Costs of hospital admissions due to COVID-19 in the federal capital of Brazil : a study based on hospital admission authorizations

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This is a cost analysis study based on hospital admissions, conducted from the perspective of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), carried out in a cohort of patients hospitalized at the University Hospital of Brasília (UHB) due to Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) caused by COVID-19, from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2022. An approach based on macro-costing was used, considering the costs per patient identified in the Hospital Admission Authorizations (HAA). Were identified 1,015 HAA from 622 patients. The total cost of hospitalizations was R$ 2,875,867.18 for 2020 and 2021. Of this total, 86.41 % referred to hospital services and 13.59 % to professional services. The highest median cost per patient identified was for May 2020 (R$ 19,677.81 IQR [3,334.81-33,041.43]), while the lowest was in January 2021 (R$ 1,698.50 IQR [1,602.70-2,224.11]). The high cost of treating patients with COVID-19 resulted in a high economic burden of SARI due to COVID-19 for UHB and, consequently, for SUS.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - (2024) vom: 23. Apr., Seite 103744

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pereira, Ana Carolina Esteves da Silva [VerfasserIn]
Gallo, Luciana G [VerfasserIn]
Oliveira, Ana Flávia de M [VerfasserIn]
de Oliveira, Maria Regina F [VerfasserIn]
Peixoto, Henry M [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
Economic analysis
Hospital costs
Journal Article

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Date Revised 26.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.bjid.2024.103744

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NLM371590132