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. 2024 Nov 4;18(11):e70039. doi: 10.1111/irv.70039

TABLE 3.

Healthcare resource utilization, direct medical costs, and clinical outcomes of hospitalized patients with RSV positive.

Up to 2 years 2–5 years 5–18 years 18–65 years 65+ years
n = 683 n = 197 n = 31 n = 67 n = 101
Healthcare resource utilization
Patient who received emergency care, n (%) 141 (20.6%) 40 (20.3%) 10 (32.3%) 21 (31.3%) 45 (44.6%)
Hospitalization length (days)
Mean ± SD 9 ± 13 7 ± 10 11 ± 13 20 ± 35 20 ± 25
Median (IQR) 6 (4, 9) 4 (3, 6) 6 (3, 12) 9 (5, 17) 11 (6, 19)
Patient who received critical care, n (%) 154 (22.5%) 32 (16.2%) 15 (48.4%) 18 (26.9%) 38 (37.6%)
Length of stay in critical care unit (days)
Mean ± SD 23 ± 40 19 ± 29 21 ± 26 43 ± 98 21 ± 27
Median (IQR) 9 (5, 24) 8 (3, 18) 11 (4, 33) 11.5 (6, 31) 12.5 (5, 32)
Direct medical costs, USD
Outpatient costs
Mean ± SD 56 ± 56 49 ± 65 76 ± 159 125 ± 330 105 ± 330
Median (IQR) 47 (8, 84) 39 (1, 74) 4 (0, 82) 0 (0, 101) 0 (0, 116)
Emergency care costs
Mean ± SD 30 ± 30 30 ± 39 92 ± 94 253 ± 163 255 ± 165
Median (IQR) 26 (2, 44) 27 (2, 54) 63 (49, 88) 236 (148, 364) 228 (110, 366)
Inpatient costs
Mean ± SD 1544 ± 4605 1188 ± 3344 4902 ± 11,436 6766 ± 13,816 4615 ± 8056
Median (IQR) 713 (438, 1111) 526 (316, 861) 985 (394, 1815) 1916 (808, 6141) 2019 (768, 4725)
Total hospitalization costs (outpatient + inpatient + emergency care costs)
Mean ± SD 1605 ± 4598 1245 ± 3339 5007 ± 11,401 6970 ± 13,763 4833 ± 8007
Median (IQR) 780 (488, 1185) 592 (377, 899) 1004 (483, 1862) 2211 (1062, 6962) 2231 (1250, 4989)
Clinical outcome, n (%)
Patients with respiratory complications 439 (64.3%) 106 (53.8%) 11 (35.5%) 22 (32.8%) 42 (41.6%)
Bronchiolitis 87 (12.7%) 11 (5.6%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (1.0%)
Pneumonia 374 (54.8%) 98 (49.7%) 11 (35.5%) 20 (29.9%) 38 (37.6%)
Death among hospitalized patients 20 (2.9%) 5 (2.5%) 6 (19.4%) 19 (28.4%) 27 (26.7%)

Note: 1 USD = 31.98 Thai Baht.

Abbreviations: RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; USD, US dollars.