COST ANALYSIS OF STROKE CASES ADMITTED TO OUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN TÜRKIYE
Objective: It was aimed to investigate and costs of stroke patients.
Materials and methods: A database of stroke patients admitted between November 15th, 2016, and November 15th, 2017.was constructed. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize cost and patients’ demographics. Mann-Witney U test was used in the analysis of nonparametric data. A value of p<0.05 was considered statistically significant
Results: A total of 91 patients were analyzed, the median age was 79 (12) years.
The median cost for ischemic stroke patients included in our study was $573.78 [$1307.75], while for hemorrhagic stroke patients, it was $1161.69 [$2128]. We found a statistically significant difference in costs between stroke types (p<0.05). The cost of hemorrhagic stroke to our hospital was higher.
Conclusions: According to our study, we found that the median cost of patients was $859.66. We also observed that gender and comorbidities did not affect the cost.
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Ildes S., Kavalci C., Celik K., Tekten B.0., Kavalci G. Cost Analysis of Stroke Cases Admitted to Our Emergency Department in Türkiye // Nauka i Zdravookhranenie [Science & Healthcare]. 2023, (Vol.25) 2, pp. 35-40. doi 10.34689/SH.2023.25.2.005Related publications:
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