Table 2.
Healthcare utilization by patients with asthma and other asthma-related healthcare services for a period of 10 years.
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 743 968 | 879 501 | 1 043 914 | 1 218 594 | 1 410 370 | 1 955 322 | 2 224 321 | 2 206 624 | 2 347 631 | 2 286 309 | ||||||||||
| Hospitalization | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes (n, %) | 16 536 | (2.2) | 19 120 | (2.2) | 22 678 | (2.2) | 25 559 | (2.1) | 29 807 | (2.1) | 39 963 | (2.0) | 45 224 | (2.0) | 41 915 | (1.9) | 45 083 | (1.9) | 49 875 | (2.2) |
| Number of hospitalizationsa | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.61 | 1.62 | 1.70 | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.69 | 1.66 | 1.59 | ||||||||||
| Cost per yearb | 2242 | 2645 | 2493 | 2328 | 2905 | 3603 | 3405 | 3576 | 3603 | 3331 | ||||||||||
| Cost per admissionc | 1471 | 1726 | 1552 | 1434 | 1707 | 2147 | 2032 | 2112 | 2167 | 2093 | ||||||||||
| Hospitalization days | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Per year (mean) | 18.79 | 19.66 | 21.14 | 21.65 | 23.65 | 25.41 | 24.77 | 25.12 | 23.83 | 21.89 | ||||||||||
| Per admission (mean) | 12.35 | 12.85 | 13.18 | 13.37 | 13.92 | 15.16 | 14.81 | 14.87 | 14.38 | 13.81 | ||||||||||
| ER visit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes (n, %) | 18 114 | (2.4) | 21 025 | (2.4) | 24 335 | (2.3) | 29 488 | (2.4) | 33 794 | (2.4) | 43 642 | (2.2) | 47 967 | (2.2) | 43 815 | (2.0) | 45 324 | (1.9) | 46 612 | (2.0) |
| Number of ER visits | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.29 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.28 | ||||||||||
| Cost per yearb | 1307 | 1528 | 1410 | 1263 | 1538 | 1986 | 1897 | 1998 | 2034 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| Cost per visitc | 1022 | 1198 | 1096 | 983 | 1177 | 1544 | 1452 | 1533 | 1547 | 1550 | ||||||||||
| ICU admission | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yes (n, %) | 2597 | (0.3) | 2951 | (0.3) | 3564 | (0.3) | 4208 | (0.3) | 5377 | (0.4) | 9158 | (0.5) | 9464 | (0.4) | 8709 | (0.4) | 8452 | (0.4) | 8591 | (0.4) |
| Number of ICU admissionsa | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.23 | ||||||||||
| Cost per yearb | 4526 | 5161 | 4884 | 4570 | 5662 | 7063 | 6887 | 7186 | 7556 | 7673 | ||||||||||
| Cost per admissionc | 4145 | 4709 | 4423 | 4091 | 4981 | 5798 | 5649 | 5874 | 6244 | 6257 | ||||||||||
| Outpatient visit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of outpatient visitsa | 4.49 | 5.70 | 6.50 | 6.42 | 6.17 | 5.40 | 5.46 | 5.40 | 5.29 | 5.18 | ||||||||||
| Cost per yearb | 190 | 196 | 165 | 145 | 160 | 137 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 109 | ||||||||||
| Cost per visitb | 44 | 37 | 27 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
∗All costs are presented in USD as the average annual exchange rate for each year (1 USD = 955.74 Korean won [KRW] in 2006, 1 USD = 929.20 KRW in 2007, 1 USD = 1101.93 KRW in 2008, 1 USD = 1276.18 KRW in 2009, 1 USD = 1156.06 KRW in 2010, 1 USD = 1108.09 KRW in 2011, 1 USD = 1126.43 KRW in 2012, 1 USD = 1094.97 KRW in 2013, 1 USD = 1053.30 KRW in 2014, and 1 USD = 1132.10 KRW in 2015).
a
Number of admissions to the hospital or hospital visits per person per year.
b
Direct medical costs per person per year.
c
Direct medical costs per person per admission or hospital visit.