Abstract

MESA CABRERA, Miguel  and  BLANCO ASPIAZU, Miguel Ángel. Hospital costs of acute ischemic ictus. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2011, vol.40, n.1, pp.22-31. ISSN 0138-6557.

INTRODUCTION: the disease burden is a researching priority of National Health System. OBJECTIVE: to determine the behavior of acute ischemic ictus costs in the "Dr. Carlos J. Finlay" Central Military Hospital in Cuba. METHODS: a retrospective and descriptive study was conducted through a review of medical records from 231 patients treated by ischemic ictus over a year. Variables analyzed were: hospitalization total cost, bed cost, drugs expense, diagnostic means cost, stay and complications. RESULTS: the mean burden by patient with hospital stay lower than 9 days was of 267.67 Cuban pesos and of 647.39 pesos when stay was larger. The variable that more influenced in this difference was the drugs expense. The hospitalization cost by patient in the intensive and intermediate care units was approximately the three times as much and the twice as much, respectively of the patient's burden admitted in the Neurology Service. CONCLUSIONS: the determination related to the costs behavior is the point of reference and is an additional tool to assess in an objective way the behavior of this disease in the institution.

Keywords : Cost; acute ischemic ictus; hospital stay.

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