Direct medical costs related to COVID-19 in Colombia
We studied 113 patients hospitalized by COVID-19, 51.3% men. On average, the hospital length of stay for COVID-19 hospitalized patient was 7,3 (± 6,2) days with a median cost of $1,688 (IQR 788-2,523). In women, the median direct medical cost of hospitalization was $1,328 (IQR $463-$2,098), while in...
- Autores:
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ALVIS ZAKZUK, NELSON RAFAEL
Florez Tanus, A
Diaz Jimenez, Diana F
Chaparro Narvaez, Pablo Enrique
Castaneda Orjuela, Carlos Andres
De La Hoz, Fernando Pio
Castell C, Duenas
Alvis Guzman, N
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2021
- Institución:
- Corporación Universidad de la Costa
- Repositorio:
- REDICUC - Repositorio CUC
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/8496
- Acceso en línea:
- https://hdl.handle.net/11323/8496
https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/
- Palabra clave:
- COVID - 19
Colombia
Medical Costs
- Rights
- embargoedAccess
- License
- CC0 1.0 Universal
| Summary: | We studied 113 patients hospitalized by COVID-19, 51.3% men. On average, the hospital length of stay for COVID-19 hospitalized patient was 7,3 (± 6,2) days with a median cost of $1,688 (IQR 788-2,523). In women, the median direct medical cost of hospitalization was $1,328 (IQR $463-$2,098), while in men was 1.4 times greater. Being 60 years of age or older triggers hospitalization costs almost twice as high as those under this age ($1,813 vs. $2,994), and when the cost is compared by type of hospitalization, this difference is more than three times (ICU: 4,118; general ward: $1,312). |
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