COVID-19 healthcare cost and length of hospital stay in Turkey: retrospective analysis from the first peak of the pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care systems are under extreme pressure. This study analyzed health care resource use (HCRU) and costs in patients admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 and aimed to estimate the one-year direct medical cost of the disease in Turkey.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study was conducted between March and July 2020 in a tertiary hospital (n = 1056) in Istanbul. Patient demographics, clinical and treatment characteristics at admission, comorbidities, disease severity, and costs from a payer perspective were evaluated using the microcosting method. The results include LOS, hospital costs, and univariate and generalized linear models to investigate influencing factors. The data were extrapolated to provide a country-level estimate.

SUBMITTER: Oksuz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8500269 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature