Internal Medicine: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-8048
ISSN: 2165-8048
Aurora Flory Aguilar-Pérez
Mexico
Research Article
Estimated Direct Costs of Patients Hospitalized for Severe Acute Respiratory Illness in the Mexican Social Security Institute. Winter Season, 2013-2014
Author(s): David Alejandro Cabrera-Gaytán, Aurora Flory Aguilar-Pérez, Alfredo Vargas-Valerio and Concepción Grajales-MuñizDavid Alejandro Cabrera-Gaytán, Aurora Flory Aguilar-Pérez, Alfredo Vargas-Valerio and Concepción Grajales-Muñiz
Objective: To estimate the direct cost in patients hospitalized for severe acute respiratory infection, 2013-2014 winter season.
Material and methods: We analyzed data on all hospitalizations with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and laboratory-confirmed influenza and the days of hospital stay per patient were determined, according to the level of medical care; so the cost bed/day unit cost of 1) was added a query emergency, 2) a survey of basic clinical laboratory, 3) a chest radiograph, 4) antiviral treatment and 5) confirmatory laboratory diagnosis; by a rising cost of illness approach. Costs were converted to U.S. dollars.
Results: 13,242 cases were reported, of which 3,214 were excluded and removed, the universe of study was 10,028 inpatients. The costs in secondary care were $874,848,088 (US$66,608,9.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-8048.1000180