Hospital-related costs of sepsis around the world: A systematic review exploring the economic burden of sepsis.
J Crit Care
; 71: 154096, 2022 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2015604
ABSTRACT
AIM:
The aim of this study was to examine the quality of manuscripts reporting sepsis health care costs and to provide an overview of hospital-related expenditures for sepsis in adult patients around the world.METHODS:
We systematically searched the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane and Google Scholar to identify relevant studies between January 2010 and January 2022. We selected articles that provided costs and cost-effectiveness analyses, defined sepsis and described their cost calculation method. All costs were adjusted to 2020 US dollars. Medians and interquartile ranges (IQRs) for various costs of sepsis were calculated. The quality of economic studies was assessed using the Drummond 10-item checklist.RESULTS:
Overall, 26 studies met our eligibility criteria. The mean total hospital costs per patient varied largely, between 1101 and 91,951. The median (IQR) of the total sepsis costs per country were 36,191 (17,158 - 53,349), which equals 50 (34 - 84) per capita annually. The relative amount of healthcare budget spent on sepsis was 2.65%, which equals 0.33% of the gross national product (GNP).CONCLUSION:
While general sepsis costs are high, there is considerable variability between countries regarding the costs of sepsis. Further studies examining the impact on sepsis costs, especially on the general ward, can help justify, design and monitor initiatives on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of this time-critical and potentially preventable disease.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hospital Costs
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Sepsis
Type of study:
Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Crit Care
Journal subject:
Critical Care
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jcrc.2022.154096
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