A Comprehensive Analysis of the Costs of Severe Maternal Morbidity.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The objectives of this study were to include readmissions and physician costs in the estimates of total costs of severe maternal morbidity (SMM), to consider the effect of SMM on maternal length of stay (LOS), and to examine these for the more restricted definition of SMM that excludes transfusion-only cases.

Methods

California linked birth certificate-patient discharge data for 2009 through 2011 (n = 1,262,862) with complete costs and LOS were used in a secondary data analysis. Cost-to-charge ratios were used to estimate costs from charges, adjusting for inflation. Physician payments were estimated from the mean payments for specific diagnosis-related groups. Generalized linear models estimated the association between SMM and costs and LOS.

Results

Exclu

SUBMITTER: Phibbs CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9271519 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature