The evaluation of health economics on the clinical pathway to infantile rotavirus enteritis / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the influence of the clinical pathway to control on hospital stay and medical expenses of pediatric rotavirus enteritis.Methods 245 infants with IRE were randomly assigned into two groups,109 in research group,136 in control group.All were treated with conventional therapy,for research group with clinical pathway.136 patients with previous medical routine therapy patients in the control group were compared.Compared two sets of average day in hospital,cure rate and cost,expenses for medicine and checking expenses proportion.Results The results shwed that the observation group of children's average hospital stay was lower than the control group,the cure rate higher than that in the control group,each time of total cost,expenses for medicine,each day medicine reducing( P ＜ 0.05 ).Checking expenses proportion was increased ( P ＜ 0.05),as to therapeutic effect,there was significant difference between two groups( P ＜ 0.05 ).Both expenses of drug ratio and ratio of the average daily expenses of drug are reduced.Conclusion Clinical pathway is applied in pediatric rotavirus enteritis can improve recovery rate,reduce hospitalization time and lower hospitalization fees and expenses,charges,medicine and inspection charge proportion.And can improve health education effect and patient satisfaction.