The path to sustainable cardiac surgery in Rwanda: analysis of costs for consumables used during cardiac surgery for a non-governmental organization.
Cardiac surgical procedures
Costs and cost analysis
Developing countries
Global health
Journal
Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
ISSN: 1749-8090
Titre abrégé: J Cardiothorac Surg
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101265113
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Oct 2024
01 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
06
01
2024
accepted:
15
09
2024
medline:
2
10
2024
pubmed:
2
10
2024
entrez:
1
10
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Until local healthcare infrastructure is strengthened, cardiac surgical care in low- and middle-income countries is often provided by non-governmental organizations by way of visiting healthcare teams. This is generally considered to be a cost-effective alternative to transporting patients to high income countries for surgical care, but the costs of cardiac surgery consumables under this model are poorly understood. Our objective was to identify the per-patient cost of cardiac surgery consumables used in single and double valve replacements performed by a non-governmental organization in Rwanda. Financial data from 2020 were collected from Team Heart, a non-governmental organization that supports cardiac surgical care in Rwanda. A comprehensive list of consumables was generated, including surgical, perfusion, anesthesia, and inpatient supplies and medications. Acknowledging the variability in perioperative needs, the quantities of consumables were calculated from an average of six patients who underwent single or double-valve replacement in 2020. Total costs were calculated by multiplying purchasing price by average quantity per patient. Costs absorbed by the local hospital were excluded from the calculations. The total cost per patient was estimated at $9,450. Surgical supplies comprised the majority of costs ($6,140 per patient), with the most substantial cost being that of replacement valves ($3,500 per valve), followed by surgical supplies ($1,590 per patient). This preliminary analysis identifies a cost of just over $9,000 per patient for consumables used in cardiac valve surgery in Rwanda, which is lower than the estimated costs of transporting patients to centers in high income countries. This work highlights the relative cost effectiveness of cardiac surgical care in low- and middle- income countries under this model and will be instrumental in guiding the allocation of local and international resources in the future.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Until local healthcare infrastructure is strengthened, cardiac surgical care in low- and middle-income countries is often provided by non-governmental organizations by way of visiting healthcare teams. This is generally considered to be a cost-effective alternative to transporting patients to high income countries for surgical care, but the costs of cardiac surgery consumables under this model are poorly understood. Our objective was to identify the per-patient cost of cardiac surgery consumables used in single and double valve replacements performed by a non-governmental organization in Rwanda.
METHODS
METHODS
Financial data from 2020 were collected from Team Heart, a non-governmental organization that supports cardiac surgical care in Rwanda. A comprehensive list of consumables was generated, including surgical, perfusion, anesthesia, and inpatient supplies and medications. Acknowledging the variability in perioperative needs, the quantities of consumables were calculated from an average of six patients who underwent single or double-valve replacement in 2020. Total costs were calculated by multiplying purchasing price by average quantity per patient. Costs absorbed by the local hospital were excluded from the calculations.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The total cost per patient was estimated at $9,450. Surgical supplies comprised the majority of costs ($6,140 per patient), with the most substantial cost being that of replacement valves ($3,500 per valve), followed by surgical supplies ($1,590 per patient).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
This preliminary analysis identifies a cost of just over $9,000 per patient for consumables used in cardiac valve surgery in Rwanda, which is lower than the estimated costs of transporting patients to centers in high income countries. This work highlights the relative cost effectiveness of cardiac surgical care in low- and middle- income countries under this model and will be instrumental in guiding the allocation of local and international resources in the future.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39354577
doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-03087-x
pii: 10.1186/s13019-024-03087-x
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
574Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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