Table 2.
The estimated total costs of hip fractures depending on the type of treatment (in EUR)
|
Medical services |
Type of treatment used at the initial hospitalization |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Non-surgical |
Internal fixation by plate |
Internal fixation by screw |
Arthroplasty |
|
|
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| n | Cost | n | Cost | n | Cost | n | Cost | n | Cost | |
|
Initial hospitalization |
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| Ambulance |
12 |
718.06 |
154 |
9215.11 |
204 |
12207.03 |
58 |
3470.63 |
428 |
25610.83 |
| Acute hospital stay |
12 |
6779.67 |
157 |
169596.71 |
213 |
269611.01 |
59 |
96949.37 |
441 |
542936.76 |
| In-patient rehabilitation |
- |
- |
44 |
36529.38 |
54 |
44831.51 |
47 |
39020.02 |
145 |
120380.91 |
| Out-patient rehabilitation |
- |
- |
2 |
476.74 |
1 |
238,37 |
2 |
476.74 |
5 |
1191.85 |
| Long term care hospital |
4 |
11321.59 |
54 |
152841.52 |
80 |
226431.88 |
1 |
2830,05 |
139 |
393425.04 |
| Subtotal costs |
12 |
18819.32 |
157 |
368659.46 |
213 |
553319.8 |
59 |
142746.81 |
441 |
1083545.39 |
| Mean subtotal cost |
- |
1568.28 |
- |
2348.15 |
- |
2597.75 |
- |
2419.44 |
- |
2457.02 |
|
Readmission for the same fracture |
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| Ambulance |
1 |
59.84 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
59.84 |
| Acute hospital stay |
1 |
1622.89 |
- |
- |
11 |
17931.75 |
- |
- |
12 |
19554.64 |
| In-patient rehabilitation |
1 |
830.21 |
- |
- |
9 |
7471.92 |
- |
- |
10 |
8302.13 |
| Long term care hospital |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
2830.05 |
- |
- |
1 |
2830.05 |
|
Overall costs |
12 |
21332.26 |
157 |
368659.46 |
213 |
581553.52 |
59 |
142746.81 |
441 |
1114292.05 |
| Overall mean cost | - | 1777.69 | - | 2348.15 | - | 2730.30 | - | 2419.44 | - | 2526.74 |