Direct Medical Costs in Children with Rotavirus and Non-rotavirus Diarrhea Admitted to a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and High Dependency Unit in Delhi.
Indian Pediatr
;
2016 Jul; 53(7): 639-641
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-179135
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To estimate direct medical costs of diarrheal hospitalization of children <5 years admitted in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) or high dependency unit (HDU).Methods:
Analysis of medical records and hospital bills of 84 children during two time frames, 2005-08 and 2012-14.Results:
Direct medical costs in PICU increased from INR 17,941 to INR 50,663 per child for rotavirus diarrhea and INR 11,614 to INR 27,106 for non-rotavirus diarrhea, and in HDU from approximately INR 5,800 to INR 10,500 per child for all-cause diarrhea between the two time frames.Conclusions:
Costs of PICU and HDU care are high and should be included in cost-effectiveness analysis of vaccination.
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Avaliação Econômica em Saúde
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Inglês
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Indian Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2016
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