Cost estimation of medical care management of lung cancer in Tunisia.
East Mediterr Health J
; 24(10): 988-993, 2018 Dec 18.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Lung cancer management is very expensive for the Tunisian healthcare system.AIM:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the direct costs of treating lung cancer in Tunisia, and to identify the main treatment of high expenditure.METHODS:
A retrospective study was conducted in 2012 including all patients admitted between 2008 and 2010 for lung cancer management. The hospital payment system was used to estimate the direct costs of the medical care management of lung cancer.RESULTS:
We collected 549 patients and the majority of patients were diagnosed with advanced stages of the disease 60 % in stage T4 and 59 % in stage M1. 26 % of patients underwent surgery and 44.1 % chemotherapy. The total direct costs of lung cancer management were estimated to be TND 3900 (US$ 1980) per patient.CONCLUSIONS:
Chemotherapy accounted for the largest percentage of direct costs (46 %) followed by the cost of the hospital stay. Primary prevention, based on the application of policies to control tobacco, is the best strategy to reduce this morbidity.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Gastos em Saúde
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article