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Table 3 Cost estimation of liver transplantation by expenses

From: A decade of liver transplantation in Mongolia: Economic insights and cost analysis

Types of expenses

Cost /US dollar/

Mean

SD

%

Anesthetic drugs and equipment

Recipient

4,720

1,633

11.9

Donor

457

628

1.2

Medication and instruments during surgery

Recipient

4,076

2,085

10.3

Donor

4,699

1,736

11.9

Drugs and equipment after surgery

Recipient

13,802

6,116

34.8

Donor

987

663

2.5

Blood and blood products

909

1,269

2.3

Diagnosis - Analysis

Recipient

2,950

1,218

7.4

Donor

1,475

609

3.7

Salary

3,306

857

8.3

Household and stationery

736

154

1.9

Food expenses

1,249

190

3.1

Laundry expenses

291

43

0.7

Total

39,657

10,274

100

  1. Note: calculated at the historical exchange rate over the period; sd - standard deviation