Il Costo Ospedaliero di Trattamento di un Episodio di Infezione da Clostridium Difficile in Italia:

Global & Regional Health Technology Assessment

NicolaPetrosillo¹ 

关键词: Cost;    Clostridium difficile;    Hospital;   

DOI  :  10.5301/grhta.5000257

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

The cost of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in hospital in ItalyObjectiveTo describe characteristics, resource utilization and cost for patients experiencing a primary episode of CDI and recurrent CDI.MethodsA retrospective observational cohort study was conducted. CDI data were collected with an electronic case report form (CRF) from five Hospitals in Italy. Hospitals collected all resource use attributable to CDI during the period 2011-2014. All resource use from initial presentation to the healthcare provider for CDI symptoms, until resolution of infection attributable to CDI in each enrolled patient was included. The patient cohort was analysed both as a whole and in stratified subgroups (by age, gender and co-morbidities). The impact of CDI on hospital length of stay (LOS) was used to calculate CDI-attributable costs. The total cost of a CDI episode was estimated by multiplying each resource used by its unit cost (national tariffs and market prices); finally, the mean cost/patient was calculate...

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