Characteristics and resource utilization of high-cost users in the intensive care unit: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare expenditure within the intensive care unit (ICU) is costly. A cost reduction strategy may be to target patients accounting for a disproportionate amount of healthcare spending, or high-cost users. This study aims to describe high-cost users in the ICU, including health outcomes and cost patterns.

Methods

We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study of patients with ICU admissions in Ontario from 2011 to 2018. Patients with total healthcare costs in the year following ICU admission (including the admission itself) in the upper 10th percentile were defined as high-cost users. We compared characteristics and outcomes including length of stay, mortality, disposition, and costs between groups.

Results

Among 370,061 patients included, 37,

SUBMITTER: Dziegielewski C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8647444 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature