Item | Mean value in INR | Range (lower 95% CI to upper 95% CI) |
Costs associated with CLET | ||
First CLET surgery (biopsy) | 34 800 | 10 300 to 86 700 |
General anaesthesia* | 3600 | 2400 to 9300 |
Hospital stay* | 3000 per day | 1200 to 11 000 |
Amniotic membrane | 2500 | – |
Cell culture | 437 500 | 350 000 to 5 25 000 |
Second CLET surgery (transplantation) | 34 800 | 10 300 to 86 700 |
Hospital stay* | 3000 per day | 1200 to 11 000 |
General anaesthesia* | 3600 | 2400 to 9300 |
Fibrin glue | 5900 | 1800 to 14 600 |
Costs associated with SLET | ||
Amniotic membrane | 2500 | – |
Single SLET surgery | 34 800 | 10 300 to 86 700 |
Hospital stay* | 3000 per day | 1200 to 11 000 |
General anaesthesia* | 3600 | 2400 to 9300 |
Fibrin glue | 5900 | 1800 to 14 600 |
*Only for children.
CLET, cultured limbal epithelial transplantation; INR, Indian rupee; SLET, simple limbal epithelial transplantation.