Temporal trends in acute care costs of hip fracture treatment from 2011 to 2021 in Japan.

ABSTRACT: We investigated annual trends in acute care costs for hip fracture treatment in Japan from 2011 to 2021. While gross medical costs and costs per hospitalization initially declined, both increased after 2013 and 2014, respectively. In contrast, daily medical costs per person rose steadily throughout the study period.

Purpose

Hip fractures impose a substantial financial burden on healthcare systems, primarily due to acute-care hospitalization costs. Despite efforts over the past decade to improve hospital efficiency, trends in acute care costs for hip fracture treatment remain unclear. This study aimed to evaluate annual trends in these costs in Japan.

Methods

We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study using the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database in Japan. Patie

SUBMITTER: Hatano M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12432063 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature