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Hospitalization direct cost of adults with community-acquired pneumonia in Portugal from 2000 to 2009

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dc.contributor.authorAntunes, C.
dc.contributor.authorPereira, M.
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, L.
dc.contributor.authorOrganista, D.
dc.contributor.authorCysneiros, A.
dc.contributor.authorPaula, F.
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Baltazar
dc.contributor.authorBarbosa, P.
dc.contributor.authorBárbara, C.
dc.contributor.authorEscoval, A.
dc.contributor.authorDiniz, A.
dc.contributor.authorFroes, F.
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-05T17:29:10Z
dc.date.available2021-04-05T17:29:10Z
dc.date.issued2020-10
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Hospitalizations due to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in mainland Portugal from 2000 to 2009 accounted for 3.7% of all hospital admissions in population with 18 or more years of age. There is no direct-cost data regarding these admissions. Methods: In this observational descriptive study all adult hospitalizations associated with CAP diagnosis were retrospectively analyzed for the period between 2000 and 2009. Patients under 18 years old, those with pneumonia as secondary diagnosis, patients with tuberculous or obstructive pneumonia, and immunocompromised patients were excluded from the study. The direct cost of hospitalization was calculated according to the diagnosis-related groups (DRG), established for the respective year of hospitalization. Results: There were 294,026 hospital admissions with an average annual direct cost of 80 million Euros, which almost doubled between 2000 and 2009. The average direct hospitalization costs per admission, including wards and Intensive Care Units (ICU), amounted to €2,707, with an increasing trend. The average hospitalization cost was €2,515 for admissions resulting in live discharge, and €3,457 for the deceased. Conclusion: The average direct cost of adult hospitalizations associated with CAP amounted to €2,707 in mainland Portugal from 2000 to 2009, showing an increase of 37.5% in hospitalization cost of living and deceased patients. The economic impact of CAP-related hospital admissions justifies the need for better implementation of preventive measures.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPulmonology. Sep-Oct 2020;26(5):264-267. doi: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2020.02.013. Epub 2020 May 29.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.pulmoe.2020.02.013pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2531-0437
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7642
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevier/ Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologiapt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2531043720300969?via%3Dihubpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCost Analysispt_PT
dc.subjectHealth Economicspt_PT
dc.subjectHospitalizationpt_PT
dc.subjectPneumoniapt_PT
dc.subjectInfecções Respiratóriaspt_PT
dc.subjectCuidados de Saúdept_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.titleHospitalization direct cost of adults with community-acquired pneumonia in Portugal from 2000 to 2009pt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage267pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue5pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage264pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePulmonologypt_PT
oaire.citation.volume26pt_PT
rcaap.embargofctAcesso de acordo com política editorial da revista.pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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