Cost evaluation in the intensive care units of Trinidad applying the cost-blocks method - an international comparison.
Anaesthesia
; 62(3): 244-249, Feb 2007. tabgraf
Artigo
em Inglês
| MedCarib
| ID: med-17795
Biblioteca responsável:
TT5
Localização: TT5; W1, AN103R
ABSTRACT
This study evaluated the costs of intensive care in Trinidad applying the cost-blocks method. Data regarding demographics, severity of illness, therapeutic interventions and length of stay were prospectively recorded for 111 patients admitted to four intensive care units during a 3-month period. Annual costs, cost per admission, cost per patient-day and cost per therapeutic intervention score point were derived. The cost-block for staff, especially medical staff, was the largest proportion of the expenditure. Process of care and outcome were comparable, whereas costs were lower than the developed countries. The median cost per intensive care unit bed per year and cost per patient per day in Trinidad were 133,117 pounds and 366 pounds, respectively, in comparison with 265,163 pounds and 904 pounds in the UK. The cost-blocks method is a useful framework for evaluating the costs of intensive care and for comparing costs between countries.
Texto completo:
Disponível
Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
Agenda de Saúde Sustentável para as Américas
Problema de saúde:
Objetivo 4: Financiamento para a saúde
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Trinidad e Tobago
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Avaliação de Custo-Efetividade
/
Unidades de Terapia Intensiva
Tipo de estudo:
Avaliação econômica em saúde
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe Inglês
/
Trinidad e Tobago
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Anaesthesia
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
The University of the West Indies/Trinidad and Tobago