Hospital costs of ischemic stroke and TIA in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There have been no ischemic stroke costing studies since major improvements were implemented in stroke care. We therefore determined hospital resource use and costs of ischemic stroke and TIA in the Netherlands for 2012.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cost analysis using individual patient data from a national diagnosis-related group registry. We analyzed 4 subgroups: inpatient ischemic stroke, inpatient TIA, outpatient ischemic stroke, and outpatient TIA. Costs of carotid endarterectomy and costs of an extra follow-up visit were also estimated. Unit costs were based on reference prices from the Dutch Healthcare Insurance Board and tariffs provided by the Dutch Healthcare Authority. Linear regression analysis was used to examine the association between hospi

SUBMITTER: Buisman LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4456655 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature