,612 RUR), and by 173% higher than the treatment in the polyclinic (8,722 RUR), by 145% than treatment at home (9,717 RUR) and by 91% than treatment within the Sputnik program (12,499 RUR). Treatment as per the 4th regimen turned out to be the most expensive in the in-patient hospital (29,880 RUR) exceeding by 55% the treatment cost in the day center (19,336 RUR), by 112% – in the polyclinic (14,107 RUR), by 71% – treatment at home (17,512 RUR), and by 29% – Sputnik program (23,207 RUR).