Health system costs of in-hospital cardiac arrest.
Resuscitation
; 54(2): 139-46, 2002 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-12161293
ABSTRACT
This paper reports on the health system resources used in the treatment of in-hospital cardiac arrests in a British district general hospital. The resources used in resuscitation attempts were recorded prospectively by observation of a convenience sample of 30 cardiac arrests. The post-resuscitation resource use by survivors was collected through a retrospective record review (n = 37) and by following survivor members in the prospective sample (n = 6). Financial data were used to translate resource use into costs (1999 prices). There was a non-significant trend for more resources to be used in daytime resuscitations than at night. Survivors had significantly fewer diagnostic tests during resuscitation than those who died (P = 0.004). Length of resuscitation attempt was positively and significantly related to resource use (P < 0.05). The average variable cost per resuscitation attempt (1999 prices) was 195.66 pounds sterling; 76.5% was for staff, and 13.1% for drugs and fluids. Emergency calls were attended by an average of 10.11 staff. The average fixed cost per resuscitation attempt was 928.81 pounds sterling; 12% for capital equipment and 73% for staff training. The average post-resuscitation costs attributable to the cardiac arrest of the 29 people surviving more than 24 h after cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) were estimated to be 1,589.72 pounds sterling. This is lower than other studies which estimated total costs of post-CPR lengths of stay. Reducing avoidable cardiac arrests would generate in-hospital savings in direct resuscitation care of survivors. Scope for reducing capital and training costs is discussed.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Paro Cardíaco
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Hospitalización
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Resuscitation
Año:
2002
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido