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Pre-hospitalization, hospitalization, and post-hospitalization costs of patients with neurocysticercosis treated at the Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia (INNN) in Mexico City, Mexico.
Bhattarai, Rachana; Carabin, Hélène; Flores-Rivera, Jose; Corona, Teresa; Proaño, Jefferson V; Flisser, Ana; Budke, Christine M.
Afiliación
  • Bhattarai R; Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, College Station, Texas, United States.
  • Carabin H; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City,, Oklahoma, United States.
  • Flores-Rivera J; Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Laboratorio Clinico de Enfemedades Neurodegeneraivas, Mexico, DF, Mexico.
  • Corona T; Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Laboratorio Clinico de Enfemedades Neurodegeneraivas, Mexico, DF, Mexico.
  • Proaño JV; Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI, Hospital de Especialidades, Mexico, DF, Mexico.
  • Flisser A; Departamento de Microbiologia y Parasitologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, DF, Mexico.
  • Budke CM; Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, College Station, Texas, United States.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29846471
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to estimate the direct costs associated with the diagnosis and treatment of neurocysticercosis (NCC) during pre-hospitalization, hospitalization, and post-hospitalization periods for 108 NCC patients treated at the Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia (INNN) in Mexico City, Mexico. Information on clinical manifestations, diagnostic tests, hospitalizations, surgical procedures, prescription medication, and other treatments was collected via medical chart reviews. Uncertain values for costs and frequency of treatments were imputed using bootstrap techniques. The average per-patient pre-hospitalization and hospitalization costs were US$ 257 (95% CI 185 - 329) and US$ 2,576 (95% CI 2,244 - 2,908), respectively. Post-hospitalization costs tended to decrease over time, with estimates for the first five years post-hospitalization of US$ 475 (95% CI 423 - 527), US$ 228 (95% CI 167 - 288), US$ 157 (95% CI 111 - 202), US$ 150 (95% CI 106 - 204), and US$ 91 (95% CI 27 - 154), respectively. NCC results in a significant economic burden for patients requiring hospitalization, with this burden continuing years post-hospitalization.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Costos de la Atención en Salud / Costo de Enfermedad / Neurocisticercosis / Hospitalización Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation País/Región como asunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Costos de la Atención en Salud / Costo de Enfermedad / Neurocisticercosis / Hospitalización Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation País/Región como asunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article