In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 18, No. 1 ( 2023-1-25), p. e0280940-
Abstract:
Describe healthcare resource use and costs per hospitalized coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patient during the three main outbreak waves. Methods A retrospective observational study. COVID-19 patient data were collected from a dataset from 17 hospitals in the HM Hospitals Group. Mean total costs per hospitalized patient and per day were estimated in each wave, as defined by the Spanish National Health System perspective. In addition, costs were estimated for both patients admitted and those not admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and were stratified by age groups. Results A total of 3756 COVID-19 patients were included: 2279 (60.7%) for the first, 740 (19.7%) for the second, and 737 (19.6%) for the and third wave. Most (around 90%) did not require ICU treatment. For those patients, mean ± SD cost per patient ranged from €10 196.1 ± €7237.2 (mean length of stay [LOS] ± SD: 9.7 ± 6.2 days) for the second wave to €9364.5 ± €6321.1 for the third wave (mean 9.0 ± 5.7 days). Mean costs were around €1000 per day for all the waves. For patients admitted to the ICU, cost per patient ranged from €81 332.5 ± €63 725.8 (mean 31.0 ± 26.3 days) for the second wave to €36 952.1 ± €24 809.2 (mean 15.7 ± 8.2 days) for the third wave. Mean costs per day were around €3000 for all the waves. When estimated by age, mean LOS and costs were greater in patients over 80 when not admitted to the ICU and for patients aged 60 to 79 when admitted to the ICU. Conclusions LOS was longer for patients admitted to the ICU (especially in the first two waves) and for older patients in our study cohort; these populations incurred the highest hospitalization costs.
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Online Resource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0280940
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Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2023
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