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Abstract
Economic constraints remain one of the major limitations on the quality of
health care. Improvement of quality will require optimising facilities within available resources. Our objective was to determine costs of surgery and to identify areas where cost reduction is possible.
PATIENTS AND METHODS:
253 patients undergoing routine major and intermediate surgery during a period
of 3 months were selected at random. All consumables used and procedures
carried out were documented. A unit cost was assigned to each of these. Costing included: investigations,drugs, operations, personnel costs and medical supplies cost.
RESULTS: The mean direct cost was LE 1638. The largest contributory
factors towards total direct cost were, operative costs and personnel costs.
CONCLUSION: Cost reduction in patients undergoing surgery should focus on
decreasing hospital stay.