One-year healthcare costs of patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage treated in the intensive care unit.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) entails significant mortality and morbidity. Severely ill ICH patients are treated in intensive care units (ICUs), but data on 1-year healthcare costs and patient care cost-effectiveness are lacking.

Methods

Retrospective multi-center study of 959 adult patients treated for spontaneous ICH from 2003 to 2013. The primary outcomes were 12-month mortality or permanent disability, defined as being granted a permanent disability allowance or pension by the Social Insurance Institution by 2016. Total healthcare costs were hospital, rehabilitation, and social security costs within 12 months. A multivariable linear regression of log transformed cost data, adjusting for case mix, was used to assess independent factors associated w

SUBMITTER: Smeds M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9446333 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature