significantly higher for the first day in the present study.
In our study the mean day one variable cost was INR
6,859 as compared to mean daily total variable cost of
INR 5,486. The mean daily drug cost in our study was
INR 3,824 which represented 36.9% of the total cost and
69.7% of the variable cost.
The total cost of RICU stay was sum total of the total
variable cost and the total fixed cost. In our study, the
total cost per day was INR 10,364 (US $ 222). Other types