Calculating the economic burden of presumed microbial keratitis admissions at a tertiary referral centre in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Microbial keratitis (MK) is the most common non-surgical ophthalmic emergency admission in the UK. However, few prospective health-economic studies of MK have been performed, and no specific healthcare resources group (HRG) code exists. This study is designed to determine the feasibility of a data collection tool derived from the microbiology ophthalmology group (MOG) clinical record form, to enable quantification of direct costs of inpatient care, as well as prospective capture of epidemiological data relating to outcomes of MK.

Methods

Clinical, demographic and economic data were collected retrospectively between January and December 2013 for 101 consecutive patients admitted with MK, using an adaption of the MOG toolset. The direct cost of admission (COA) was calc

SUBMITTER: Moussa G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8302743 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature