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Table 6 Summary of ASP related cost in 4 months period in SICU unit (n = 125)

From: An antibiotic stewardship program in a surgical ICU of a resource-limited country: financial impact with improved clinical outcomes

Variables

Post-ASP Implementation

Pre-ASP Implementation

Net cost saving

Direct ASP costs (US$)

8155

0.0

8155

Indirect ASP costs (US$)

8408

12,683

− 4275

ABXs cost/4 months (US$)

14,000

20,000

− 6000

Net ASP cost/4 months (US$)

30,563

32,683

− 2120

Net ASP cost/year (US$)

91,689

98,049

− 6360

  1. The same brands of all the antibiotics were purchased and used throughout the study in pre and post phases