Direct Medical Costs of Tetanus, Dengue, and Sepsis Patients in an Intensive Care Unit in Vietnam

Copyright © 2022 Hung, Van Hao, Yen, McBride, Dat, van Doorn, Loan, Phong, Llewelyn, Nadjm, Yacoub, Thwaites, Ahmed, Van Vinh Chau, Turner and the Vietnam ICU Translational Applications Laboratory (VITAL) Investigators..

Background: Critically ill patients often require complex clinical care by highly trained staff within a specialized intensive care unit (ICU) with advanced equipment. There are currently limited data on the costs of critical care in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aims to investigate the direct-medical costs of key infectious disease (tetanus, sepsis, and dengue) patients admitted to ICU in a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, and explores how the costs and cost drivers can vary between the different diseases.

Methods: We calculated the direct medical costs for patients requiring critical care for tetanus, dengue and sepsis. Costing data (stratified into different cost categories) were extracted from the bills of patients hospitalized to the adult ICU with a dengue, sepsis and tetanus diagnosis that were enrolled in three studies conducted at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in HCMC from January 2017 to December 2019. The costs were considered from the health sector perspective. The total sample size in this study was 342 patients.

Results: ICU care was associated with significant direct medical costs. For patients that did not require mechanical ventilation, the median total ICU cost per patient varied between US$64.40 and US$675 for the different diseases. The costs were higher for patients that required mechanical ventilation, with the median total ICU cost per patient for the different diseases varying between US$2,590 and US$4,250. The main cost drivers varied according to disease and associated severity.

Conclusion: This study demonstrates the notable cost of ICU care in Vietnam and in similar LMIC settings. Future studies are needed to further evaluate the costs and economic burden incurred by ICU patients. The data also highlight the importance of evaluating novel critical care interventions that could reduce the costs of ICU care.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in public health - 10(2022) vom: 01., Seite 893200

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hung, Trinh Manh [VerfasserIn]
Van Hao, Nguyen [VerfasserIn]
Yen, Lam Minh [VerfasserIn]
McBride, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Dat, Vu Quoc [VerfasserIn]
van Doorn, H Rogier [VerfasserIn]
Loan, Huynh Thi [VerfasserIn]
Phong, Nguyen Thanh [VerfasserIn]
Llewelyn, Martin J [VerfasserIn]
Nadjm, Behzad [VerfasserIn]
Yacoub, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Thwaites, C Louise [VerfasserIn]
Ahmed, Sayem [VerfasserIn]
Van Vinh Chau, Nguyen [VerfasserIn]
Turner, Hugo C [VerfasserIn]
Vietnam ICU Translational Applications Laboratory (VITAL) Investigators [VerfasserIn]
Thao, Dang Phuong [Sonstige Person]
Kien, Dang Trung [Sonstige Person]
Thy, Doan Bui Xuan [Sonstige Person]
Trinh, Dong Huu Khanh [Sonstige Person]
Duc, Du Hong [Sonstige Person]
Geskus, Ronald [Sonstige Person]
Hai, Ho Bich [Sonstige Person]
Chanh, Ho Quang [Sonstige Person]
Hien, Ho Van [Sonstige Person]
Trieu, Huynh Trung [Sonstige Person]
Kestelyn, Evelyne [Sonstige Person]
Khoa, Le Dinh Van [Sonstige Person]
Phuong, Le Thanh [Sonstige Person]
Tran, Luu Hoai Bao [Sonstige Person]
An, Luu Phuoc [Sonstige Person]
Mcbride, Angela [Sonstige Person]
Vuong, Nguyen Lam [Sonstige Person]
Huy, Nguyen Quang [Sonstige Person]
Quyen, Nguyen Than Ha [Sonstige Person]
Ngoc, Nguyen Thanh [Sonstige Person]
Giang, Nguyen Thi [Sonstige Person]
Thanh, Nguyen Thi Le [Sonstige Person]
Dung, Nguyen Thi Phuong [Sonstige Person]
Thao, Nguyen Thi Phuong [Sonstige Person]
Van, Ninh Thi Thanh [Sonstige Person]
Khanh, Phan Nguyen Quoc [Sonstige Person]
Lam, Phung Khanh [Sonstige Person]
Nhat, Phung Tran Huy [Sonstige Person]
Thwaites, Guy [Sonstige Person]
Duc, Tran Minh [Sonstige Person]
Nuil, Jennifer Ilo Van [Sonstige Person]
Huyen, Vu Ngo Thanh [Sonstige Person]
Tam, Cao Thi [Sonstige Person]
Thuy, Duong Bich [Sonstige Person]
Duong, Ha Thi Hai [Sonstige Person]
Nghia, Ho Dang Trung [Sonstige Person]
Chau, Le Buu [Sonstige Person]
Toan, Le Mau [Sonstige Person]
Thu, Le Ngoc Minh [Sonstige Person]
Thao, Le Thi Mai [Sonstige Person]
Tai, Luong Thi Hue [Sonstige Person]
Phu, Nguyen Hoan [Sonstige Person]
Viet, Nguyen Quoc [Sonstige Person]
Nguyen, Nguyen Thanh [Sonstige Person]
Anh, Nguyen Thi Kim [Sonstige Person]
Duoc, Nguyen Van Thanh [Sonstige Person]
Oanh, Pham Kieu Nguyet [Sonstige Person]
Van, Phan Thi Hong [Sonstige Person]
Qui, Phan Tu [Sonstige Person]
Tho, Phan Vinh [Sonstige Person]
Thao, Truong Thi Phuong [Sonstige Person]
Ali, Natasha [Sonstige Person]
Clifton, David [Sonstige Person]
English, Mike [Sonstige Person]
Ghiasi, Shadi [Sonstige Person]
Greeff, Heloise [Sonstige Person]
Hagenah, Jannis [Sonstige Person]
Lu, Ping [Sonstige Person]
McKnight, Jacob [Sonstige Person]
Paton, Chris [Sonstige Person]
Georgiou, Pantelis [Sonstige Person]
Perez, Bernard Hernandez [Sonstige Person]
Hill-Cawthorne, Kerri [Sonstige Person]
Holmes, Alison [Sonstige Person]
Karolcik, Stefan [Sonstige Person]
Ming, Damien [Sonstige Person]
Moser, Nicolas [Sonstige Person]
Canas, Liane [Sonstige Person]
Gomez, Alberto [Sonstige Person]
Kerdegari, Hamideh [Sonstige Person]
Modat, Marc [Sonstige Person]
Razavi, Reza [Sonstige Person]
Denehy, Linda [Sonstige Person]
Pisani, Luigi [Sonstige Person]
Schultz, Marcus [Sonstige Person]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Dengue
Direct medical cost
ICU
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sepsis
Tetanus
Vietnam

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Date Completed 12.07.2022

Date Revised 15.03.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fpubh.2022.893200

funding:

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM343329867